On Sun, 2005-08-28 at 00:27 +0100, Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro wrote: > On Sun, 2005-08-28 at 00:05 +0100, Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro wrote: > > > > > > Thoughts? Should xrdb be turned off by default? > > > > IMHO a much better solution would be to simply delay running xrdb > > until after the splash screen disappears. This way people can get at > > their business quicker, while xrdb runs in background. > > Sorry. I replied before reading the full thread. :-\ > > What you say about IO taking place later is true, but consider that a > typical user takes a few seconds to decide what to do after the desktop > "finishes loading". Once the splash screen disappears and the file > manager and panel are fully loaded, it's as if the desktop was loaded. > That's what counts. Why not in addition to delaying running xrdb (or any other unimportant startup processes) simply renice it to say 20? -- Alan. "One must never be purposelessnessnesslessness."
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