From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 08:23:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFAA816A55A for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:23:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from pit.databus.com (p70-227.acedsl.com [66.114.70.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 902F043FBD for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:23:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hACGNsp4039518; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:23:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: (from barney@localhost) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hACGNsQ1039517; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:23:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:23:53 -0500 From: Barney Wolff To: Sweetleaf Message-ID: <20031112162353.GA39168@pit.databus.com> References: <20031112160711.784E03FADE@server1.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031112160711.784E03FADE@server1.messagingengine.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.37 cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: open office X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:23:57 -0000 On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 08:07:11AM -0800, Sweetleaf wrote: > Does openoffice seem slow to respond to others? Clicking on a menu option > such as "file" as to open a file takes about 30sec to give me the drop > down menu. Also i have noticed there might be a problem with the way the > port built or installed gtk, go to the business card creator and you > should see just gibberesh instead of the wizzard layout. I am using the > openoffice in the 5-current ports which is 1.1.0. > > System: amd athlon-xp 1800 w/256 ddr 2700 ram > > freebsd-5-current with 5-current ports. Running same but with 1GB RAM (and dual Athlon 2200+, but I suspect that doesn't matter) I see no such problems. One hint is that with file/new/business-card clicked it takes 95MB RAM, so you may be seeing paging delays. Get more memory. Openoffice is a real hog - but I bless it for freeing me from my MS addiction. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.