GnuCash on Windows XP
Richard Ling
richard at research.canon.com.au
Thu Oct 2 04:18:47 EDT 2008
Tommy Trussell wrote:
> I can't comment on the Windows version (as I have never run it) but on
> my 550mhz Pentium system running Ubuntu 8.04, a single instance of
> GnuCash takes about a minute to start up, plus the time to load the
> data file. Also, when I open multiple GnuCash data files at the same
> time, each one takes as much or more time to launch, so I presume each
> instance is not "sharing" any resources in memory.
>
> I believe some of the older versions of GnuCash launched faster, but I
> think anyone here would advise against running any of the 1.x versions
> or even older 2.x versions as significant bugs have been squashed.
>
> On the same Ubuntu system, OpenOffice, GIMP, and other apps launch
> much faster than GnuCash, so I presume there might be some
> optimization possible, but I'm sure stable functionality is higher up
> on the active developers' lists.
>
Thanks for that, it is really what I needed. Although all the replies have
been very helpful, as I hoped :-)
I kind of thought that GnuCash may be still a little early in the dev cycle
for my club. As has been said the problems I am experiencing are likely
third party libraries rather than GnuCash itself, it's a shame as GnuCash
looks very comprehensive in its functionality and I am quite impressed by
its documentation. I also like the way it can batch import QIF files from
several accounts and cross-match transfers between them. However its size
and current level of responsiveness on Windows would likely deter many from
discovering these advantages. I think it has a bright future and I'll be
keeping a close eye on it.
Best regards
richard
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