[sugar] [PATCH] screenshots hurt

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Greg Smith <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tomeu,
>
> Pardon my ignorance but what are screenshots in this context? rtfm links
> welcome too.

These are used in the detailed view in the journal.

> Explain what is different about what the end user would see on the
> screen before and after this change. Then I can ask around and get some
> opinions on whether this is a cost worth bearing for greater performance.

The user would stop seeing thumbnails in the journal.

> Also, does this change improve the speed of "every frame appearance"?
> That has been a frustration for me. Users can turn off the frame but
> there's some important stuff there now (e.g. journal) so I think we need
> to make it work faster (especially make it go away faster).

Would make appear the frame faster, but wouldn't affect when it goes
away. For that we would need to use composition (an intended goal for
9.1.0).

> BTW Its great to see some progress on the performance front. Certainly a
> concern for our users. Also great to see Andres in the loop. He is one
> of the best engineers I have seen who can bridge the sur and devel/sugar
> lists.

Agreed!

Thanks,

Tomeu