[rescue] Slow modern GUIs (Desktops)

[Al Potter]

One of the things I've found is that a lot of the time, the XFree 
configurator that gets run for you at install sets you up with a 24 (or 
higher) bit display by default.  This applies mostly to x86 hardware of 
course and the the free UNIXs like linux and xBSD.

At typical desktop resolutions, that's a LOT of data to move around.

I've found that cutting that back to 16 bits helps performance a LOT, as 
does disabling some of the neater but more unnecessary "features" like 
transparent or translucent cursors, term windows, etc.



AL