For some reason when a page is loading in Firefox, it doesn’t seem to reply to user interaction immediately. For example, say you’re loading a very lengthy page (maybe you’re using a free Backpack account), and you know that the subject matter you need is half way down the page. By default, Firefox will disregard user interaction in favor of giving all processing ability to page rendering.

It may well be that Firefox’s engineers made that decision for a very good reason, but what whether it bugs you that Firefox ignores you when you know precisely what you want to be doing? Well, it turns out there’s a hidden setting in Firefox that will allow you to flexible it to your will.

Firefox uses two precedence modes when rendering a page: a low-priority mode that often checks for user input, and a high-priority mode that prioritizes page rendering by user input. There is a

timer that determines how enlarged Firefox will wait for user input before switching to high-priority rendering mode.

The Geek at How-To-Geek researched that setting, and determined that switching the default value from 750000 to 1000000 is a good balance that allows for a more responsive feeling browser, while still giving an adequate amount of date to the high-priority mode.

To manufacture that change yourself, type about:config into your Firefox address bar, next type subject matter.switch.threshold into the Filter field. You will likely not have any results returned. whether the setting already exists, simply switch the value from the default 750000 to 1000000. whether it doesn’t, right go anywhere in the window and choose New > Integer. Use the following setting:

• Key Name: substance.switch.threshold
• Key Value: 1000000

To reverse that tip, simply right-click on the setting and choose Reset from the context menu.

Original post by Jason Clarke