Hai guise, I have spent many, many hours watching the GIMP re-scan all its plugins, scripts, brushes etc. every time it is started. At least a week, since I have been using the GIMP for a long time, with a lot of optional components installed. I think it would be a Good Thing if there was a way for users to tell the GIMP to load up a LOT faster.
I understand the usefulness of having the GIMP rebuild its library of components every time it is started: Add or remove a script, plugin or etc. and viola, the change takes effect when the GIMP is started, without further user intervention. That's the only sensible default behavior. But I think it might also be very useful if there was a configuration option that would prompt the GIMP to save all this configuration data to a file the first time the program is started with the "fast open" option enabled, and load the configuration from that file on startup from then on. I imagine that would be a lot faster than building a new configuration from scratch at start time, every time. That's just my imagination, of course. I would like to know what people who /really/ understand the GIMP start up process think about this. If saving and reloading configuration data would enable the GIMP to start "a lot" faster, an option for that would be popular with "a lot" of users. When the user adds or removes components while a fast start mode is enabled, the GIMP could be prompted to rescan its directories via a configuration menu option. Alternately, the splash screen could have a dialog for that, i.e. buttons for "Start Now" and "Rescan Plugins." So, what do y'all think? Would this actually work, and if so, would you want it? :o) Steve _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
