May also want to check if you have preview thumbnails enabled for
anything. A directory should show up almost immediately, but then it
takes awhile to generate thumbnails if there are any.
"J . A . Magallon" wrote:
>
> On 05.12 Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> >
> > Ainsi parlait pablito :
> > > Why is the display of directories and folders in the KDE directory so slow
> > > as compared to something like windows explorer? I thought linux was
> > > supposed to be faster than windows.
> > You can't determine global linux speed by just testing KDE explorer directory
> > listing speed. First, KDE is not linux (rather try ls in console), secondly
> > it heavily depends of your filesystem type.
> > Morevoer, i don't think linux is gloably faster than windows. It depends on
> > the task you're considering
> > - --
>
> The usual test for speed: build some package with a make. Try using nmake
> in NT and you can go to sleep.
>
> Win seems faster, but it is just the GUI response. Gui (explorer) is permanent
> in memory.
>
> Same happens with Gnome or kde. Try loggin-in the first time after a boot.
> Not to impressive. Log out and log in a second time. Just a flash and your
> desktop is there....
>
> --
> J.A. Magallon # Let the source be with you...
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