v127-128 (#301)

Author: yokoffing

Fastfox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Fastfox                                                                              *
  * "Non ducor duco"                                                                     *
  * priority: speedy browsing                                                            *
- * version: 126                                                                         *
+ * version: 128                                                                         *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                                          *
  ***************************************************************************************/
 
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@ user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000); // (.10s); default=120000 (.12s)
 //user_pref("gfx.webrender.software", true); // Software Webrender uses CPU instead of GPU
     //user_pref("gfx.webrender.software.opengl", true); // LINUX
 
-// PREF: NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution and RTX Video HDR [WINDOWS] [FF125+]
-// Super Resolution activiates on video content 720p or below.
-// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1823135
-// [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/17a0noa/nvidia_video_super_resolution_not_working_on/
-// [3] https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/ai-decoded-rtxvideo-firefox/
-// [4] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/126.0/releasenotes/
-//user_pref("gfx.webrender.super-resolution.nvidia", true); // [REMOVED]
-
 // PREF: GPU-accelerated Canvas2D
 // Use gpu-canvas instead of to skia-canvas.
 // [WARNING] May cause issues on some Windows machines using integrated GPUs [2] [3]
@@ -409,18 +401,26 @@ user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240); // default=2048; more TLS
 // [5] https://3perf.com/blog/link-rels/#prefetch
 //user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 20); // DEFAULT (FF127+?)
 
-// PREF: DNS prefetching <link rel="dns-prefetch">
+// PREF: DNS prefetching for HTMLLinkElement <link rel="dns-prefetch">
 // Used for cross-origin connections to provide small performance improvements.
-// Disable DNS prefetching to prevent Firefox from proactively resolving
-// hostnames for other domains linked on a page. This may eliminate
-// unnecessary DNS lookups, but can increase latency when following external links.
+// You can enable rel=dns-prefetch for the HTTPS document without prefetching
+// DNS for anchors, whereas the latter makes more specualtive requests [5].
 // [1] https://bitsup.blogspot.com/2008/11/dns-prefetching-for-firefox.html
 // [2] https://css-tricks.com/prefetching-preloading-prebrowsing/#dns-prefetching
 // [3] https://www.keycdn.com/blog/resource-hints#2-dns-prefetching
 // [4] http://www.mecs-press.org/ijieeb/ijieeb-v7-n5/IJIEEB-V7-N5-2.pdf
-// [5] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1596935
+// [5] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1596935#c28
 user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
-user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (FF127+ false)
+    user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [FF127+ false]
+
+// PREF:  DNS prefetch for HTMLAnchorElement (speculative DNS)
+// Disable speculative DNS calls to prevent Firefox from resolving
+// hostnames for other domains linked on a page. This may eliminate
+// unnecessary DNS lookups, but can increase latency when following external links.
+// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1596935#c28
+// [2] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1870#issuecomment-2220773972
+//user_pref("dom.prefetch_dns_for_anchor_http_document", false); // [FF128+]
+//user_pref("dom.prefetch_dns_for_anchor_https_document", false); // DEFAULT [FF128+]
 
 // PREF: enable <link rel="preconnect"> tag and Link: rel=preconnect response header handling
 //user_pref("network.preconnect", true); // DEFAULT
@@ -438,26 +438,6 @@ user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (FF127+ false)
 // Whether to warm up network connections for places:menus and places:toolbar.
 //user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
 
-// PREF: network preload <link rel="preload"> [REMOVED]
-// Used to load high-priority resources faster on the current page, for strategic
-// performance improvements.
-// Instructs the browser to immediately fetch and cache high-priority resources
-// for the current page to improve performance. The browser downloads resources
-// but does not execute scripts or apply stylesheets - it just caches them for
-// instant availability later.
-// Unlike other pre-connection tags (except modulepreload), this tag is
-// mandatory for the browser.
-// [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Link_types/preload
-// [2] https://w3c.github.io/preload/
-// [3] https://3perf.com/blog/link-rels/#preload
-// [4] https://medium.com/reloading/preload-prefetch-and-priorities-in-chrome-776165961bbf
-// [5] https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/02/preload-what-is-it-good-for/#how-can-preload-do-better
-// [6] https://www.keycdn.com/blog/resource-hints#preload
-// [7] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1098#issue-791949341
-// [8] https://yashints.dev/blog/2018/10/06/web-perf-2#preload
-// [9] https://web.dev/preload-critical-assets/
-//user_pref("network.preload", true); // [REMOVED]
-
 // PREF: network module preload <link rel="modulepreload"> [FF115+]
 // High-priority loading of current page JavaScript modules.
 // Used to preload high-priority JavaScript modules for strategic performance improvements.

