248632 - very slow scrolling on webpages with background

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 90198

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[omg itsh]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (compatible;MSIE 5.5; GNU/Linux)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible;MSIE 5.5; GNU/Linux)

check out http://www.mummiesclan.com and
http://www.doom2.net/compet-n/index.cgi?action=archived&page=apr2004

with mozilla on a 1280*1024 display on a mid-end box

now try to scroll up and down

the display lags like a sick f*ck at a laughable speed. now load the same pages
with konqueror who toys around with them like a breeze.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. load the example pages
2. scroll up and down
3. if you're lucky mozilla won't crash !!
Actual Results:  
sometimes it crashes mozilla otherwise it just lags the whole box

Expected Results:  
display the pages fast like konqueror does

Comment 1

[Kenan]

can confirm the bug with Mozilla 2004062508 & WinXP.

Comment 2

[Felix Miata]

You can work around this by putting '* {background-attachment: scroll
!important;}' in userContent.css.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 90198 ***