This new test-version runs without typing lags on my G4 1.25Ghz,
768MB, Tiger.
I have tested this on a new document as the typing lag I experienced
with the first rc-Release happened independently of the document
length and always.
Though I have to say that the startup time for the PPC-only Version
is shorter.
Would it be so bad to have two separated Versions for PPC and Intel
Macs?
Greets,
Johannes
This note is for PPC Mac users only. (Intel Macs are not affected
by this.)
LyX-1.5.0 RC 1 for Mac was originally released as a universal
binary, and that release was quite slow for PPC Macs. I have just
posted a new version that should improve speed on PPC Macs, and I'd
like for people experiencing speed issues with the original release
to try this one instead. It can be found here:
<http://edisk.fandm.edu/bennett.helm/LyX/LyX-universal-test.app.zip>
If you're willing to test, please report on the following:
1. Do you experience a lag between what you type and when it
appears on screen with this new version? Please try this in normal
text as well as in insets, like footnotes, and math and note
environments.
2. If you do experience a typing lag, please provide some detail as
to the circumstances you find it:
* How big is your document?
* Does it have equations? (Lots?)
* Does it have figures? (Lots?)
* When do you notice it most?
3. Provide some details about your computer: processor type (G3,
G4, G5) and speed, Mac OS version, amount of RAM.
If any of you are compiling your own versions of LyX, please
compare the new version I've just posted against the version you
compiled. Is one noticeably faster than the other? (Try timing how
long it takes to page down through the User's Guide, e.g. -- but do
it twice, reporting the times from the second run for each version
of LyX.) Also, please provide details of how you compiled LyX,
including:
* configure flags
* Qt version
Thanks.
Bennett
