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

[Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com>]

On 12/18/2015 01:11 PM, Ross Martinek wrote:
> Bottom line, if you want it to handle like a sports car,
> don't load it like a dump truck.

GIMP comes with a whole lot of default installed plug-ins. I've compiled 
GIMP from source with most of the plug-ins disabled (there aren't very 
many "installed by default" plug-ins that I actually use in day-to-day 
editing). Not only does GIMP start faster, but it compiles faster, too.

So the many default GIMP plug-ins can be added to the list of things 
that cause GIMP to take longer to load, that it might be nice for users 
to have the option to not load.

Elle