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GNOME Music is fast again

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Georges Stavracas
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Yo GNOMErs! It’s been a while, huh?

Yesterday I was with a very strong headache, and I couldn’t sleep. So I decided to listen to some classical music and see if I could relax a little bit. What a great chance to try GNOME Music again!

Well, it wasn’t such a please. My music collection is large, literally over 9000, and Music took a f*cking minute to be ready. No. No no no no.

I was in a suboptimal health state, but oh boy that’s not acceptable. So, in another sleep-deprived night, here’s what happened:

14 responses to “GNOME Music is fast again”

  1. jk Avatar
    jk

    eheh I have ~20.000 songs, gnome-music simply NEVER gets ready 🙂

    Reply
    1. feaneron Avatar
      feaneron

      I know that feeling!

      Reply
  2. razvanchitu Avatar
    razvanchitu

    What was the issue?

    Reply
    1. feaneron Avatar
      feaneron

      The issue was GtkIconView, with it’s O(n³) algorithms 🙂

      It was replaced by GtkFlowBox and the problem is gone.

      Reply
      1. razvanchitu Avatar
        razvanchitu

        Holy… and I thought an accidental quadratic in Nautilus was bad.

        Reply
  3. Lapo Calamandrei Avatar
    Lapo Calamandrei

    Stop doing that, I’m starting to wish you sleepless nights pal 🙂

    Reply
    1. feaneron Avatar
      feaneron

      Sorry! 😛

      Reply
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  5. tapsiturtle Avatar
    tapsiturtle

    Hi,

    this is one point why i’m still using Rhythmbox. When will your updates be in master?

    Reply
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