Hello Bob,
> May I ask:
certainly, just hope I can answer. :-)
>
> What kind of app is it? A realtime video editor has different
> performance requirements than a forms-based DBMS front
> end. (-:
computational program called Ultrascan used to do mathmatical analysis of
analytical ultracentrifugation data (sure there are some subscribers at
the UofO that use it as well). Has a hefty GUI frontend as well.
> What kind/speed of network connection is it?
Ethernet-10Mbps (as long as you aren't on between 23:30 and 24:00 when the
OSU network seems to come to a standstill )-:)
> How many simultaneous users?
three at most, though more then likely none (one user at a time).
> Which X toolkit(s) does it use?
gtk+-1.2.8, hope this is what you are referring to.
> Characterize "slow". Slow startup, slow interaction,
> slow screen-painting, slow learners, ...
very slow to initialize then performance is fairly good until opening up
UltraScan, then it slows to a crawl again. Since the point of this work
is to allow users to use UltraScan, I am trying to find a better solution
which is secure (this box was hacked a year ago and seems to still get a
lot of attention though no further cracks to date).
/frank
