[sugar] composite memory usage [was Re: frame auto-visibility configuration]

[Eduardo H. Silva]

Ok, after more than one hour of exclusively using the XO with
composition, the system "froze" when I clicked on the "Freedom Fry"
picture at fsf.org. I had running:
1 Terminal, 1 XoIRC, 1 Log, 1 Browse, 1 Write, 1 text clipping in the clipboard

Eduardo

2008/9/27 Eduardo H. Silva <hoboprimate at gmail.com>:
> 2008/9/25 Erik Garrison <erik at laptop.org>:
>> We can file bugs on these issues prior to pushing composite into a
>> build.  Please file a ticket and add the tag 'composite', and describe
>> the test setup.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:27:59PM +0100, Eduardo H. Silva wrote:
>>> Just to follow-up with trying it, while at first the feeling of using
>>> composition was of a more responsive system, I did see performance
>>> degrade as I launched more activities and used it more. The saving
>>> grace was that there never was any ugly visual redraws (other than
>>> when a new activity is launching).
>>
>> How many activities could you comfortably run?
>
> I didn't keep a watch on this. I've installed the latest 8.2 build,
> and will use composition by default, and file tickets as I find them,
> and then came back to this thread to answer you better.
>
>>
>>> Plus, there are a few bugs, like new activities launched after
>>> composition is turned on show their text in a smaller size (like in
>>> Browses address bar, and in its Back button palette).
>>
>> Strange, I haven't noticed this.  Please file a ticket with a test case
>> to demonstrate.
>
> Strange, I'm not seeing this now. Anyway, like I said above, I'll keep
> it on, and fie tickets as I see bugs.
>
>> Erik
> Eduardo
>