Hi all,
I am a new user. When I run Inkscape on Windows Vista, it starts fast, then runs slower and slower.
If I open task manager and look at processes, I can see the Memory (Private Working Set) - and as I watch it just keeps increasing. When I start Inkscape, it is using about 70 MB of ram.
I load the picture I am editing and it jumps up to 80 MB - still ok. But as soon as I start editing the picture, the memory starts growing - often by 6 MB at a time, until it is using over 1 GB of ram. At that point, I have to exit Inkscape and then either restart the computer or wait about 10-15 min before it actually exists (at least according to task manager.)
All the other programs I watch in task manager have the memory used grow and shrink as they perform various tasks. Only Inkscape keeps growing and by such a large value. And the higher the memory used, the longer it takes for things to happen. Even if I do the same thing (move a group of lines, etc.)
Any idea of what setting I might change to fix this?
Just Me
On Sunday 02 January 2011 20:46:40 Fletcher Johnson wrote:
Hi all,
I am a new user. When I run Inkscape on Windows Vista, it starts fast, then runs slower and slower.
If I open task manager and look at processes, I can see the Memory (Private Working Set) - and as I watch it just keeps increasing. When I start Inkscape, it is using about 70 MB of ram.
I load the picture I am editing and it jumps up to 80 MB - still ok. But as soon as I start editing the picture, the memory starts growing - often by 6 MB at a time, until it is using over 1 GB of ram. At that point, I have to exit Inkscape and then either restart the computer or wait about 10-15 min before it actually exists (at least according to task manager.)
All the other programs I watch in task manager have the memory used grow and shrink as they perform various tasks. Only Inkscape keeps growing and by such a large value. And the higher the memory used, the longer it takes for things to happen. Even if I do the same thing (move a group of lines, etc.)
Any idea of what setting I might change to fix this?
Just Me
Sounds like a phenomenon called memory leak. What version of Inkscape are you using?
John,
I am using the most current version. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it as well, but to no avail.
Just Me
-----Original Message----- From: John Culleton [mailto:john@...1668...] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 6:21 AM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Memory sucked away... why?
On Sunday 02 January 2011 20:46:40 Fletcher Johnson wrote:
Hi all,
I am a new user. When I run Inkscape on Windows Vista, it starts fast, then runs slower and slower.
If I open task manager and look at processes, I can see the Memory (Private Working Set) - and as I watch it just keeps increasing. When I start Inkscape, it is using about 70 MB of ram.
I load the picture I am editing and it jumps up to 80 MB - still ok. But as soon as I start editing the picture, the memory starts growing - often by 6 MB at a time, until it is using over 1 GB of ram. At that point, I have to exit Inkscape and then either restart the computer or wait about 10-15 min before it actually exists (at least according to task manager.)
All the other programs I watch in task manager have the memory used grow and shrink as they perform various tasks. Only Inkscape keeps growing and by such a large value. And the higher the memory used, the longer it takes for things to happen. Even if I do the same thing (move a group of lines, etc.)
Any idea of what setting I might change to fix this?
Just Me
Sounds like a phenomenon called memory leak. What version of Inkscape are you using?
On Monday 03 January 2011 17:15:41 Fletcher Johnson wrote:
John,
I am using the most current version. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it as well, but to no avail.
Just Me
-----Original Message----- From: John Culleton [mailto:john@...1668...] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 6:21 AM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Memory sucked away... why?
On Sunday 02 January 2011 20:46:40 Fletcher Johnson wrote:
Hi all,
I am a new user. When I run Inkscape on Windows Vista, it starts fast, then runs slower and slower.
If I open task manager and look at processes, I can see the Memory (Private Working Set) - and as I watch it just keeps increasing. When I start Inkscape, it is using about 70 MB of ram.
I load the picture I am editing and it jumps up to 80 MB - still ok. But as soon as I start editing the picture, the memory starts growing - often by 6 MB at a time, until it is using over 1 GB of ram. At that point, I have to exit Inkscape and then either restart the computer or wait about 10-15 min before it actually exists (at least according to task manager.)
All the other programs I watch in task manager have the memory used grow and shrink as they perform various tasks. Only Inkscape keeps growing and by such a large value. And the higher the memory used, the longer it takes for things to happen. Even if I do the same thing (move a group of lines, etc.)
Any idea of what setting I might change to fix this?
Just Me
Sounds like a phenomenon called memory leak. What version of Inkscape are you using?
Presuming Inkscape 48, if there is a setting for the number of undo items in the stack (my books are packed away for the moment) then reducing that number might help.
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