user.js

commit 008257283b3921a50f4e9789bf01999a570803f7
parent d9e935de3c122dada644e4f63fe5cc295d1b6d93
Author: Thorin-Oakenpants <Thorin-Oakenpants@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sat,  9 Dec 2017 00:56:53 +1300

2508: hardware acceleration #244

I guess we can revisit this when Tor ESR59 lands or even later when WebRender is fully implemented. For now, users can override it if they wish
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1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
@@ -1189,7 +1189,8 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is m
 user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
 /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
- * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance
+ * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
+ * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
    // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
 user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);