#7742 HIGH 8.2.0 (: 4sec(!!) activity launch splash screen regression, no longer fast enough to be helpful.

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#7742: 4sec(!!) activity launch splash screen regression, no longer fast enough to
be helpful.
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   Reporter:  garycmartin  |       Owner:  marco                            
       Type:  defect       |      Status:  new                              
   Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)             
  Component:  sugar        |     Version:  Development build as of this date
 Resolution:               |    Keywords:                                   
Next_action:  diagnose     |    Verified:  0                                
  Blockedby:               |    Blocking:                                   
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Comment(by garycmartin):

 Sorry for delay. OK, so I've just: Moved my data and datastore directories
 out of the way; rebooted; checked that journal was showing empty; allowed
 the neighbourhood to finish populating; checked top to make sure there are
 no cpu intensive processes. Using Paint activity as the test case, after
 clicking in the home view ring, or resuming from the Journal (once it's
 been launched once already), it's taking 3 seconds before the launch
 splash screen starts to display. So perhaps a slight improvement after
 removing all Journal entries, but not much. Anything else you want me to
 try?

 Observation (with near empty Journal and repeated launch tests): Some
 activities are consistently worse than others. 5sec=TurtArt. 4sec=Geoquiz,
 Implode. 3sec=Pippy, Paint, Moon. 2sec=Record, Words, Write, Chat, EToys.
 1sec=Terminal, Log, Analyse, BlockParty. Why should the launch splash
 screen take any less or more time dependant on activity?

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7742#comment:3>
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