In Firefox, smooth scrolling is very choppy when "privacy.resistFingerprinting" is set to true in about:config
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Description
I'm not sure if this is Firefox's fault or the extensions fault, but I thought I'd post it here just incase someone else has choppy scrolling and can't figure out why.
To Reproduce
Ensure smooth scrolling is on in Vimium-FF and firefox preferences
Go to about:config and set "privacy.resistFingerprinting" to true
Scroll using vimium keybinds
Browser and Vimium version
Firefox Version: 79.0
Os: Arch
Vimium-FF Version: 1.66
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported behavior in Firefox 79 with smooth scrolling enabled in Vimium-FF and Firefox, then set privacy.resistFingerprinting to true in about:config and use the Vimium keybinds. Determine whether the choppy scrolling originates in Vimium-FF or Firefox, and document the result or a confirmed fix.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100