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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] In Any Build of Firefox I Make it Uses a Poor Method of Downscaling
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 21:41:49
Message-Id: 573E3310.5050406@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] In Any Build of Firefox I Make it Uses a Poor Method of Downscaling by Alan McKinnon
1 Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On 19/05/2016 23:11, TheXzoron wrote:
3 >>
4 >> On 05/19/2016 04:06 PM, TheXzoron wrote:
5 >>>
6 >>>
7 >>> On 05/19/2016 03:54 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
8 >>>> I don't have those issues here, here's my settings:
9 >>>>
10 >>>> Installed versions: 46.0^d(19:33:41 01/05/2016)(dbus ffmpeg
11 >>>> gmp-autoupdate hwaccel jemalloc3 jit pulseaudio startup-notification
12 >>>> system-harfbuzz system-icu system-jpeg system-libevent system-libvpx
13 >>>> system-sqlite wifi -bindist -custom-cflags -custom-optimization -debug
14 >>>> -force-gtk2 -hardened -neon -pgo -selinux -system-cairo -test
15 >>>> LINGUAS="en_GB en_ZA -af -ar -as -ast -be -bg -bn_BD -bn_IN -br -bs -ca
16 >>>> -cs -cy -da -de -el -eo -es_AR -es_CL -es_ES -es_MX -et -eu -fa -fi -fr
17 >>>> -fy_NL -ga_IE -gd -gl -gu_IN -he -hi_IN -hr -hu -hy_AM -id -is -it -ja
18 >>>> -kk -km -kn -ko -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mr -nb_NO -nl -nn_NO -or -pa_IN
19 >>>> -pl -pt_BR -pt_PT -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -son -sq -sr -sv_SE -ta -te
20 >>>> -th -tr -uk -vi -xh -zh_CN -zh_TW")
21 >>>>
22 >>>>
23 >>>> You indicate in the forum thread that gtk3 makes no difference, so the
24 >>>> differences left are bindist (not relevant I think, applies to firefox
25 >>>> branding) and I use system libs whereas you don't.
26 >>>>
27 >>>> It will be easier for folks here to help you if you paste your forum
28 >>>> post into this thread. Folks here like to have all the facts in their
29 >>>> mail app. Some go so far as to whinge about needing to click a link :-)
30 >>>>
31 > [snip]
32 >
33 >>> Yeah I've tried the system libs and the custom options even tried with
34 >>> jmalloc3 off with no change in the scaling method but not bindist.
35 >>> I'll try that but I doubt the scaling method is something that
36 >>> wouldn't be something that has license restrictions.
37 >> Nah it wasn't :/
38 >
39 > I'm all out of ideas....
40 >
41 > what libs does firefox use to render images?
42 >
43
44
45 Just curious. Could this be a setting in about:config maybe? Could it
46 be a difference in versions? It sounds like it isn't that but when
47 grasping at straws, grab them all and hope one holds up. :/ Also, have
48 you tried switching hardware acceleration on/off? I've known that to
49 cause weird issues.
50
51 Dale
52
53 :-) :-)

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