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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