I use Firefox and when I load up the site, the page loads but nothing else does. I can't scroll or even move my mouse. It locks down everything for up to 2 minutes and cuts off my music if I have it playing. What about the site does that and is it fixable? It's so bad I've considered leaving the readerbase...
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Why does the BSCB site freeze my computer?
- #1
- 08 March 2013 - 05:53 AM
- MiwAuturu
- BCI Member
- Ask me what I think about Snooths!
This actually happen to me as well, but only in candybooru that I can tell, I've mostly just ignored it.
I'm running Chrome 25.0.1364.152 and Windows 7. I can;t tell what causes it because it doesn't happen all the time, but it is fairly regular.
I'm running Chrome 25.0.1364.152 and Windows 7. I can;t tell what causes it because it doesn't happen all the time, but it is fairly regular.
- #5
- 08 March 2013 - 02:12 PM
I've had it occur in Firefox 19.0.2 and Chrome (Unknown version, long since removed). I'm using Windows Vista and it hasn't happened today yet. I do know that it happens whether it's the only site open or in multiple tabs, of only Firefox running, or multiple programs so I can't seem to pinpoint the cause. I've reinstalled Firefox only a few weeks ago and it began much sooner than that and still happens.
- #6
- 08 March 2013 - 05:35 PM
Just a suggestion, but it could be a problem with a Firefox plugin, Flash in particular (if there are Flash ads running on the main site). Perhaps go to the Plugin Check page and make sure all your plugins are up to date.
- #8
- 08 March 2013 - 06:39 PM
- SuitCase
- Administrator
I believe this is Typekit, and I'm somewhat insulated from it because I use the site frequently so the fonts are always in cache. I am asking about it and will follow up in this thread when I get a response.
I have thought about removing Typekit from the site and purchasing the fonts to host locally. This would be a generally good idea because it minimises the amount the site can be affected by external services. However, it'd cost $180 to license the fonts, and I haven't been feeling very affluent lately.
I have thought about removing Typekit from the site and purchasing the fonts to host locally. This would be a generally good idea because it minimises the amount the site can be affected by external services. However, it'd cost $180 to license the fonts, and I haven't been feeling very affluent lately.
- #9
- 08 March 2013 - 11:43 PM
- MiwAuturu
- BCI Member
- Ask me what I think about Snooths!
I've spent a while this morning trying to reproduce it, and I haven't managed to yet. From previous occurrences it seems to happen when I try to tab away while the page is still loading, but I can't figure out any surefire way to make it happen.
- #14
- 11 March 2013 - 02:18 PM
- SuitCase
- Administrator
I would have thought that it'd happen the first time the browser loads the page, IF there is no font in the cache. Can you try emptying cache in your browser, quitting it, then restarting it and going to the BCB site? You don't have to clear history, just the cache.
If that does it, see if that's a surefire reproducible method of getting the delay.
If that does it, see if that's a surefire reproducible method of getting the delay.
- #15
- 12 March 2013 - 12:51 AM
- MiwAuturu
- BCI Member
- Ask me what I think about Snooths!
Alright, the first time I did that it did cause the freeze to happen, and since you seem to think the font is the problem, I feel I should point out that the pictures loaded, but none of the writing did before it froze. On subsequent attempts though, it did not cause any delay.
- #16
- 12 March 2013 - 01:48 AM
Cleared cache and it did not freeze. Since posting this I have not found any way to reproduce and in fact hasn't frozen since
- #17
- 12 March 2013 - 07:27 PM
- JHawkNH
- Member
Is it possible it could be one of the ads? Every once and a while I get a message that a scrit is running longer then expected and it asks me if I want to cancle the script. The script is always from another site so I am pretty sure that it is an ad.
I should mention that I only get these mesages on the forum and Candybooru. I can't access the main page because my work blocks it.
I should mention that I only get these mesages on the forum and Candybooru. I can't access the main page because my work blocks it.
- #20
- 13 March 2013 - 03:39 PM
- SuitCase
- Administrator
This story has a sad ending.
This problem is either due to TypeKit or ads. It shouldn't be TypeKit because we use their asynchronous code. It shouldn't be ads as they're isolated in iframes.
I cannot reproduce the issue. The people having the issue cannot reproduce the issue. It just happens sometimes. I have no idea how to fix this problem and neither do TypeKit and neither would the ad companies. So I cannot do a thing.
Please, please tell me if you guys can ever figure out a way to reproduce this, or at least "this happens 50% of the time I do X". A simple scenario like that means I can change things on the site and see if anything knocks out the problem, but until then it's just an impossible issue to resolve, even if I am really upset by it and want it resolved as fast as possible.
This problem is either due to TypeKit or ads. It shouldn't be TypeKit because we use their asynchronous code. It shouldn't be ads as they're isolated in iframes.
I cannot reproduce the issue. The people having the issue cannot reproduce the issue. It just happens sometimes. I have no idea how to fix this problem and neither do TypeKit and neither would the ad companies. So I cannot do a thing.
Please, please tell me if you guys can ever figure out a way to reproduce this, or at least "this happens 50% of the time I do X". A simple scenario like that means I can change things on the site and see if anything knocks out the problem, but until then it's just an impossible issue to resolve, even if I am really upset by it and want it resolved as fast as possible.
- #22
- 15 March 2013 - 03:07 AM
- LackLuster
- Moderator
Miw, Mix, is this happening on any other websites or only bcb? I've had lockups a while ago and it is a tricky thing to resolve.
- #23
- 15 March 2013 - 03:37 AM
I'll definitely pop back in if I notice anything. I doubt it's ads by the way, I don't get ads when I go to the page, it's all BCB stuff
- #24
- 15 March 2013 - 04:27 PM
Yes
- #26
- 16 March 2013 - 04:54 AM
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