Dear Tom, Thanks a lot for enlightening me.
Max > The first time you launch an application on OS X, the OS does > something called pre-binding. This is an attempt by the OS to speed > up subsequent launches by optimising the mach-0 linker. OS X also > uses smart caching to speed up the launch of apps that you have used > recently or used a lot. > > Other explanations have to do with Disk Fragmentation, Available > (unwired) RAM, CPU speed differences between the machines you are > testing on. Once you drop below a certain RAM threshold (I find it to > be about 512MB) launching apps slows down exponentially. > > The only way you can optimise launch speed is to try and trim your > executable size. Loading all resources externally helps a lot (store > you resources inside the app bundles resources file instead of > dragging them into the project). > > - Tom > > On 21/02/2007, at 9:28 PM, Maximilian Tyrtania wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> Here is something I don't understand. My application would launch >> after only >> 4 bounces in the dock on my machine, but on other machines it would >> bounce >> maybe 30 times. What could possibly cause this and is there >> something I can >> do about it? I'm using RB 2007 and i am seeing this on MAC OS X >> 10.4.8. on >> both Intel-machines and PowerPCs. >> >> TIA! >> >> Max >> >> Maximilian Tyrtania | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> fischerAppelt Kommunikation GmbH >> Tucholskystr. 18 | D-10117 Berlin | Germany >> Tel. ++49-30-726146-728 | Fax ++49-30-726146-710 >> www.fischerAppelt.de >> Sitz der Gesellschaft: Hamburg >> Standorte: Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, München >> Die Gesellschaft ist Teil des Everpublic Networks >> Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hamburg, HRB 49259 >> Geschäftsführer: Andreas Fischer-Appelt, Bernhard Fischer-Appelt >> >> +++ Holmes Report kürt fischerAppelt zur "Deutschen Agentur des >> Jahres >> 2006" +++ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: >> <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> >> >> Search the archives: >> <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
