[Therion] loch performance issues on linux

[Thomas Holder]

Hi Stacho,

thanks for your reply.

> Unfortunately, I have no idea... :(
 >
> OpenGL commands for Linux/Windows version are basically the same - so
> it must be something very specific. Have you tried some simple models
> - e.g. no surface, no walls, just centerline? Or turning off some
> parts of the display - e.g. indicators?

with simple models the flickering is less annoying and loch is quite 
usable. But that doesn't help very much, since my particular goal was to 
visualize the cave with surface and walls.

Btw. I get similar flickering with Aven.

Regards,
   Thomas

> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Thomas Holder <thomas at thomas-holder.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using the "Loch" 3D-viewer on Linux. When moving and rotating the
>> picture it flickers much. The autorotation is almost useless, it's so
>> demanding on CPU and memory that it becomes unresponsive after few seconds.
>> Other OpenGL applications like Google Earth work fine. The same lox-file
>> also works fine with Loch on Windows XP.
>>
>> Where is the problem? Any suggestions?
>>
>> OpenGL Information:
>> GeForce 8400 GS
>> NVIDIA Driver Version: 173.14.15
>>
>> Regards,
>>  Thomas