"Eduardo Tongson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Is there a way to know how much memory fonts in X use? I'm thinking of >> installing additional fonts (for brochures and other publications) but >> I am afraid if this would affect my machine's overall performance >> (thinking that this is only a laptop) :) > Adding fonts wont affect performance, they will only eat disk space.
True, and unless you use an X font server that would be the only hit. But if your laptop's on a network, you could just use that trick to outsource your fonts... Oh wait, it's a laptop nga pala :-P > >> Or are fonts dynamically loaded (and unloaded)? > yup but they are cached > > If you happen to extensively use a full pledged gui like gnome or kde, > use lightweight themes. Flashy gtk2 themes for example have adverse > effects on performance Very true, unless you've got a really fast laptop of the 64-bit kind with lots and lots of memory (both on mobo and on video card). -- Zak B. Elep out on a cafe, homebox is out cold :'( -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
