Different OS: MacBook Pro, 2.66 Ghz intel Core i7, 8 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3, OS 10.6.8, GIMP 2.8 without a lot of bells and whistles: Launch time 4.8 sec.
Gimp is like a high performance aircraft, say an F-16. Superbly agile and fast, but when you hang a max loadout of ordinance on it, not so much. So it helps a lot if you know before launch what you will need. In that light, a feature, as an option, (by holding down "Option/Alt/<whatever>" at launch?) you get presented with a dialog of all the add-ons you have, select those you need. Also comparing GIMP with Photoshop on the same platform, similar "ordinance load," GIMP leaves Adobe products in the mud. Adobe launch times: PS, 20 sec. Illustrator 28 sec. Bottom line, if you want it to handle like a sports car, don't load it like a dump truck. Everything is a trade off. A little thoughtful planning (What tools am I likely to need for this project?) saves a lot of time and frustration. You might have to walk back to the toolshed occasionally, when inspiration strikes, but it was probably time to take a break, anyway. ;^} Ross On Dec 18, 2015, at 6:20 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: >> Gesendet: Freitag, 18. Dezember 2015 um 06:53 Uhr > >> I just clocked the opening GIMP at 43 seconds flat, on an AMD 64 >> dual core system with 1.5 GB of RAM and Linux 17. This is typical >> of my experience on other platforms with other versions of the GIMP, >> going back at least to GIMP 2.6 on a very adequate office >> workstation running Windows XP. >> >> Here's the reason: >> >> 172 brushes >> 112 script-fu scripts >> 92 fonts >> 1 python plugin > > You write "reason". Got any profiling data that supports this and pinpoints > the exact reason for the delay? > > I'm asking because I couldn't claim this myself without that kind of > research, but you might have done it already - you've probably checked > whether startup is faster with less scripts, plug-ins and such, and slower > with more, ... > > > -- > Regards, > Michael > GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
