Hi Folks A few weeks ago, while testing Frame 8 and how it handled one of our typical manuals, I noticed that some graphics imported by reference from a network server were very slow to display on the page (note that this slow display only occurs the first time the graphic is displayed; thereafter it seems to go into memory and displays instantly). To cut a long story short, I eventually found that the main reason for this was because our new antivirus software was scanning all files imported or opened over the network. Our IT people solved this problem by changing the configuration of the antivirus software to not scan certain file types.
However, when I did some more testing to verify that they had indeed fixed the problem, I noticed that (even with the problem fixed) Frame 8 took longer than Frame 6 to display the same eps graphic. I created new test files in Frame 6 and 8 and imported the same graphics into each file in the same way (by reference from our illustrations database on our network). The Frame test files have 3 eps graphics, and one each of tif, jpg, bmp and wmf. Only the eps files take longer to display in Frame 8 than Frame 6 - the other graphics take the same time in each version (typically 1 second or less). The delay in Frame 8 is most obvious when displaying the two eps files that show part or all of a circuit board layout: the 1.6MB eps typically displays in 2 seconds in Frame 6, and in 7 seconds in Frame 8; the 3.9MB eps typically displays in 4 seconds in Frame 6, and in 13 seconds in Frame 8. I realise there is a lot of detail to display in these eps files, but why does the same file take that much longer to display in Frame 8 than in Frame 6? I've run this test in both versions at different times and have had consistent results. For the record, the third eps is a 740kB block diagram (mostly lines and some text) and displays in both versions in about one second or less (although still slightly slower in Frame 8 than 6). Just to make it a bit more curious, I copied the same graphics from the network into the same folder as the Frame test files and reimported them from there. They all displayed in 1 second or less in both Frame 6 and 8. Anybody have any ideas as to why this is happening? Does Frame 8 have different filters for eps? I'm running Windows XP on a Pentium 4 dual core 3GHz PC with 1GB RAM. The eps files were exported from CorelDraw 10 with a low-res tif preview. Cheers Dave -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Dave Reynolds Phone: (64) (3) 358 1029 Senior Technical Author Fax: (64) (3) 359 4632 Tait Electronics Ltd Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 1645 Christchurch New Zealand ======================================================================= This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by reason of this transmission. If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no other act on the email. Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or corrupted during transmission. ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
