Re: s l o w t y p i n g

[Christopher Mattogno <topher mattogno ne mediaone net>]

That was it. Thank you very much.

Peace
'topher


On 15 Jul 2000, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:

> Are you using some sort of Gtk theme?  If so, then use the gnome control
> center to set the theme back to "Default" and you'll notice that problem
> go away. My guess is that you are using some sort of intense Gtk theme
> which will hog resources and slow things down. I tend to stick to the
> default style (grey buttons/etc) which, while it may not be as "pretty"
> to look at, is quite a lot faster.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> > 
> > I'm a newbie to gnome so pardon me if the answer is obvious.
> > 
> > I am running SuSE 6.4 with Helixcode Gnome (XFree86 3.3.6) on an AMD
> > K6-2/400 with 96 MB RAM and an 4MB ATI RAGE PRO video card.
> > 
> > I first noticed the problem after I installed Balsa, but it also does it
> > in gedit and gnotepad+, and to a lesser extent in Pan. I am no speed
> > typist so I know that ain't it, but when I type the screen is about 5-7
> > characters behind me, and when I stop it catches up. I plan on upgrading
> > my vid-card to a TNT2 but I highly doubt that will fix it.
> > 
> > Any pointers would most graciously appreciated :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Peace
> > 'topher