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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Konqueror speed question/proposal
From:       Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () sh ! cvut ! cz>
Date:       2002-04-11 14:02:33
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On Thu 11. April 2002 15:47, Mechant, R. (Reinout) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> first of all, I'm really happy with the speed of kde3!
> But ... (luckily there are still buts because otherwise development would
> stop!)
>
> Although the idea of using konqueror as filebrowser is a good idea, some
> changes might be needed!
> When I compare the time of startup between konqueror as a webbrowser and
> konqueror as a filebrowser (as in clicking on home on the desktop), the
> time consumption is the same. On my machine it is between 3 and 4 second.
> Now, however this is fast for konq as webbrowser, it is really slow for
> konq as filebrowser!

 I don't think there's anything about web browsing that should make things 
slower than file browsing.

> Changing the preview options, by means of unselecting everything, doesn't
> change the speed.
>
> My question: What is the difference in the modules/libs to be loaded
> between konq as webbrowser and konq as filebrowser?
>
> My proposal: If there is a difference, isn't it possible to only load the
> modules for filebrowsing if konq is started as a filebrowser. In case
> somebody enters then a http url in the location box, then load the modules
> for webbrowsing.
>
> Ofcourse, is it possible?

 It's actually done this way. There are different KParts for viewing 
different things.

-- 
 Lubos Lunak
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