Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:41:59 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@freebsd.org> Cc: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Note on my experience with Netscape 4.6 Message-ID: <374D2177.CA4A1AB8@uk.radan.com> References: <199905270030.TAA08669@dyson.iquest.net> <374CEF9F.2FE8CA45@uk.radan.com> <19990527122201.A7840@bitbox.follo.net>
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Eivind Eklund wrote: > > On Thu, May 27, 1999 at 08:09:19AM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > > "John S. Dyson" wrote: > > > > > > Gang, > > > Didn't know where to post this, so just thought > > > that I'd tell you that if you are running the > > > Linux version of 4.6, give the FreeBSD version a > > > try if you can. It really seems LOTS faster on > > > startup, and might even be faster in general for > > > some reason. > > > > > > > Thanks for the tip. > > > > Have they fixed the crap text search algorithm yet? With 4.5 you > > measure the search time for large (couple of hundred KB) HTML docs in > > minutes! > > Actually, this does not seem to be a problem with the search > algorithm, but rather with something in the redraw code. The long > search time is due to memory use and swapping; Yes, my HD light doesn't flash, it stays on permanently. > I don't know exactly how it manage to use memory, though. > > I do know the workaround, though: Move the requester where you enter > the search term outside the window where you have the actual webpage. I'll try it, thanks for the tip > (It is one of the weirdest bugs I know of...) > Wierd is an understatement. > Eivind. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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