Peskyfox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Peskyfox                                                                 *
  * "Aquila non capit muscas"                                                *
  * priority: remove annoyances                                              *
- * version: 126                                                             *
+ * version: 128                                                             *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                              *
  * credit: Some prefs are reproduced and adapted from the arkenfox project  *
  * credit urL: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js                          *
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ user_pref("layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override", 2);
 // PREF: prevent private windows being separate from normal windows in taskbar [WINDOWS] [FF106+]
 user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false);
 
-// PREF: reduce the size of the "private window" indicator in tab bar [FF106+]
-//user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.enable-new-indicator", false); // REMOVED [FF119+]
-
 // PREF: show search bar [FF122+]
 // Mozilla has removed the search bar option from the settings window.
 //user_pref("browser.search.widget.inNavBar", true);
@@ -238,7 +235,9 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trending.featureGate", false);
 //user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 5); // default=10
 
 // PREF: text fragments [FF126+ NIGHTLY]
-// [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Text_fragments
+// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1753933#c6
+// [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Text_fragments
+// [3] https://web.dev/articles/text-fragments
 //user_pref("dom.text_fragments.enabled", true);
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -601,3 +600,6 @@ user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false);
 
 // PREF: always underline links [FF120+]
 //user_pref("layout.css.always_underline_links", false); // DEFAULT
+
+// PREF: hide frequent sites on right-click of taskbar icon [WINDOWS?]
+//user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ## Made for everyday browsing
 **A secure, blazing fast browsing experience. Without breakage.**
 
-Betterfox is an opinionated preference list inspired by the [law of diminishing returns](http://psychologyofwellbeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Diminishing-Returns.gif) and the [minimum effective dose](https://medium.com/the-mission/less-is-more-the-minimum-effective-dose-e6d56625931e).
+Betterfox is an opinionated preference list inspired by the [law of diminishing returns](https://web.archive.org/web/20231108092752if_/https://pmctraining.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Law-of-Diminishing-Returns-CHART.png) and the [minimum effective dose](https://medium.com/the-mission/less-is-more-the-minimum-effective-dose-e6d56625931e).
 
 ## Required reading
 *If you don't have it already: [Get Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release)*
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ The `user.js` — a configuration file that controls Firefox settings — is cur
 * “I use this one ... The performance is absolutely amazing. There’s definitely a huge difference when it comes to loading sites.” - [DIRIKtv](https://youtu.be/N8IOJiOFVEk?t=16)
 * "BetterFox ... will provide good-enough privacy and help with performance." - [Qdoit12Super](https://old.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/139h4my/suggestion_for_finding_3_good_privacy_focus/jj3n3qn/?context=2)
 * "...drastically changed the experience with Firefox for me. Improved speed, security, smoothness, and removed clutter." - [AppDate](https://www.appdate.lk/technology/2023-browser-showdown/#:~:text=Used%20the%20BetterFox%20user%20config%20settings%20with%20some%20overrides%20which%20drastically%20changed%20the%20experience)
+* "Firefox with uBlock Origin extension and tuned with Betterfox is faster than Safari."  - [cugeloid](https://elephas.app/blog/best-browsers-mac#what-is-the-best-browser-for-mac-according-to-redditandnbsp)
 * "I don't think I could use Firefox without Betterfox." - [Professional_Fun4616](https://old.reddit.com/r/nextdns/comments/15y815f/the_people_behind_betterfox_have_this_awesome/jxb7cir/?context=3)
 * "The best collection of tweaks available." - [AuRiMaS](https://old.reddit.com/r/MozillaFirefox/comments/15cc1vk/about_changes_in_aboutconfig/jtyx910/?context=3)
-* "FF is now much snappier! Thanks a lot for the suggestions!" - [whotheff](https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/z5auzi/firefox_not_properly_usingrecognizing_gpu_poor/iy36hyz/)
+* "FF is now much snappier!" - [whotheff](https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/z5auzi/firefox_not_properly_usingrecognizing_gpu_poor/iy36hyz/)
 * "...the experience is so good now I don’t think I’ll go back to any of the chromium based browsers." - [Mr_Compromise](https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/zwioe1/what_browser_will_you_be_using_in_2023_please/j1wmbxo/)
 
 ## Support