On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 17:43, RichardA wrote: > On 19 Jun 2003 16:39:10 -0400, Technoslick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> > > I did the same, Anne, and I found that while it works properly, its > > really s-l-o-w. Slow to start up and slow to move along the Web. I was > > under the impression that Galeon uses the Gecko engine of Mozilla, or > > something core to it. How can it be that a Gnome app on a KDE platform > > should outperform a neutral one like Mozilla? Is it my system or > > something else? > > > > The truth is I like the pop-up control and tab feature of Galeon over > > Mozilla...I think its better and more intuitive. Then there's the > > better import capability over Mozilla. That one makes no sense after > > how long Netscape has been competing with Internet Explorer! Still, I > > do recognize that Mozilla has aspects of it that makes it a better > > choice over Galeon..for one...lack of dependency on the Gnome project > > architecture and the lack of interaction with KDE. There are other > > reasons for my believing this. > > > > Any ideas why Mozilla would be so much slower? > > > > T > > Mozilla is a bit of a reference implementation, with the web page > composer, email client, exotic programmable interface and so on. Galeon > is the core html engine with a lightweight interface and nothing else, > so it's quicker.
On an AMD 500 MHz running under KDE 3.1.0, it's noticeable the difference between the two. I can mange with slow or long start-up. Running slower than the rest, that's bothersome. > > I read that this may change - that they'll split Mozilla into separate > programs. To speed the up programs, allow modular installation, what's their rationale? Thanks for the clarification. I'm just glad its now me or my computer. T
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