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

[Ross Martinek <triarius12 gmail com>]

Different OS: MacBook Pro, 2.66 Ghz intel Core i7, 8 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3, OS 10.6.8, GIMP 2.8 without a lot of 
bells and whistles: Launch time 4.8 sec.

Gimp is like a high performance aircraft, say an F-16. Superbly agile and fast, but when you hang a max 
loadout of ordinance on it, not so much. So it helps a lot if you know before launch what you will need.

In that light, a feature, as an option, (by holding down "Option/Alt/<whatever>" at launch?) you get 
presented with a dialog of all the add-ons you have, select those you need.

Also comparing GIMP with Photoshop on the same platform, similar "ordinance load," GIMP leaves Adobe products 
in the mud. Adobe launch times: PS, 20 sec. Illustrator 28 sec.

Bottom line, if you want it to handle like a sports car, don't load it like a dump truck. Everything is a 
trade off. A little thoughtful planning (What tools am I likely to need for this project?) saves a lot of 
time and frustration. You might have to walk back to the toolshed occasionally, when inspiration strikes, but 
it was probably time to take a break, anyway. ;^}

Ross

On Dec 18, 2015, at 6:20 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote:

> > Gesendet: Freitag, 18. Dezember 2015 um 06:53 Uhr
>
> > I just clocked the opening GIMP at 43 seconds flat, on an AMD 64
> > dual core system with 1.5 GB of RAM and Linux 17.  This is typical
> > of my experience on other platforms with other versions of the GIMP,
> > going back at least to GIMP 2.6 on a very adequate office
> > workstation running Windows XP.
> >
> > Here's the reason:
> >
> > 172 brushes
> > 112 script-fu scripts
> > 92 fonts
> > 1 python plugin
>
> You write "reason". Got any profiling data that supports this and pinpoints the exact reason for the delay? 
>
> I'm asking because I couldn't claim this myself without that kind of research, but you might have done it 
> already - you've probably checked whether startup is faster with less scripts, plug-ins and such, and 
> slower with more, ...
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Michael
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