testing usability on some websites

  • sync: the login phase hangs.
    • reproduced: no.
    • reproduced in firefox: no.
    • found root cause:
    • found a fix/workaround:
  • soundcloud: cannot login, possibly because of RFP.
    • reproduced.
    • reproduced in firefox: yes, with RFP enabled.
    • found root cause: RFP fixes the user agent to ESR, which causes Google ReCaptcha to refuse loading.
    • found a fix/workaround:
      • disabling RFP.
      • reported upstream.
  • hotels.com: the site does not load when RFP is enabled.
    • reproduced
    • reproduced in firefox: yes, with RFP enabled.
    • found root cause: it's RFP, specifically a performance.measure() thing.
    • found a fix/workaround:
      • disabling RFP.
      • already reported upstream.
      • allowing canvas access isn't enough.

locking as this is for me and I don't need external contributors atm.

Edited by fxbrit