Re: why swap at all?

From: Bernd Eckenfels
Date: Tue Jun 01 2004 - 18:19:11 EST


In article <200406012000.i51K0vor019011@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> out (unlike some, I don't mind if Mozilla or OpenOffice end up out on
> disk after extended inactivity - but if my window manager gets swapped
> out, I get peeved when focus-follows-mouse doesn't and my typing goes
> into the wrong window or some such... ;)

Yes but: your wm is so often used/activated it will not get swaped out.
But if your mouse passes over mozilla and tries to focus it, then you will
feel the pain of a swapped-out x program.

Greetings
Bernd
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