Craig Ringer wrote in another context altogether: > As Scribus is single-threaded and single-process...
Out of interest, I was thinking of getting a faster machine, not least to get better Scribus performance. It would be nice to have everyday editing be a bit more responsive, but my biggest concern is printing, as printing a 53 document with even a few high resolution pictures seems to take an hour or so. If you need to print one draft a day, that's quite a pain. At the moment I'm using a three year old 1.8GHz single core CPU laptop with 2 gig of memory. Amount of memory doesn't seem to be a bottleneck, so my guess is that CPU and memory speed are likely to be the main rate determining characteristics. I'm now looking at upgrading to a dual core 2.4GHz machine with 4 gig of faster memory. I guess faster memory and CPU might improve editing speed a little, but I assume given Craigs comment, that the extra CPU core won't help much there. Is that right ? But will a second core help more with printing ? In other words, does any part of the printing process run in a separate thread that might benefit from a second core ? Many thanks, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant: Energy Audit, Carbon Footprint, Design Advice Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme, (EEAS), Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
