Re: [orca-list] systemrequirements for orca?

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

I suppose it's reasonable that running additional apps will consume
additional resources, i.e. performance is faster without orca, but these
numbers below seem excessive to me. They are also not what I'm currently
experiencing under F-8 on my 2.4Gz cpu system. I don't use Evolution,
but have not seen noticable lag with Alt+F4, the file browser, or
Alt+F2.

Janina

Luke Yelavich writes:
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> On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:01:59AM EST, Halim Sahin wrote:
> > 1. Nautilus:
> > It takes sometimes 30 Sek to get a browseable file window if opening a
> > folder with a few hundret files in it.
>
> Yes, I get the same behavior, and my primary system is a P4 2.4Ghz, with 1GB RAM. As soon as I kill Orca, 
> the desktop is as responsive as it should be.
>
> > 2. closing a window with alt+f4 takes some times more than 3 or 4 sec.
> > At this time orca isn't able to do something else in other opened windows.
>
> The same, and again, when orca is not running, its responsive again.
>
> > 3. when you press alt+f2 it takes about 2/3 sec to get feedback from
> > orca and navigating in this dialog is a bit slow.
>
> Again, the same as above.
>
> > 4. opening the preferences menu in evolution takes on my machine CA. 7
> > Sec.
>
> Don't use Evolution, so I can't comment about that one.
>
> > My Questions:
> >
> > are this  problems accessibility related or are the mentioned apps 
> > in general slow.
>
> Well since I am able to use the desktop with no unresponsive windows when Orca isn't running, I'm given to 
> think that its either Orca itself, or something in the accessibility framework thats not working right, but 
> only manifests itself when Orca is using the framework to get information about the current application.
>
> > Do I need a faster Machine?
>
> No, I certainly don't think so.
>
> I am running Ubuntu Gutsy on the above mentioned machine, but since I spend the vast amount of my time in 
> the terminal, such responsiveness issues don't bother me when I am using nautilus etc, as I do so quite 
> rarely.
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