Thanks. Don't worry I use fluxbox :) ...though I have KDE libs and GTK for some apps that I need.
Mhac On 4/15/05, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "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 > -- Mozilla Firefox 1 - getfirefox.com Mozilla Thunderbird 1 - mozilla.org OpenOffice.org 1 ============= http://mulingsilang.blogspot.com I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",) -- 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
