Re: BUG: gnome terminal horrible performance

[Telsa Gwynne <hobbit aloss ukuu org uk>]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 10:18:18AM +1000 or thereabouts, Daniel wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 17:45, Carsten Weinberg wrote:
> > 
> > Ryan, as it is gnome-terminal is unusable. Even on my very fast machine
> > its much too slow.
> 
> Aargh.. just had to chime in... I use gnome-terminal every day for web
> development - I still haven't found a vim replacement with good enough
> syntax highlighting. I think it simply rocks.. I turn off the menubar
> and don't use tabs. The slowest pc here is an XP2000+ and it handles it
> beautifully. I really appreciate the anti-aliased fonts (I compile

Actually, I have been asking around about the causes of gnome-
terminal slowness. Anti-aliased fonts is apparently another of
the noticeable ones. 

Just for people's information, since it's something I haven't
seen mentioned here yet. 

Telsa