On 2009-09-15, pansz wrote: > Tim Chase ??????: > >> This could be a problem if you compiled vim with the X11 > >> libraries and your display is not set properly. Try to start > >> vim with a -X (that's a capital X) and see if there is a > >> difference. > > > > This manifestation of slowness usually triggers a much longer > > (20-30 second?) delay while vim hunts for X. When you get that > > long console-vim startup, the -X is the first suggestion. > > It won't take 20-30 seconds, I've done an experiment right now: > > start vim, it starts instantly. (roughly 0.3 second) > > corrupt the X setting, then start vim, it takes 2 seconds to start. > > start vim with -X, it starts instantly, (roughly 0.2 second). > > repeat the test 3 times and I've got the same result. > > I use screen for this test, I corrupt X setting by attach to screen in > another computer.
It depends on your operating system. On HP-UX, it took a few seconds. On Solaris, it took several tens of seconds. Regards, Gary --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
