On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 16:38 -0400, Richard Querin wrote: > I'm not entirely sure if this is the appropriate mailing list for this > question (apologies if it's not): > > I've got a relatively new machine (P4-3Ghz w/ 1GB ram). It is running > Ubuntu linux 6.06. All GTK based apps are taking a minimum of 10sec to > appear on the desktop once launched. I've asked the question > repeatedly on the ubuntu forums with no luck yet. I installed the > linux-686-smp kernel and the prelink package and everything launched > fast all of a sudden. Then, after installing other apps (such as F- > spot and ipodder), application launching again slows down. Non-gtk > apps seem to launch quickly. > > It appears as though each gtk-based app is having trouble loading the > libraries. Everything runs right after it launches, but it takes ages > to launch. > > Also, if I leave an app open (say Gedit, or Terminal), then launching > a 2nd instance of Gedit or Terminal will happen quickly (1-2 sec). > Dunno if that gives any clues. > > Where should I be looking to determine if this is the problem? > Anybody have any suggestions? count the number of fonts you have installed on your system. _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
