Thank you, Matt... and trust me: I'm not trying to persuade you either :)
On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:52:26 +0100, Matt Dwyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok, I will explain it further.
Setting Idle Sensitivity to Low pegs cpu at 100%. Setting
"belownormal" does NOT change this, BUT if anything else wants the cpu,
dp gives it up if dp is minimized.
So, you will always SEE 100% cpu use in the task manager when dp is
loaded (e.g., your pictures). But if you generate 3D renderings or use
CAD (which we do here), then you will not notice any difference in time
to execute commands, etc. You can test this by executing tasks that
take some time and measuring what happens.
My users find this preferable to other methods, but if you are happy
doing things differently, I am not trying to persuade you to change.
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Hmm...
I tried to run START "dp" /belownormal dp.exe in a batch command on my
XP-PRO system, but the result was negative.
See the (quite impressive) screenshots here :
http://www.adegem.net/tame/
Regards,
Geert.
On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:42:50 +0100, Matt Dwyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, technically, there is another solution.
1) set _default.pif "Idle sensitivity" to far left (I also deselect
"Always suspend" to avoid network issues).
2) instead of running shell or dp directly (which would consume 100%
of cpu), use a batch file (where you may wish to set some environment
variables such as WPC) that includes the "START" command.
Example starting SHELL with macros:
START "Shell" /BELOWNORMAL MC.EXE SHELL or for dp only:
START "dp" /belownormal dp.exe Quotes portion will be title of window.
Belownormal keeps dp from hogging everything when you don't need it.
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:02:11 +0100, Ralph Alvy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Now that I switched to XP, I find lookups can take a long time to
refresh.
That is, when performing a lookup, I frequently have to move the
arrow key up and down in the lookup list until it comes into view.
What have others here done to solve this?
There is only one solution, Ralph : install Tame!
I have DP running on a large number of XP-Pro machines for a company
critical POS-application.
Without Tame, this would be impossible: the application uses 100% of
the processor resources. With Tame installed, it runs extremely
smoothly.
I bought a Tame Release 4 Multi-user license (150 users) for 532.88
Euros a couple of years ago, the single user license costs $20. Under
XP, I would recommend Tame version 4.5e (straightforward, no bells, no
whistles). It has a 30 days free evaluation license - which, by the
way, never expires.
Under Vista, you will need a more recent version (lots of whistles
that I don't need/like).
http://www.tamedos.com/downloads/downloads.htm
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