Re: Runaway javascript

From	PietB <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject	Re: Runaway javascript
Date	2021-04-16 14:06 +0200
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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Wilf wrote:
> Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>> I use NoScript to control what javascript I allow, like the rest of you.
>> When I get a runaway script, it takes a while to get notified, sometimes
>> minutes. Sometimes the script is due to another extension.
>>
>> I've got about:restartrequired bookmarked on the toolbar but that won't
>> immediately stop the script and restart until there's some sort of break
>> in the script.
>>
>> Short of rebooting the computer, what do you guys do to figure out what
>> script has run away and to stop it immediately?
> 
> Could someone please explain why I would want to disable javascript? 
> Wouldn't that make a lot of web pages rather unusable?

Sure bet. But occasionally and only temporarily, in case of disaster,
it might help to pinpoint the problem.

-p

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