Re: [Gimp-user] Idea/Request: Fast start mode for GIMP

["Owen Cook" <owen cook gmx com>]

> > Presently using GIMIP 2.8.10 on Linux Mint.  The slow startup due to
> > rescan of all plugins & etc. is a feature, not a bug; I have
> > observed it across all the versions on all platforms I have used.
>
> Can we get some absolute numbers?


Using a 2.7GHz AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ the startup time is less than 3 seconds with 
2.8.10 (Linux Mint 17.1)

Git edff1d0 also started in about 3 seconds on the second start. Wasn't counting for the first start, but 
sure it was more than 3 secs.


Fast enough for me !!


Owen