Will using KDE programs use too much system resources?

[Biju Chacko]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 4/29/06, Mike Massonnet <mike.massonnet at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Le Friday 28 April 2006 17:19, Joe Klemmer a écrit:
>>> Yes and no. Loading them will also load the kde gunk which will
>>> stay loaded after the programs are closed but since the rest of the kde
>>> desktop isn't loaded it won't take up as much resources as it otherwise
>>> could.
>> Wrong, at least here. When I run a KDE application indeed I have the bunch of
>> KDE background applications but when I close the last KDE application the
>> backgrounds are also closed.
>>
>> Another point, a KDE desktop isn't in my guess that huge compared to the KDE
>> backgrounds. In addition are kwin, kdesktop and kicker with some applets.
>>
>> The KDE backgrounds without knotify take 38MB here and with it they take 50MB.
>>
>> Cheers ;)
>> Ps: KDE3.5.2
> 
> I think that we've pretty much come to the conclusion that if I want
> to continue using Kate I'd be better off just sticking with KDE. That
> leaves me two options:
> 1) Find another 256 MB of RD-RAM real cheap.
> 2) Find another editor that supports SFTP (fish protocol or otherwise)
> and internal bookmarking.
> 
> Anybody know such an editor? Or have so much spare RD-RAM?

gvim. If you're not very familiar with vi I'd suggest cream.

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