Re: gnome-panel & gnome-applets?

[Patryk Zawadzki <patrys pld-linux org>]

On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Sandy Armstrong
<sanfordarmstrong gmail com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Frederic Crozat <fred crozat net> wrote:
>> for nvidia, gnome-shell is not usable with proprietary driver
> What do you mean by this?  Every time I've tested on nvidia hardware
> with the proprietary driver, shell performance has been totally
> usable.  It's not lightning fast, but I don't think any hardware
> change would fix that.

Here both nvidia binary and nouveau are usable to the point where you
have 2-3 full-screen windows open. Then it starts to slow down
exponentially with each window you keep open. I've tested this on
GeForce 8600M GS and an older Quadro (can't give exact model as this
computer is in my office).

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Patryk Zawadzki