Re: [Gimp-developer] OpenCL and GIMP tile size

[yahvuu <yahvuu gmail com>]

Hello Guillermo,

Am 17.06.2013 03:33, schrieb Guillermo Espertino (Gez):
> Some programs even offer preferences for 
> different tiles drawing.
> Outwards from center seems to be faster (actually it's a perceived 
> faster, not real faster) than rows from top left to bottom right.

i've stumbled across this effect, too. When the update is running
along two wavefronts, it seems the mind is valuing the halved distance
more than the halved speed. At least that's how i like to explain
this to myself ;)

Possibly related, there are some tricks to improve the perceived duration
when it comes to progress bars: http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/ProgressBars2


best regards,
yahvuu