It's definitely a known issue. I think it would be excellent if Microsoft were to fix this in a future update, but I don't know whether they will or not. If they did, then I would have no concerns about running Office X if I were to upgrade to a G5.
On 11/11/03 7:10 AM, "David Morganstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can an MVP confirm this is a bug (or a 'feature') in EntX with the G5s? I > assume there is no reason for CPU cycles to climb so much just because an > HTML doc is selected and the preview pane is open. > > Can we hope this will be fixed in an Office Update? > > David > >> >>> Is this EntX/HTML/Preview Pane CPU usage well known? I don't think I've >>> noticed it with the prior Wind Tunnel G4 dual 1 gig running OS 10.2.8. >> >> I have a Dual G5 too and I've noticed the same issue, exactly as David >> describes in his post. >> >> Right now, with a text message in the preview pane and this reply window >> open Entourage is taking 3.5% CPU. I switch the preview pane to an HTML >> message (this text window still in front) and Entourage is now taking an >> average of about 80.9% and I can hear the fans (not super loud, but they're >> going). The moment I switch the preview window back to a plain text >> message, the CPU use drops to under 5% again. > > -- > David Morganstein > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
