From kde-linux Mon Jan 28 18:19:44 2002 From: "Anthony W. Marino" Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:19:44 +0000 To: kde-linux Subject: Re: [kde-linux] KDE's performance X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-linux&m=101224205207565 On Monday 28 January 2002 10:16 am, Charles Marcus wrote: > Along these lines, I would be *really* interested in a kinda 'cheat-sheet' > list of all of the processes that KDE runs with the default installation, > and what each does, and most importantly, which ones I can turn off and > how. Also any options that don't actually run a separate process, but > still take up resources. > > Charles +1 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org > > [mailto:kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Frans Englich > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:42 PM > > To: kde-linux@mail.kde.org > > Subject: [kde-linux] KDE's performance > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Alot of people whine about KDE consuming of memory and CPU > > power. And it's not > > only the trolls at slashdot that claim that. > > This is some of the different opinions I've heard/read on this matter: > > > > 1. KDE is fancy. It got alot of features and alot of > > eyecandy. Who've said > > that it doesn't cost performance? In any case, have you > > looked at Look and > > feel i Kcontrol? Alot of the CPU consuming features is > > optional, like applet > > animations. > > > > 2. Come on, it's not the 80' any longer! Memory is cheap, > > processor power is > > cheap - why don't use the power? The most computers meat > > KDE's demand today. > > Let's make something that actually use all the horsepower > > available. In other > > words, it's just foolish to think that anything like a > > Pentium 100mhz's would > > run a desktop enviroment as rich as KDE. > > > > 3. X is bloated.. It's X' fault. > > > > 4. "Have you tried KDE with objprelink? Ever done all the > > mumbo jumbo tweaks? > > KDE will fly if you do!" > > > > > > This is how I look at it: > > > > I agree to a certain extent on paragraph 2 but it's becoming > > a little bit > > extreme. I'm running KDE HEAD on an Thunderbird 750Mhz, > > 128mb, Geforce2 and > > the kernel/drivers optimized for my hardware but KDE is still > > sluggish. I > > know, it is alpha but KDE 2.2.2 wasn't much faster. > > > > 4 - Yeah, I've actually tried it. It's great. But it looks > > like the targeting > > audience isn't those who are able to apply all the tweaks. Does the > > distributions come with all the tweaks applied to KDE? Nope.. > > > > 3 - In my opinion, X is quite alright. It got a huge set of > > features which > > takes years to develope and mature. Until any of the other > > projects like > > DirectFB got the same functionality and better performance > > I'll surrender. > > > > > > > > I have absolutely no insight in KDE internals/framework nor > > how Qt and X work > > and can thus not make a decent comment. But I would *really* > > like to know the > > the explanation to KDE's consuming. I would also like to know the > > strategy/goal that the KDE team has set up; Is there any > > plans on optimizing > > KDE's performance? What's the policy? Is it considered an > > issue that KDE > > consumes much resources? Is there any realistic to do about it? > > > > Ofcourse, I'm not asking you to reply with an essay on this > > but if you > > redirected me to an article, IRC log, mailinglist thread or > > whatever I would > > gladly accept it. And if you got any comments on this letter they're > > appreciated too. > > > > keep up the good work, > > Frans > > > > frans.englich@telia.com > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________ > > This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. > > Account management: http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. > > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > > ___________________________________________________ > This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. > Account management: http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. Account management: http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.