Facebook "like" causes lockup
If I hover over the "like" icon on a FB post, when the icon options window tries to open, the application locks up and I get the pinwheel of death. It does this every time with no exceptions. But if I click "like" fast enough that the options window does not open up, it registers the like and does not crash. So it is the launching of the options bubble that causes the crash. I tried fresh install of your app no change. G5 dual 1.8 OS10.5.8 TenFour 4.0
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61 Posted by shelbyism on 07 Jan, 2018 12:15 AM
could this be related to the new animated emojis that FB has rolled
out? That corresponds roughly with the time this started happening.
Support Staff 62 Posted by Cameron Kaiser on 07 Jan, 2018 01:07 AM
Yes, that's probably what it's related to.
63 Posted by kathiallyson on 07 Jan, 2018 03:05 AM
So far, it looks like dialing back to cairo will work nicely, after freezing one last (?) time :) —maybe we're always supposed to restart the browser after changing something in about:config? I was worried what "blank areas" in the likes popup meant, but it still functions, because if I hover it shows me the text for the missing icons, letting me choose a reaction other than "like." Thanks for the workaround.
Support Staff 64 Posted by Chris (chtrusch... on 07 Jan, 2018 09:38 AM
Kathiallyson, yes, you must restart the browser when you switch betweeg CG and Cairo. It's not necessary for all about:config changes, though.
65 Posted by kathiallyson on 07 Jan, 2018 02:40 PM
That could be very helpful for me to know in some future situation—thanks Chris.
66 Posted by shelbyism on 07 Jan, 2018 03:45 PM
i just wanted to say that not being able to use emojis was the issue
for me, but the big issue was you have to be super careful where you
put your curser because even if it just rolls near that launch area it
locks up the browser and that happens enough to make me get angry. So
it's more than just reduced features, it is a nuisance. Also, to those
of your developers who hate and diss on facebook and don't "ever use
it for anything" well that's all fine and good but there are lots of
artistic folks like myself who are chained to FB for our self
promotion and most of us use old equipment and you need to be a little
more respectful of your target user group.
Thanks :)
67 Posted by Bo on 07 Jan, 2018 04:18 PM
Scoldings are SO out of line to a volunteer providing a free service.
Tapped out on my Pod
Support Staff 68 Posted by Chris (chtrusch... on 07 Jan, 2018 05:10 PM
Please note that this is a help desk, not a discussion forum, and definitely not a place to spread insults. I have removed resp. comments and will delete any further comment that isn't concerned with the actual Facebook bug. You're wasting our resources with your private war.
Support Staff 69 Posted by Cameron Kaiser on 11 Mar, 2018 11:01 PM
This issue is now fixed in FPR6. This version will become live tomorrow, or you can download an advance copy from here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tenfourfox/files/fpr6/
If you used the Cairo fix detailed earlier in this thread, go to
about:config, findgfx.canvas.azure.backendsand right-click and selectResetbefore updating.As you will see in the release notes, although the browser does not crash, the actual Like icons themselves will not appear. There is no way to fix this currently without breaking other sites. The tooltips do appear if you hover, however, and they click and function normally.
If there is still an issue other than that one, please open a new ticket with a detailed description (don't reply to this or the ticket will reopen).
Cameron Kaiser closed this discussion on 11 Mar, 2018 11:01 PM.