Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp 2.8 blend time

[Michael Natterer <mitch gimp org>]

On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 15:11 +1000, Owen wrote:
> > So, I've recently switched from gimp 2.6 to gimp 2.8, and I found that
> > the time taken to draw gradients is far longer in 2.8 than in 2.6
> >
> > To test, I made a blank black canvas at 1024px, then drew a radial
> > gradient from center to edge.  2.6 drew it in under a second.  2.8
> > took 8.7 seconds to complete.
> >
> > Is this something that others have noticed?  Is it a result of the
> > move to GEGL?  Will it be fixed?
> 
> 
> 
> I just tried this on 2.9 (SUSE) and it did it in less than a second.
> 
> However all the "Shaped" gradients took ages, like a minute or more
> compared to a few seconds in 2.6

Known problem with GimpOperatrionShapeburst, will be fixed.

--Mitch