On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:07:45 -0500 Joel Newkirk <[email protected]> babbled:
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:52:09 +0900, "W.Kenworthy" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 10:04 +1100, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > >> On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:13:59 +0100 "Bernd (Jesus McCloud) Prünster" > >> <[email protected]> babbled: > >> > >> > Dylan Reilly schrieb: > >> > > FWIW, I have been able to reduce the CPU usage of Enlightenment on > > my > >> > > OM testing build device by disabling drop shadows. After recent > >> > > updates from testing (which should be more or less the 2008.12 > > image) > >> > > Enlightenment was constantly grabbing 20% CPU and who knows how much > >> > > IO. After I obliterated the drop shadow module, > >> > > (/usr/lib/enlightenment/modules/dropshadow) only 1-2% CPU is being > >> > > used. > >> > > > >> > > Moreover, I remembered some recent post(s) tentatively linking the > >> > > Software-16 crashes (when using the illume theme) to drop shadows. > > On > >> > > a whim I re-enabled that engine and am not seeing any problems. So, > >> > > now I get a snappier UI to boot. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > WOOHOO!!! you made my day > >> > >> dropshadow shouldnt cause 20% cpu - unless some totally bizarre stuff > > has been > >> done to the theme: > >> > >> > > Running the illume theme: Not sure about the cpu - but removing > > drop-shadow does stop the segfaults when running software_16 engine. > > Also the Settings app now runs, and for a short while at least I had a > > gsm signal level (maybe too low where I am at the moment). > > > > Billk > > I've seen Enlightenment running between 18% and 30% most of the time > lately, with SHR. And I just discovered I am able to drop it to 3%-5% and > bring it back through a single change: I've been tweaking some Oxygen > icons and using them under SHR - 256x256 png versions. (Why? Well, I > like my icons big, but I hate them pixellated) Anyway, changing from the > 256x256 Oxygen icons to the 86x86 SHR icons dropped me from 30% to 5%, > restoring the big Oxy's brought me right back to 30%. icons include battery too? -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [email protected] _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
