On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 12:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Evolution seems to be getting ever-nearer being usable. :-) > I've just updated and added to bugzilla's DB this AM :-) > > I have a small wish, but don't know what category to file under. > When composing a new message, it takes "forever" (>3 sec.) for the compose > mail window to appear. This is ridiculous. Of course, I'm on a PII-233 > with 128MB RAM, but stil... :-) Anyway, should I file a wish for a more > efficient composer window under gtkHTML or Evolution? And which > component? >
The slow startup is a bonobo problem. I think it is mainly time spent in the bonobo UI menu routines. There is already a bug in bugzilla and I think Michael Meeks has been actively working on the problem. > Why does a new composer window have to be spawned every time? Put > another way, why does sending a message close the composer rather than > just clearing the text. It seems that only spwning the composer once > would not only be more efficient on resources, but MUCH easier for the > user as well. I could put up with the 3 second delay the first time so > long as any other messages could be typed right away. But, having to go > through the hassle of point-n-click (or even ^N) to start the process, > then wait an eternity in computer-time for the window to spawn for EVERY > message is just not productive... > If you open a composer window and keep it open, subsequent windows should be much faster opening. Until this is fixed I hope that helps. --Larry _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
