On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 11:03:46AM -0500, Alan Hoyle wrote: > I'm using the ZLib with ARMlet, but I can't answer that question from > experience.... I apparently missed out on the existence of non-ARMlet, > but OS5 compatible ZLib. I'd been using DOC compression until I saw the > recent post mentioning the ARMlet ZLib.... It does seem a touch faster > than DOC compression, but I don't have definitve proof.
I assume that you're speaking about the problem a while ago where plucker couldn't read zlib docs at all on OS5 devices? That problem wasn't exactly a zlib issue, but a bug in plucker's code itself. It's been fixed quite some time ago as there aren't any known issues with zlib support anymore. Try this out. Download and install the SysZLib.prc from http://palmzlib.sourceforge.net/zlib113-7.zip .. This is the same version that is installed on every other device and does not have ARM support. Things should slow down quite noticably compared to what you have now. Now reinstall the new SysZLib.prc from http://www.coopcomp.com/zlib-armlet/SysZLib.prc .. you should notice a nice speed increase. Note that when running the above two tests, you will need to be sure that you are loading UNIQUE PAGES of your document in order for the tests to be accurate. The reason behind this is that plucker cache's data about already viewed pages to make concurrent loads of the same page faster than the initial load, regardless of the zlib you have installed. Ofcourse, even if you don't notice much of a speed increase regardless of the zlib, trust me, you'll be better off in the long run if you just keep the one with arm support installed on your device :) -- Adam McDaniel Array.org Calgary, AB, Canada _______________________________________________ plucker-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
