Am 25.08.2009 um 22:46 schrieb Christiaan Hofman: > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 22:34, Alex Hamann wrote: > >> A question out of pure curiosity: >> >> I am trying to optimize my system. I have recently switched to a MBP >> 13'' with 4 BG RAM and expect it to outshine my old iBook running >> Tiger in every way. >> However, I noticed that BibDesk still takes quite long to launch. To >> start the application after a reboot it takes about 8-10 seconds. >> When >> I open my main bib file it takes 1 min 3 sec to open. >> The file contains 1836 items, 265 of which have annotations (some >> quite extensive) and 1165 have local files attached. >> Is this about the same speed other users are experiencing or is my >> system slow? >> >> Alex > > I did notice a noticeable speedup after I replaced my PB G4 by a MBP > myself. And for me it's a lot faster. Startup of the app is almost > immediate, and loading a file with about 1000 items with about as many > linked files takes about 2 sec (and 5 sec for the same file with old- > style Local-Url fields and without linked files). > > The biggest factor in startup time probably is the linked files. > Especially when you've stored them (or your database) on a separate > volume it may be more dependent on the mount type and your connection > than on the computer that you use. It also depends on your URL field > conversion options in the Fields prefs. > > Christiaan
Ah, ok. I might do a complete reinstallation when Snow Leopard gets delivered. Your times sound more like what I expected. I just checked with a different file that contains only 800 items and 50 linked files and it also took some 20-30 sec to load. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
