Re: Is XFT/Xrender slow or what?

From: TCS (The-Central-Scrutinizer_at_p.o.b.o.x.com)
Date: 01/25/05

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    Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:52:07 -0600

    On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:31:42 +0100, Mirek Fidler <cxl@volny.cz> wrote:
    >TCS wrote:
    >> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:40:10 +0100, Mirek Fidler <cxl@volny.cz> wrote:
    >>
    >>>TCS wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:30:30 +0100, Mirek Fidler <cxl@volny.cz> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>>I know that Linux und X11 sucks when i comes to font handling but this
    >>>>>>is still year 13 of linux.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>Well, meanwhile, I have positively identified the problem to be XRender...
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>Anyway, you are right that this situation is quite strange. How is it
    >>>>>possible that nobody complains? How is it possible that most linux
    >>>>>apps/desktops are using fundamentally flawed design that makes all Linux
    >>>>>desktop perform like 486 machine?
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>Maybe most linux users aren't using an isa video board.
    >>>>
    >>
    >>
    >>>The problem persits on my 6600GT...
    >>
    >>
    >> Either your video hardware is crap, or the driver is.
    >>
    >> Most linux users are not experiencing anything but lightning fast
    >> video.

    >I have experienced crappy Linux desktop performance since I have tested
    >it for the first time, on any of many computers and gfx cards.

    Sure. Everybody is a liar but you. whatever.
    <plonk>

    >I think the real problem is that Linux users are unable to admit it. But
    >that will not solve the problem.

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