Your cache is also stored in your profile. It is possible that the cache for the page somehow became corrupted, and when you create a new profile the new profile has its own cache and loads everything fresh...
David Tenser wrote: > Jason Johnston wrote: > > David Tenser wrote: > > > >> I love Mozilla, but I have one big problem: It's consuming way too > >> much of my CPU (900 MHz Ahtlon). I'm currently using the latest > >> nightly build, could that be the reason why? > >> > >> I believe the problem started when I chose to activate the Talkback > >> Agent, but I have no idea if that is related to the problem. > >> > >> It's consuming 100% of the CPU for a second or two when rendering a > >> page on screen. > >> > >> It's particulary slow on my very own site: > >> http://m1.161.telia.com/~u16112907/kroppsdel/index.html > >> > >> When loading the first page on that site, even the mouse pointer > >> freezes for a second. This never happens with any site when using IE6. > >> > >> / David > >> > > > > > > > > I don't see this problem either, P3-500. The CPU peaks at about 30% > > when loading the url you supplied. I'm also running nightly builds > > (currently 2002021203 on Win2K). I just sent in a talkback report about > > an hour ago, so I doubt it's talkback-related. > > > > I wish I could be more helpful. A couple things to try: > > - Try re-installing the same nightly build and see if that helps. > > - Try creating a new profile, maybe it's profile-related. > > > > --J > > > > Thanks for the tip. I tried to create a new profile, and, very > surprising for me, it does make a big difference! It's still pretty slow > when initially loading the page (the address previously mentioned), but > when alt-tabbing between windows, it repaints the page instantly now. > > How come?! > > What exactly is stored in the profile? Shouldn't the page renderer > (Necko?) render a page the same way, regardless of what email settings > that I have for instance? How can the profile affect the performance on > the screen painting of websites? And an even harder question to ask, why > is it just this page, and not every page? > > Of course, I'm sure there are other pages that has the same problem on > this machine, but still... why? > > / David >
