===== Original Message From phil@dialsolutions.co.uk ===== On Monday 13 August 2001 19:56, Michael Brown wrote:

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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?

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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!

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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