Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-16 Thread Geoff Welsh
NoOp wrote: Just tested on a different machine (laptop w/Intel graphics): Firefox 5-7 fps SeaMonkey 5 fps Opera 12 fps. Apologies, I forgot to add: Chromium Version 20.0.1132.47: 24 fps. TenFourFox 17 on PPC G5: 6 fps GW ___ support-seamonkey

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-15 Thread Gabriel
On 15/12/12 05.05, NoOp ha scritto: On 12/14/2012 11:05 AM, NoOp wrote: ... BTW: I use linux & that option isn't available. Checked this page (it was on the 'return to' page & easier to see the fps): Linux: Firefox 17.0.1: 2 - 0 fps

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread NoOp
On 12/14/2012 08:05 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 12/14/2012 11:05 AM, NoOp wrote: > > ... >> BTW: I use linux & that option isn't available. Checked this page (it >> was on the 'return to' page & easier to see the fps): >> >> >> >> Linux: >> Fir

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread NoOp
On 12/14/2012 11:05 AM, NoOp wrote: ... > BTW: I use linux & that option isn't available. Checked this page (it > was on the 'return to' page & easier to see the fps): > > > > Linux: > Firefox 17.0.1: 2 - 0 fps (starts at 2 fps & then dr

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread NoOp
>> It's an interesting read about artificial benchmarks, but on checking >> the results in my computer one thing sprang out: >> I got very good results in Firefox 17, but very poor results in >> Seamonkey 2.14. From Cameron's explanation, the difference is related t

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread Tihomir
MCBastos wrote: > Addendum: apparently it was the about:config option > gfx.direct2d.disabled that was set to "true." > I reset it to the default value, and it became "false," and the > performance in the suspect benchmark improved noticeably. I suppose > other rendering will become faster too. I

Re: Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread MCBastos
rks, but on checking > the results in my computer one thing sprang out: > I got very good results in Firefox 17, but very poor results in > Seamonkey 2.14. From Cameron's explanation, the difference is related to > whether the browser is using Windows Direct2D or not. > > I

Direct2D?

2012-12-14 Thread MCBastos
results in Firefox 17, but very poor results in Seamonkey 2.14. From Cameron's explanation, the difference is related to whether the browser is using Windows Direct2D or not. I thought that (using Direct2D) was a Gecko feature that is shared between Firefox and Seamonkey. Am I wrong? Or is it a ma