On Fri, 04 May 2001 13:32:50 -0700, Justin H. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
somehow managed to type:
>Moz 2001042604: Mail window, browser open to cnn.com
>
>Data KB = 26,616 Code KB = 10,632 Total = 37,248
>
>IE + OE: one browser window to a local frameset (almost 0 graphics, some
>javascript). and one mail window.
>
>Data KB = 15,768 Code KB = 26,478 Total = 42,246
>
>That last one is thrown in there, not as a fair comparison, but to give
>a BASIS for comparison with a two-app system for browser/mail usage.
I'm not sure it's that unfair. I mean, if it's an accurate summation of
the memory usage of the two programs, then that's the memory you'd need to
achieve the same functionality with the alternative product. Fair enough.
That said, can you (or anyone) shed light on a few questions I have on the
way that count works?
* The MS applications are componentized. For example, both presumably make
use of the same HTML rendering component, rather than loading their own.
Would the size of that component be counted once or twice in that total?
* Ditto, by using native widgets, they're accessing library code shared
between them, and every other native application on the box. How do shared
libraries contribute to the total?
* A lot of Mozilla is interpreted. How much of the memory listed under
"Data" for Mozilla is actually code in disguise?
Charles Miller
