Re: gtk-engines

[bob kehs ksd org]

I just think the new fixed gtk-engines should be released. It is silly to
make people wait for something as minor as a setting moving from one
package to another.

On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, James M. Cape wrote:

> bob@kehs.ksd.org wrote:
> > 
> > I saw the gory details.
> > 
> > I do have the disable_imlib_cache=false in my Gnome file
> > Gnome seems to be ignoring it now. I was under the impression that using
> > the newer gtk-engine stuff would automaticly enable the cache.
> > 
> > When is imlib 2 supost to be out. Most themes are based on the pixmap
> > engine. Breaking most themes due to a simple setting seems silly.
> > 
> > The gtk-engines in cvs fixes it. It is required for the snapshot of
> > .99.5. It should be available.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, James M. Cape wrote:
> > 
> > > bob@kehs.ksd.org wrote:
> > > >
> > > > could someone release the new gtk-engines?
> > > > .99.5 breakes the pixmap caching unless the new gtk-engines are there.
> > > >
> > > > Everything is dog slow with the pixmap engine. :(
> > >
> > > This list just went down that path about a week or two ago. Check the
> > > archives for all the gory details. Best answer is to wait for the
> > > near-complete rewrite of Imlib for Imlib 2.0, until then, turn on
> > > Imlib_Caching in ~/.gnome/Gnome and/or don't use the Pixmap Engine.
> > >
> > >     Jim Cape
> 
> When is Linux 2.4 going to be released? I don't know, and I'd bet that
> even Raster can't give you a release date. What I meant was that if you
> don't want Gnome to run slowly, and it is running slowly because of
> Pixmap-engine-based themes, then don't use those themes.
> 
>     Jim Cape
>     http://www.jcinteractive.com
> 
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>      are more equal than others."
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