New issue
Advanced search Search tips

Issue 637583 link

Starred by 1 user

Issue metadata

Status: Archived
Owner: ----
Closed: Sep 2016
Cc:
Components:
EstimatedDays: ----
NextAction: ----
OS: Windows
Pri: 2
Type: Bug



Sign in to add a comment

Middle-mouse-click to open link in new tab sees temporary performance hit in current tab

Reported by kronn...@gmail.com, Aug 14 2016

Issue description

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:37.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/37.0

Example URL:
https://www.twitch.tv/streamerhouse

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Open the Twitch.tv livestream and have it play
2. Middle-click open-in-new-tab the 'Games' link on the left-hand side
3. Witness the stream in the current tab stuttering for a few seconds

What is the expected behavior?
The link is opened in a new tab

What went wrong?
As the new tab is loading, the current tab gets a performance hit

Does it occur on multiple sites: Yes

Is it a problem with a plugin? No 

Did this work before? Yes Possibly before Chromium 45

Does this work in other browsers? Yes 

Chrome version: 52.0.2743.116  Channel: stable
OS Version: 6.1 (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2)
Flash Version: Shockwave Flash 22.0 r0

Scrolling up and down any webpage makes the performance hit noticeable.

Very noticeable with any video stream.
 
video demonstration.mp4
1.9 MB View Download
Components: -Blink Blink>Media>Video
Components: -Blink>Media>Video Blink
Labels: Performance
Components: -Blink Blink>Scheduling
Labels: Needs-Feedback
Unable to reproduce the issue on Windows using chrome latest stable M52-52.0.2743.116  by following steps mentioned in the original comment. Observed no performance issue while checking this issue.

kronnnoc@ - Are you observing the same issue on incognito mode as well? Could you please recheck this issue by creating a new profile with out any apps or extensions in your browser.
Project Member

Comment 5 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Sep 16 2016

Status: Archived (was: Unconfirmed)
No feedback was received in the last 30 days from reporter "kronnnoc@gmail.com", so archiving this. Please re-open or file a new bug if this is still an issue.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot

Sign in to add a comment