[ale] dragging response times

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Friday 12 March 2004 07:19 pm, Walter Sams wrote:
> On Friday 12 March 2004 04:15 pm, Dow Hurst wrote:
>
> We have shut down Evolution and installed kmail/korganizer and
> do not seem to have the problem anymore- I think I will dump
> ximian and stick with the programs which the OS distribution
> automatically sets up and supports.
> I am looking into the kgroupware I would like the updated calendar
> and addressbook function.

Mandrake 10 comes with kroupware packages.  I haven't tried them yet, but I 
saw them.

Michael

> > Walter,
> > I've experience the same type behavior under SuSE 8.1, 8.2, and 9.0
> > depending on the hardware the install was on.  Three different cases of
> > hardware.  I would see typing delays or random hangs in the shell. 
> > Delays that were inexplicable in Mozilla while typing.  I now wonder if
> > there were SuSEplugger problems or a lower level USB or sound card module
> > problem.  I never got to the bottom of it.  Rebooting fixed it
> > temporarily, and relogging into KDE would fix it temporarily on some
> > hardware.  I never increased kernel or module logging so never got more
> > info out of the system.  I am sure that picking the right hardware is a
> > major part of having a happy system for those who aren't Linux gurus.  I
> > can only get so far before I run out of guruness or time.  My guruness is
> > limited. Dow
> >
> > walter Sams wrote:
> > > I was considering using KMail and KOrganize anyway, If the general
> > > concensus is that Mandrake doesnt like evolution then that would pretty
> > > much seal it.
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Walter Sams
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 08:36, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > >>On Wednesday 10 March 2004 07:27 pm, walter Sams wrote:
> > >>>I recently installed mandrake 9.1 on my network and notice that when
> > >>>typing emails or word processor documents, I get a severe pause after
> > >>>typing 18 or 20 words.  The cursor dissapears and no letters show up
> > >>>when I type for 10 or 15 seconds.  then everything I typed  (in the
> > >>>dark) pops on the screen and the program acts normal for a few more
> > >>>words.  This acts like a buffer problem to me.  How would one begin
> > >>>to identify and correct a problem like this?  I am not running any
> > >>>programs now that I did not run before I switched.
> > >>>
> > >>>I have an accounting program, evolution 1.2.2, a pyla fax gui and
> > >>>open office running.  I watched the system monitor to see if
> > >>>resources were used up but saw nothing, the scales never showed more
> > >>>than 3-6% usage
> > >>
> > >>I had this exact problem with Mandrake 9.2.  More specifically my wife
> > >>had it.  The only solution we found was to stop using evolution.  She
> > >>hasn't had it since moving to Mozilla for mail.
> > >>
> > >>I use Mandrake, but with kmail and have never seen the problem.
> > >>
> > >>I have had similar problems with various RedHat versions.  I solved it
> > >>once by killing autorun.  Mandrake doesn't use autorun, so that isn't
> > >>your problem.  Recently, I think it is due to my usb mouse becoming
> > >>unregistered.  The symptoms are slightly different--my mouse freezes,
> > >>but everything else is okay.  I think (hope) I've solved it just by
> > >>reseating my mouse in the socket.  I haven't noticed it lately.
> > >>
> > >>Michael
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