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| author | Florian Bruhin <me@the-compiler.org> | 2021-01-27 14:06:21 +0100 |
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| committer | Florian Bruhin <me@the-compiler.org> | 2021-01-27 14:06:21 +0100 |
| commit | 7d8fd507924309227ebb6c11c3d32cb0b013d238 (patch) | |
| tree | efbc2f302b577b51ed59c8b8092908f843daba4d /doc | |
| parent | b0c812b239e000da384c04f716e8ec9f38ad870a (diff) | |
| download | qutebrowser-7d8fd507924309227ebb6c11c3d32cb0b013d238.tar.gz qutebrowser-7d8fd507924309227ebb6c11c3d32cb0b013d238.zip | |
Add qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers setting
See #5656, #5634
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/changelog.asciidoc | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/help/settings.asciidoc | 11 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc index 2b4011a20..21bd24412 100644 --- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc +++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc @@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ Added - New `:bookmark-list` command which lists all bookmarks/quickmarks. The corresponding `qute://bookmarks` URL already existed since v0.8.0, but it was never exposed as a command. +- New `qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers` setting which can be used to + remove the "Service Workers" directory on every start. Usage of this option is + generally discouraged, except in situations where the underlying QtWebEngine bug + is a known cause for crashes. - New userscripts: * `kodi` to play videos in Kodi * `qr` to generate a QR code of the current URL diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc index 03b48c182..742b1ab49 100644 --- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc +++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc @@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ |<<qt.highdpi,qt.highdpi>>|Turn on Qt HighDPI scaling. |<<qt.low_end_device_mode,qt.low_end_device_mode>>|When to use Chromium's low-end device mode. |<<qt.process_model,qt.process_model>>|Which Chromium process model to use. +|<<qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers,qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers>>|Delete the QtWebEngine Service Worker directory on every start. |<<scrolling.bar,scrolling.bar>>|When/how to show the scrollbar. |<<scrolling.smooth,scrolling.smooth>>|Enable smooth scrolling for web pages. |<<search.ignore_case,search.ignore_case>>|When to find text on a page case-insensitively. @@ -3638,6 +3639,16 @@ Default: +pass:[process-per-site-instance]+ This setting is only available with the QtWebEngine backend. +[[qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers]] +=== qt.workarounds.remove_service_workers +Delete the QtWebEngine Service Worker directory on every start. +This workaround can help with certain crashes caused by an unknown QtWebEngine bug related to Service Workers. Those crashes happen seemingly immediately on Windows; after one hour of operation on other systems. +Note however that enabling this option *can lead to data loss* on some pages (as Service Worker data isn't persisted) and will negatively impact start-up time. + +Type: <<types,Bool>> + +Default: +pass:[false]+ + [[scrolling.bar]] === scrolling.bar When/how to show the scrollbar. |