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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kded timeout period
From:       David Faure <faure () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-11-02 19:36:11
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On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 12:30:16PM -0500, pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> it seems the timeout between ksycoca database checks/rebuilds is very
> long.  Is there a specific reason it is not shorter?
Sure !!
Imagine you "make install" in kdebase. You don't want to relaunch 
the thing every time a mimetype file is launched.
You want to at least wait a little before doing it, so that
you catch further updates. Why hurry anyway...
The current timeout is 5 seconds after the last update.

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