On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 23:05, Taso Hatzi wrote: > A 'make -j2 modules' (for example) from the Gnome desktop > makes the computer practically useless for anything else, > eg multi-second delays in cursor movements on screen. > This on an XP1800 with 512MB RAM. > > Doing the same under KDE is fine, eg the job grinds away > and I can still use the computer. Did the Gnomers take a leaf > out of the MS programming manual? Are you using transparency with gnome-terminal? The Gnome 2 terminal normally seems just fine, but with transparency turned on, it's *really* slow for some reason. -- Jens Knutson <jensknutson@yahoo.com> UpEvil.net -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
