On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:40:37 -0800 Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: [Gnome sluggish, in particular gnome terminal) > Zero cost options: a) Reduce resolution, e.g. 1024x768 > b) Reduce color depth, e.g. 16-bit For gnome terminal in partcular, don't use it. Just set your default terminal to be xterm instead. Xterm opens instantaneously on even my oldest systems. (Even so, there may be something else causing the OP's problem. On my relatively slow laptop, gnome terminal opens in about three seconds. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Charles Taylor <tomalek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * Chemistry instructor / Mad scientist / Linux enthusiast! -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Web: http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/ --------------------------------------------------------------------
