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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    KImgio (Was: App start is too slow)
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-04-26 19:03:40
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> >   0.6s    dlopening kimg_***.so stuff. why is that necessary during
> >           startup? I don't have a single tiff file on my entire hard
> > disk, and still it seems to load every plugin it can find.
>
> Well, you're certainly right, but I can't see how we can help here. When
> you first time access a QImage, it looks up the registred image handlers. 
> So you want to register them as soon as possible. But I guess, it can be
> delayed a bit,  but it still has to be done before the background is 
> displayed (that _could_ be an image). But 0.6s are definitly worth a bit 
> extra optimization in case a flat background (or a builtin image type :) is 
> chosen.

Isn't it possible to register dummy handlers based on information in the 
.desktop file and to load the actual lib when you are about to load/save a
certain image type?

Cheers,
Waldo

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