Subject: Re: Performance observation
From: Randy Kramer (rhkramer@fast.net)
Date: Sat Feb 03 2001 - 16:29:51 CST
Oops, the poor phrasing bug got me --
>(Difference in browsing habits: In Windows, I view one page, and start
> opening other links
*in new windows*
> that I think I want to look at, but keep returning
> to the original page to continue reading. When I'm done with that page,
> I close that window and start reading the next, following the same
> approach. Under Linux with konqueror, there seems to be a lot of
> overhead associated with opening a new window, so I try never to close a
> window. When I find a link I want to read, I copy and paste it in an
> open browser window which I've already read. It's a little more of a
> pain, but it lets Linux (under kde) be almost as responsive as Windows.
> In Windows I always run the Resource Monitor and pay attention. When it
> becomes obvious that I've leaked a significant amount of memory, I close
> windows without opening new ones until they are all closed, and then
> reboot. With this approach, I was rebooting Windows once every 60 to
> 160 operating hours and avoiding crashes.)
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