[colug-432] 200 line kernel patch

[Bill Baker]

I was wrong, there is no difference in CPU time between Vista-aero and
the default theme.

On Wed, 2010-12-15 at 01:26 -0500, Bill Baker wrote:
> Yes, I'm using the Vista-aero theme.  I also use no-script and there are
> not always flash elements, except when there is a video.  I tried
> disabling the theme and even though it's still using a lot of CPU time
> it seems a little bit faster now.  I like the Vista-aero theme because
> of the functionality it offers that you don't get with the default theme
> (the "blue square" context search similar to IE8).  I'd hate to not be
> able to use a theme just because it takes up so much processing time.
> Any other suggestions?
> 
> On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 13:18 -0500, Christopher Bumgarner wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Bill Baker
> > <bill_chris at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >         I'm opening the entire RSS folder (25 tabs) for
> >         PoliticalWire.com.  As I
> >         read each article, I close its tab.
> >         
> >         
> >         
> > 
> > Would you, by chance, have a theme installed in your Firefox? I have
> > noticed that certain themes will cause Firefox to hog CPU. If so, try
> > switching back to the default theme and see if the problem persists.
> > 
> > If you are using the default theme, then there may be a flash element
> > or something on each page that is causing the high CPU. There are
> > add-ons that can block flash.  I use no-script. It's a pain to use but
> > it's effective.
> > 
> > Chris 
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