Re: Memory fragmentation?

Mike Schroepfer wrote:

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I would like to thank the people who were so kind to make me understand 
things a bit more, that was seriously cool guys!

Now, what I want to do is add an XPCOM component which enabled me to 
close all windows, but without quiting the application, which opens a 
new browser window _after_ the allocated memory is given back to the OS.

This component should work with Mozilla Firefox v2.x.x.x and SeaMonkey 
v1.x and v2.0 and use a pref driven threshold to 'restart' without 
quiting the application.

I also want to be able to trigger a re-start manually, presumably with 
some button or other UI call, this to enable the user to do a re-start 
when the application feels sluggish.

No, I don't know _if_ this is even possible, but it would sure help a 
few customers I know, so my question is; what do you think of this 
approach; as a work around until everything is sorted in the platform code?

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Michael Vincent van Rantwijk
- MultiZilla Project Team Lead
- XUL Boot Camp Staff member (ActiveState Training Partner)
- iPhone Application Developer