>> I'm using the latest GIT. >> >> I haven't done any deep digging but there is no doubt that >> Konqueror is opening much slower than I am accustomed. Any >> request to open Konqueror takes two or more seconds. This is >> a dual core system with 8GB RAM and SATA II disks. >> >> I have not seen this problem before. Only recently. >> >> I have an instance preloaded and always have had that option >> enabled, but what I see indicates this is not happening. >> Could there have been a patch in the past few weeks that is >> affecting preloading? >> >> I checked Konqueror in a virtual machine using a GIT package >> set that hasn't been updated in a couple of months. There, >> Konqueror opened right away, thereby confirming my >> observations in my normal system. >> >> A fresh profile makes no difference. >> >> Anybody else noticing this? > > Um, KMail too. > > I reverted to my package set from GIT short version 8443 Oct. 30 and both > Konqueror and KMail again open quickly. > > Tim, would the recent style engine patches cause apps to open slowly? > > Darrell It is possible, though that would definitely be considered a bug! I will run konqueror through callgrind and see if anything pops out. Tim