OT Lag when I use this site on my laptop

[Natebishop3]

When I'm at work on my laptop, I get a lag when I create a post. The typing lags. It isn't lagging when I create a fresh thread, but if I'm replying in a thread I get the lag, so I'm thinking it's a memory issue (laptop probably doesn't have much.)

Is there any way to turn down the memory usage on this site?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Stop downloading tranny porn.

 

[Natebishop3]

Stop downloading tranny porn.

*See that El Pres replied to my thread.... probably some comment about downloading porn*

*Checks thread*

*Yup.... post about porn.*

 

[THE HCP]

Ya, YOU are having issues, so let's change how the site operates.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

YEAH WHY DON'T YOU ASK YOUR IT DEPARTMENT AT WORK HOW THEY CAN FIX THE NETWORK SO YOU CAN POST MORE PRO-DONALD TRUMP PROPOGANDA ON THE INTERWEBZ

 

[riverman]

Stop downloading tranny porn.

words of experience!

 

[BlazerWookee]

Ya, YOU are having issues, so let's change how the site operates.

Jeez, your boys get pink slips and you get all grouchy all of the sudden.

Coincidence? I think not...

 

[BrianFromWA]

I have the same problem on my surface pro 3 with ie

 

[riverman]

I've always had streaming videos freeze up on the trailblazers home page....I go to youtube and it's not a problem but the advertisements work fine on the homepage but the streaming there really sucks.

 

[Natebishop3]

Ya, YOU are having issues, so let's change how the site operates.

I was wondering if there are some settings that I can turn down.

 

[riverman]

It only seems to lag here when someone is posting simultaneously when I am...at least that's what I think is the reason

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Install a browser extension that blocks all the add-ons this site has. Facebook, twitter, google+, Akami, comScore, Nielson, etc. If you use Chrome then one option is the "Disconnect" extension.

 

[Natebishop3]

I just know that I can type posts on Reddit with zero lag, but this site for some reason gives me lag on my laptop. I don't have the problem with my PC, but I have 32 gigs of ram on my PC.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I have the same problem on my surface pro 3 with ie

Try Firefox or Chrome with Adblock Plus running. Depending on the platform, they've solved every recurring problem I've had with this site and several others.

 

[Natebishop3]

Install a browser extension that blocks all the add-ons this site has. Facebook, twitter, google+, comScore, Nielson, etc. If you use Chrome then one option is the "Disconnect" extension.

My work computer has Adblock Plus on it and Ghostery.

 

[BlazerWookee]

My work computer has Adblock Plus on it and Ghostery.

There's an Adblock for IE? Really? I'd still try FF and/or Chrome...

 

[Natebishop3]

There's an Adblock for IE? Really? I'd still try FF and/or Chrome...

I'm on Chrome. Fuck IE.

 

[Denny Crane]

If it's slugish while typing, it's your laptop that's slow.

Reddit uses a plain old textarea as its editor. XenForo has a WYSIWYG editor. You have the option to use a textarea if you like:



If you do not use the rich text editor, you will have to hand code the bbcodes if you want bold face, etc.

 

[Natebishop3]

Hmmm Disconnect seems to have worked.... or made it not quite as bad. There's still a slight lag but not as noticeable. I turned off Ghostery and added Disconnect.

 

[Natebishop3]

If it's slugish while typing, it's your laptop that's slow.

Reddit uses a plain old textarea as its editor. XenForo has a WYSIWYG editor. You have the option to use a textarea if you like:

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If you do not use the rich text editor, you will have to hand code the bbcodes if you want bold face, etc.

I know the laptop is slow. My PC handles the site just fine. I'm just saying that there is a higher memory usage from this site compared to something liked Reddit. Using the other extension seems to have made a difference though.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Turn off signatures and avatars.

 

[Natebishop3]

Turn off signatures and avatars.

I turned off sigs a long time ago when Mags would have those ridiculously annoying and huge sigs.

 

[Denny Crane]

I know the laptop is slow. My PC handles the site just fine. I'm just saying that there is a higher memory usage from this site compared to something liked Reddit. Using the other extension seems to have made a difference though.

XenForo uses JavaScript for interactivity moreso than Reddit does.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I turned off sigs a long time ago when Mags would have those ridiculously annoying and huge sigs.

Have you aimed your air soft gun at the computer yet?

 

[riverman]

Turn off signatures and avatars depicting dogs in cowboy hats.

there now

 

[riverman]

I turned off sigs a long time ago when Mags would have those ridiculously annoying and huge sigs.

the curse of the jaundiced eyeball

 

[Natebishop3]

XenForo uses JavaScript for interactivity moreso than Reddit does.

Well, I'm just wondering if it has something to do with the as-it-happens updates and such that are sucking up memory. It's typing fine in this thread, but I'm getting lag in the Ezeli or Crabbe threads. Is it because there are less replies?

 

[Denny Crane]

Well, I'm just wondering if it has something to do with the as-it-happens updates and such that are sucking up memory. It's typing fine in this thread, but I'm getting lag in the Ezeli or Crabbe threads. Is it because there are less replies?

The longer the page and the more content (images, videos, etc., on the page, the more memory it consumes.

Periodically, the editor saves your post in progress to the server, but that's not very often.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

www.apple.com

 

[Nikolokolus]

It's not just you Nate. When I browse from an old Netbook that runs on Manjaor Linux, page scrolling with touchpad or arrow keys lags like hell.

Then again that laptop only has something like 2GB of RAM and is ancient as hell, but I'm loathe to give it up just yet.