[sugar] [PATCH] screenshots hurt

[Erik Garrison]

On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 06:50:00PM +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> 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.
> 

The user will additionally notice that alt+tab events occur twice as
fast, and the latency in switching between activities is more
consistent.

> > 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).
> 

Right.

> > 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!

He certainly is!

Best,
Erik