[sword-devel] SwordReader PocketPC and SmartPhone CAB files.

[David Trotz]

Ben,
For reference what verses did you use for this example, and what were
the machine specs?
David

Ben Morgan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There are two things to note here:
> a) the ESV is a compressed module (uses the zText driver).
> The zText driver is quite a bit slower than the rawtext one (around
> 20-30x slower!)
> Here are the times taken to getRawEntry for a compressed and
> uncompressed ESV:
> uncompressed: 1.89 seconds (this is a good length of time)
> compressed: 40.461 seconds (this isn't)
>
> This is a tad depressing - especially since all new modules seem to be
> being compressed.
>
> b) the osishtmlhref filter is quite slow.
> It took 72 seconds to render the text got above. The plain filter took
> 10 seconds.
>
> Also, just because a tag is stored inline doesn't mean its faster to
> leave it on. If it is turned off, the tag will be stripped out, which
> should be a good deal quicker than processing it.
>
> God Bless,
> Ben
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness,
> but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish,
> but that all should reach repentance.
> 2 Peter 3:9 (ESV)
>
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Troy A. Griffitts
> <scribe at crosswire.org <mailto:scribe at crosswire.org>> wrote:
>
>     David,
>
>     You of all people should know this... :)  SWORD stores all the tags
>     inline in the text.  When you start turning things OFF is when all the
>     filters have to do work to remove things.  If everything is left on,
>     then the text is just handed back as it was stored.  I'm still not
>     convinced. :)
>
>            -Troy.
>
>
>
>     David Trotz wrote:
>     > Troy,
>     >> Just a note regarding the comment that the SWORD engine take >
>     6 seconds
>     >> to render psalm119...
>     >>
>     >> If this is the case there is a bug somewhere.
>     >>
>     > Perhaps there is a bug, because...
>     >> It usually takes < 6 seconds to render an entire Bible to a
>     file on a
>     >> low end PC, which I'm guessing is about the same power as
>     todays handhelds.
>     >>
>     >> My guess is that the extreme amount of tags in the text is
>     taking the
>     >> HTML renderer the time.
>     >>
>     > ... it takes my HTML renderer very little time (1s for Psalm 119
>     w/ full
>     > markup in ESV) to render any given text. I have tested this by
>     > preloading text from a file then shoving it into the HTML
>     renderer. But
>     > as soon as we start to query sword for text from a module we take a
>     > significant performance hit. Its only if I turn off all the extra
>     > features in the text such as strong's numbers or footnotes in
>     ESV that
>     > things are very fast. Perhaps you can look at how we are pulling
>     text
>     > from sword and see if there is something wrong with our methodology?
>     >> Just trying to pass the buck until someone PROVES to me that we
>     need
>     >> optimization in the engine. :)
>     >>
>     > I understand that all too well. ;-)
>     >
>     > BTW have you given it a run on your new smartphone?
>     >
>     > In Christ,
>     > David Trotz
>     >
>     > _______________________________________________
>     > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel at crosswire.org
>     <mailto:sword-devel at crosswire.org>
>     > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
>     > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel at crosswire.org
>     <mailto:sword-devel at crosswire.org>
>     http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
>     Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel at crosswire.org
> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page