Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ...
by GeekyBear on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:18PM
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Firefox integrates into some platforms better than others. There are some proposed changes to fix this, but they aren't quick fixes.
>Write bindings to all relevant OS composition libraries. For Windows, we already have DirectComposition bindings, and for Linux, there are already bindings to Wayland. We need bindings for macOS Core Animation (which runs in the window server on relatively recent versions of macOS) and Android SurfaceFlinger.
>Write bindings to all relevant OS composition libraries. For Windows, we already have DirectComposition bindings, and for Linux, there are already bindings to Wayland. We need bindings for macOS Core Animation (which runs in the window server on relatively recent versions of macOS) and Android SurfaceFlinger.
https://github.com/servo/webrender/issues/3115
On the Mac you can pick up performance improvements now by opting out of the OS's window scaling feature for the Firefox app.
Get info for the Firefox app in the Finder and select the option to "Open in Low Resolution".