Speed Under Linux

[jamesarbrown]

Hi,

Still working with RC5, but finding its a bit slow, you click a tool, 1....2... redraw... click a tool, 1..2 redraw.

Its running under Gnome3 on Fedora which is uses video acceleration, so wondering if something to do with that. Is there anyway you can think that it can be sped up.... asside raw processor power?!

It should be ok
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6670 @ 2.20GHz

James

[andrew]

Did you use a utility to display the CPU usage while running QCAD 3 RC5 (e.g. top in a terminal)? The CPU might not be the issue at all.

[Edit: is this delay only noticeable when a tool is used for the first time after starting QCAD or also when using it again?]

[jamesarbrown]

Hi Andrew,

Yes I think you are right, I can see it peaking sometimes and rarely up at 50%, but generally for woking around 10-20%, 4% memory.

So was looking a bit further and think its the video rendering. Today the machine (being my laptop and undocked) at 1366x768 res seems to be better than when its plugged to external VGA (1920 res). It especially noticable when you select edit text (ie a large redraw), I have typed 3 4 chars before the box even can appear and misses those chars.

Click the edit tool today and I can count to 2sec before the new toolbar is there.

Messed around with Libre office and thats quick, so do not think its machine. Video acceleration is working fine, glxgears etc.

Its not a big deal, but it does seem less responsive than Qcad2.2, you have to set your mind to pause between each click and generally feels less productive.

James


Switch away from QCAD > Another App > QCAD > choose Edit tool = 6sec
Stay in Qcad choose edit tool =- 2-3sec, backup, select Edit tool again and its still 2-3 sec.

[andrew]

It could also be related to disk access. QCAD 3 reads a lot more information from disk at run time (script files, icons, user interface definitions). Though after using a tool once, these things are cached and it should be just as snappy as QCAD 2.