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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] kde applications
- From: "Ian.lynch2" <Ian.lynch2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 16:40:26 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <3B797A37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>===== Original Message From phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
>On Monday 13 August 2001 19:56, Michael Brown wrote:
>
>> KDE applications now start up via kdeinit. KDE utilises a support
>> environment which includes the DCOP inter-application communications
>> program and the ksycoca configuration cache. These are normally started
>> up when KDE itself starts, so KDE applications will launch quickly when
>> started from KDE. When you start a KDE application from outside KDE, it
>> has to start up the support environment first, which is what is causing
>> the added delay under IceWM.
>
>The trick I'm looking for is probably getting the kde support environment up
>and running as the desktop boots so that the KDE apps can take advantage of
>Sycoca etc. Anyone know how?
>
>> As far as magic tricks go, my best recommendation is to use the old,
>> small-memory machines as thin-client terminals. This will enable you to
>> run virtually whatever applications you want, without worrying about the
>> memory footprint. Of course, you will need a thin-client server, but for
>> the amount of time you seem to be investing in trimming the memory
>> footprint you could buy a thin-client server and pay to have it supported.
>
>If I can work out how to do this and make the information on how to do it
>freely available, I hope that the results of my work will benefit any
>interested school. Therefore, I am happy to ignore the fact that we could
>have bought a rack full of servers if I'd been charging for my time!
>
>> Just for reference, on the system that IRL/Fen Systems just put in to
>> Woodlands Junior School in Kent, StarOffice starts in around three seconds
>> flat.
>That's 3 times quicker than my 1200MHz AMD machine does it!
Yes I was pleasantly surprised when I first saw it in comparison with my AMD
500 running the Windows version of StarOffice at home. In fact I was so
impressed I have junked Windows at home altogether in favour of Linux but
unfortunately NTL have not maintained my cable connection since Sunday so I'm
on Twigger for my NTL E-mail! And my profile on Windows2ooo has corupted at
work so its B*%&^$*y computers.
regards,
--
IanL
>On Monday 13 August 2001 19:56, Michael Brown wrote:
>
>> KDE applications now start up via kdeinit. KDE utilises a support
>> environment which includes the DCOP inter-application communications
>> program and the ksycoca configuration cache. These are normally started
>> up when KDE itself starts, so KDE applications will launch quickly when
>> started from KDE. When you start a KDE application from outside KDE, it
>> has to start up the support environment first, which is what is causing
>> the added delay under IceWM.
>
>The trick I'm looking for is probably getting the kde support environment up
>and running as the desktop boots so that the KDE apps can take advantage of
>Sycoca etc. Anyone know how?
>
>> As far as magic tricks go, my best recommendation is to use the old,
>> small-memory machines as thin-client terminals. This will enable you to
>> run virtually whatever applications you want, without worrying about the
>> memory footprint. Of course, you will need a thin-client server, but for
>> the amount of time you seem to be investing in trimming the memory
>> footprint you could buy a thin-client server and pay to have it supported.
>
>If I can work out how to do this and make the information on how to do it
>freely available, I hope that the results of my work will benefit any
>interested school. Therefore, I am happy to ignore the fact that we could
>have bought a rack full of servers if I'd been charging for my time!
>
>> Just for reference, on the system that IRL/Fen Systems just put in to
>> Woodlands Junior School in Kent, StarOffice starts in around three seconds
>> flat.
>That's 3 times quicker than my 1200MHz AMD machine does it!
Yes I was pleasantly surprised when I first saw it in comparison with my AMD
500 running the Windows version of StarOffice at home. In fact I was so
impressed I have junked Windows at home altogether in favour of Linux but
unfortunately NTL have not maintained my cable connection since Sunday so I'm
on Twigger for my NTL E-mail! And my profile on Windows2ooo has corupted at
work so its B*%&^$*y computers.
regards,
--
IanL
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