[Bug 1797734] Re: slow calculator startup

[Paul Smith]

Hey, if my assertion incentivizes someone to figure out how to do that,
I'm more than willing to admit I was wrong :).

The thing is, IMO "fast enough" for a desktop calculator is pretty darn
fast.  In my opinion the current integrated DEB version is already slow
enough to be frustrating, so there's plenty of work in this area without
even considering the issue of snaps.  People just don't expect to have
to wait for a calculator on their computer: isn't calculating the thing
that computers were built for and are best at?!

I'm not suggesting we should do something like waste users' memory by
preloading the calculator app just so it can be ready to display a
window quickly, though.  In reality probably not enough people use the
app often enough to justify that.

Cheers!

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Title:
  slow calculator startup

Status in gnome-calculator package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The calculator starts very slowly. It's a tiny program, but it runs
  like a very big one. In previous versions of Ubuntu, the launch was
  normal, very fast.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: gnome-calculator (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Oct 14 08:40:06 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-06 (160 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-calculator
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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