> Where are you getting the GIT short versions from?

GIT_VERSION="`git shortlog . | grep -E '^[ ]+\w+' | wc -l`"

> What TDE widget style are you using?

I use KDE 2 window decoration and KDE Classic widget style. I don't use themes.

> And finally, can you/would you be willing to bisect the GIT tree to find
> the offending commit?

Sure, I'm willing but don't know how. Further, which module should be bisected? tqt3? tdelibs? tdebase? All three?

With that said, the lines you asked me to comment out were from commits 37a8b8a9 and 79dfe5ba of Nov. 4, which fits the time frame in question. That is, I see no slowness in launch times from my Oct. 30 package set but see them in my Nov. 10 package set.

Darrell