Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 41592
[performance]-OO.o should be preloaded during OS startup for faster loading later
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:31:33 UTC
Present scenario: If the user opts to have quickstart OO.o is loaded to the memory and the quickstarter is available [This quickstarter of OO.o is a very poor option as far as the user is concerned, with no additional options to open documents, create new documents etc. which is already an issue; I hope this also betters] What OO.o should do: Even if the quickstart is not opted by the user [one can be done away with if the following approach is opted] OO.o should load some code to memory so as to have a faster loading/performance when documents are opened from explorer [windows]. This might be some sort of taking the user for granted, but MS OFfice has been doing this throughout and still does this, so does the new Acrobat Reader 7.0. OO.o adds this shortcut to startup menu if the quickstart is opted for. Why should OO.o ask the user for this? As far as a person who opts to open and close documents frequently in a work atmosphere this 'extra' is not much to ask for. Ultimately performance is the issue. And the user will prefer to have a speedier OO.o. I am not a developer; so I feel Developers could contribute to how to bring this to work without much cuts in the total system performance and the like.
assigned to requirements
changed summary a bit.
"OO.o adds this shortcut to startup menu if the quickstart is opted for. Why should OO.o ask the user for this?" This is just plain nasty. Would it not be better to optimize code than burry defects under the user's nose? :-)
However, startup time and performance are really really important!!! It is very annoying to click on a document and then having to wait like I called for a pizza! Especially under linux the performance of the current 2.0 beta is unacceptable (kpoffice / abiword loads about 10 to 15 times faster). Also, how about a quick-viewer for oo-documents, for viewing e-mail attachments?
Supplement to my previous comment: After changing the value of Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> Memory -> Use for OpenOffice.org to 30 MB the startup-time could be increased about 50%. Also prelinking the libraries helped much. Shouldn't the memory setting be default at 20-30 MB?
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised is currently assigned to 'Requirements' pending review, but has not been updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html