On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:09:05 +0200 (CEST) Vincent Torri <vto...@univ-evry.fr> said:
> > > On Sat, 30 Apr 2011, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > > > On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:26:23 +0200 Joerg Sonnenberger > > <jo...@britannica.bec.de> said: > > > >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:58:43AM +0200, Vincent Torri wrote: > >>> I'm still wondering aboutefficiency : for example, for pdf rendering, > >>> shouldn't the use of a pdf generic loader be slower than wht i can achieve > >>> in eyesight ? > >> > >> Only if you fork once per page or something like that. Give it a minimal > >> input processing like Ghostscript's X11 target and the overhead is going > >> to mostly vanish. E.g. "open", "render $page $resolution" "close" should > >> be good enough for most purposes. > > > > the generic loader does fork once.. actually it forks AND execs TWICE per > > load (once for header, once for body). > > if one has to parse the file for each display of a page, then it's > definitely not the way to use for a document viewer. It can indeed be good > for thumbnailing, like an icon on the desktop or in a file viewer. thats exactly what i keep saying. it's NOT meant to replace epdf/eyesight etc. etc. - it's a quick way to do a preview app (eg in efm), thumbnails and n image viewer than can also manage to look at pdf's etc. as a added bonus, but it's not optimal. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
