http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/29/theme-speed/ "Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/29/theme-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Thomas Thurman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:14:03 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=245#comment-653 Yes, interestingly. I think it's because it involves printing text several times over, and text is an inherently expensive operation. This is somewhere SVG would really score, because of how it allows text to be styled with effects like "outline" and "shadow". Yes, interestingly. I think it’s because it involves printing text several times over, and text is an inherently expensive operation. This is somewhere SVG would really score, because of how it allows text to be styled with effects like “outline” and “shadow”.

]]> http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/29/theme-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Sam Thursfield Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:49:11 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=245#comment-652 So Ubuntu's default theme is also the slowest of all the common themes? So Ubuntu’s default theme is also the slowest of all the common themes?

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