Low memory full feature browsers [Solved]

[Durhammer]

Bitwarden password manager ( ) extensions.

Bitwarden Password Manager extension for Firefox. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... d-manager/

I'm writing this in Seamonkey. Mozilla addons site says "You'll need Firefox to use this extension". You'd think they'd be more compatible with their offspring!

I must have some default theme on my main laptop such that Seamonkey just looked plain gaudy (per above). This is a lot more tolerable. Had to do away with the big icons for Back/Forward/etc. -- too ugly, too busy, and no way to otherwise change the icons that I can see, so plain text it is!

Initially kinda disappointed that Seamonkey was taking so much more RAM than Brave:

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331.7 MiB + 100.1 MiB = 431.9 MiB	brave (15)
511.4 MiB +  12.3 MiB = 523.7 MiB	seamonkey

So went back and opened up the same Google news and same two other articles and closed any other tabs. Now they're both somewhat active and here's the news:

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468.9 MiB +   9.5 MiB = 478.4 MiB	seamonkey
408.1 MiB + 128.1 MiB = 536.3 MiB	brave (16)

Not quite enogh of a shave for my monkey money. If they'd just concentrate on the browser part, I might be sticking with it. BUT -- it is WAY ahead of other "light" browsers I tried, such as Midori, Slimjet, etc. But Brave has so much more going for it right now.

On second thought,it might be different if I wasn't currently entering this post in SM vs just showing post index in BB. I'll test that after posting.

EDIT: Did that -- both browsers showing the same pages, refreshed each tab, and now Seamonkey looks leaner -- but keep in mind it still doesn't have the Bitwarden extension:

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466.3 MiB +   6.7 MiB = 472.9 MiB	seamonkey
453.3 MiB + 119.4 MiB = 572.7 MiB	brave (16)

Bitwarden on Brave makes up about 41 MB of the difference. At this stage, 60 MB difference is not enough to sway me. But I love the chase!

[siamhie]

I'm writing this in Seamonkey. Mozilla addons site says "You'll need Firefox to use this extension". You'd think they'd be more compatible with their offspring!

You can save Firefox addons by right clicking on the blue "Add to Firefox" button and select Save Link As.
You will end up with an xpi file which you can install from the extensions page of the browser.

[Durhammer]

I'm writing this in Seamonkey. Mozilla addons site says "You'll need Firefox to use this extension". You'd think they'd be more compatible with their offspring!

You can save Firefox addons by right clicking on the blue "Add to Firefox" button and select Save Link As.
You will end up with an xpi file which you can install from the extensions page of the browser.

Nice! Did not know that! So I can go ahead and add Bitwarden for the comparison. Thanks for the graduate-level crib sheet hint! This is a great forum, so many dang helpful people and get my continuing education!

Mega sighhhh.... Kinda hit a wall there on Seamonkey (writing this in Brave). I don't know what triggers this, or just when it started, but the Forum has been asking me to prove I'm human, and invites me to click a simple Catpcha checkbox. I get that under Brave, but the checkbox never even shows up under Seamonkey!



So I can add Bitwarden, but maybe not post anything to the forum! Dang!

[rokytnji.1]

Just went through Human verification in Firefox-ESR 128.3.1 to get on here myself. So don't blame Seamonkey.


viewtopic.php?t=82297

[Durhammer]

Interesting. I wondered if the problem had something to do with the IceWM environment, so I logged out and switched back to Fluxbox. Fired up Brave, and did NOT get the "verify you are human" business. Fired up Seamonkey, and I can't even simply bring up the forum.mxlinux.org website without the castrated "verify you are human" screen showing up. So no way to use the forum under Seamonkey???? Sorry, but that's another dagger.... Love the concept (sort of a lighter weight Vivaldi?) but so far, not the implementation. I guess I should file a Bugzilla report (which to do, I need to take a lot of time to read and digest the posting rules and sign up or find my old login). Again, mega-sigh....

(Also -- well, now, I DID get the captcha again when I went to switch to full editor to post, but obviously was able to continue.)

[AVLinux]

Read elsewhere... The forum has been under attack for 2 days, these are new security measures nothing to do with any browser at all..

viewtopic.php?f=133&p=794130#p794130

[Durhammer]

Read elsewhere... The forum has been under attack for 2 days, these are new security measures nothing to do with any browser at all..

viewtopic.php?f=133&p=794130#p794130

I see! Thanks, but still doesn't help poor ol' Seamonkey. Even when not under DDoS, there could be other instances to need to pass the/a Captcha, and Seamonkey can't go there. Could be with many other web sites or services, not just this forum. For now, the browser is dead to me.

[richb]

Help me understand. You say you cannot use Seamonkey with the Forum. is your objection that the challenge comes up or you cannot see the Forum at all?
Our choice is to implement that challenge or have the Forum go down randomly for hours with a DDOS attack.

[uncle mark]

Read elsewhere... The forum has been under attack for 2 days, these are new security measures nothing to do with any browser at all..

viewtopic.php?f=133&p=794130#p794130

I was going to ask... That explains it. Thanks to all who work so hard behind the scenes.

Any idea what/who is behind the DDS?

[richb]

@uncle mark We have suspicions but no clear evidence at this point.