Bug#411122: iceape: interactivity sucks when someones webserver is slow

[Mike Hommey]

On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 06:38:12AM -0500, Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> Package: iceape-browser
> Version: 1.0.7-2
> 
> I'm not using a new machine, but it isn't a CPU problem.  When someone's
> webserver is slow, firefox seems to select() on the socket or something.
> This is better than polling with read().  But I expect to be able to
> continue interacting with the browser while it waits on that webserver.
> This includes redrawing the window from shading, manipulating tabs, etc.

This sounds strange because IIRC networking and UI are done in separate
threads.

Mike