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

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 12/18/2015 07:20 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote:
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 18. Dezember 2015 um 06:53 Uhr

> > 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, ...

I said that because the GIMP splash screen displays a status area
where one can watch its progress in scanning and indexing all the
optional components.  When that's done, the splash screen closes and
the application opens.  It's fairly obvious.

:o)