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Visual Editor is not able to edit big pages if we use a small configuration computer.

T71799 speaks about templates editing, but it is the same issue with big pages (for example fr:Histoire du communisme which is too big while reading too).

Evidently, it depends on computer configuration and on page size (proportionately).

Maybe it is a wontfix bug, but I think it is important to define a precise limit because Firefox often shows script warning (too long time execution).

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Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Oct 29 2015, 4:50 PM

Hi @Pols12, thanks for taking the time to report this!
Unfortunately this report lacks some information. If you have time and can still reproduce the problem, please add a more useful and complete description to this report. Steps to reproduce should allow another person to follow those steps (leaving no room for interpretation) and see the same results.

@Aklapper I understand but it is not a bug but a subjective issue.
You can try this :

  1. Use a relative bad PC (mono-core, 2GHz, 1Go of RAM)
  2. Go to fr:Histoire du communisme with Firefox
  3. Try to edit it with Visual Editor

You will have this error many times. And probably you leave the page before doing edits.

@Pols12: Thanks for clarifying and providing steps to reproduce / setup information!

I also get several "Warning: Unresponsive script" dialogs on that example page, but no crashes.
When exactly does your Firefox browser crash exactly and after which steps?

Pols12 renamed this task from Too big pages edition make the browser crash to Too big pages edition make the browser freeze.Oct 30 2015, 4:16 PM
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Sorry, I think I have used a bad word : my browser don't crash, it just freezes.
I assimimated it to a crash because we cannot interact with browser while it works.
But no crash. Sorry.

Aklapper renamed this task from Too big pages edition make the browser freeze to Large/big page can make the browser freeze.Oct 30 2015, 4:24 PM
Aklapper changed the task status from Stalled to Open.