Re: Slow Ximian Gnome 1.4

i think one of the main reasons is that nautilus draws the desktop...open nautilus and in the preferrences make sure that nautilus does *not* draw the desktop (let sawfish or whatever do that instead)...now check again...hope this improves speed! but then, if you want a fast desktop there's alway

Re: Slow Ximian Gnome 1.4

Patrick Colbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I 'upgraded' my Gnome on 2.2.r3 to Ximian 1.4 and it now runs like a > dog. I have a P400 with 128Mb RAM and a Matrox G200, running top with > just a gnome terminal open shows 50% CPU idle with XSVGA and Nautilus > being the biggest CPU hogs (even thou

Slow Ximian Gnome 1.4

Hi I 'upgraded' my Gnome on 2.2.r3 to Ximian 1.4 and it now runs like a dog. I have a P400 with 128Mb RAM and a Matrox G200, running top with just a gnome terminal open shows 50% CPU idle with XSVGA and Nautilus being the biggest CPU hogs (even though all Nautilus windows are closed). On the same