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[Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx>]

It doesn't hurt to try. Transparency in Windows 7 usually makes the computer run slower, but makes too little of a difference to be noticeable. My guess would be that this same thing happens in Unity. Even though it may be unnoticeable if this is the case, it still matters, because there are people who run tests of speed and performance and put those online and make blog posts about them. I am thinking if anybody or blog would do that, it would probably be OMG! Ubuntu! Thanks!!!

On May 25, 2012, at 3:43 AM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <mikkel.kamstrup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 05/24/2012 03:28 PM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>> Hi Team,
>> 
>> I just had an idea that may speed up Unity even further. We could
>> perhaps make transparency behind the launcher an option, so that if
>> users choose to disable it, their computer's performance and speed
>> should run a bit smoother. Just an idea :) Thanks!
> 
> Sorry, do you have any data to back up the argument that anything would be measurably faster with launcher transparency disabled? Without any hint of evidence I don't think this is worth spending time on.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I'd love to make everything perform better, but we need a way to gauge this rigorously, otherwise we're shooting in the dark.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mikkel
> 
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