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  1. #1
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    Bug v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Dear Xara...

    With two or three documents on the Document Tab, when I now open my Xara Desktop application, I am now getting a much slower access time being delayed with slow "adding colours to documet" messages.

    It gets slow, the more documents open.

    With two unsaved, simple documents, I have a delay of almost 10 seconds on a fast machine.

    Acorn
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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Your timing was perfect, Acorn. I hadn't upgraded from 16.2 so I timed the start up with 3 tabs.

    From clicking the icon to fully loaded:
    16.2 - 7.57 seconds
    16.3 - 24.56 best, 28.50 worst out of 3 starts.

    i7 3.4GHz - 16GB RAM, 256 NVMe (3500/3300 read/write)

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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris M View Post
    Your timing was perfect, Acorn. I hadn't upgraded from 16.2 so I timed the start up with 3 tabs.
    From clicking the icon to fully loaded:
    16.2 - 7.57 seconds
    16.3 - 24.56 best, 28.50 worst out of 3 starts.
    i7 3.4GHz - 16GB RAM, 256 NVMe (3500/3300 read/write)
    Excellent proof Chris, over three times slower.

    Acorn
    Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
    When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat

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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Closed all the tabs and opened to a blank work area:

    Best - 23.09
    Worst - 27.87

    5 starts. Same observations as yourself, hangs at 97% Adding Colours To Document.

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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    I'm not getting any lag/hang with the trial version... so I guess the issue is with the stuff you don't get in the trial
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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Quote Originally Posted by handrawn View Post
    I'm not getting any lag/hang with the trial version... so I guess the issue is with the stuff you don't get in the trial

    Possibly the difference between overwriting vs fresh install? It loads an existing project file without issue. It appears to be just the initial starting up process.

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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    could be.. with the trial it's not easy to measure start up time but it's no slower than I would have expected..
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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    Hi Acorn,
    just to add some detail from my system regarding start up times (tried both settings two times after clean reboot and waiting for more than one minute).
    Startup with internet connetion enabled takes about 13 seconds.
    Startup with internet connetion disabled takes about 5 seconds.
    Didn't check before installation of 16.3.
    Installed from download location given in announcement (just as you did).
    Have a quite fast internet connetion, maybe that might explain the still acceptable 13 seconds.
    Maybe you also could try with internet plug removed, just to get an impression?

    BTW: In my current installation V12 starts in 29 seconds with internet enabled (have to click away one ad and wait for check for updates), and in 15 seconds with internet disabled (each only tried once). So V16 to me is an improvement.

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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    again for what it is worth my XDP 15.5, blocked in firewall, starts up in 3 seconds
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    Default Re: v16.3 - Slow Start-up Times

    I too have experienced a longer start up due to the adding colors to document. Even if the only document open has no content.

    This was an issue many versions ago and it appears to be back.

 

 

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