System and Heap resources was Re: (no subject)

[Mark MacKenzie]

Perfect introduction.  For multimedia projects which are intense and graphic
rich, the amount of resources needed  on the user's PC is of concern.
Techniques such as switching filenames for images, etc. can be used to keep
your "memory overhead" within reasonable limits.  But, how do you accurately
judge the "project overheads" your software is currently demanding?

In programs like iShell, a key command during  evaluation runtime launch
from within the editor causes a series of numbers to appear at bottom left
of the window.  They represent various system use and project demands
parameters.  Typically the current usage of memory, the high use reached so
far and the settings for the project initially.  Of most interest is the
system heap requirements which can be later be amended for the program by
using an .ini file.

Okay, enough about a foreign programme, I needed to use it as an example.
Can we follow system use and project high/low demands within Revolution?  If
so how do we get the information dynamically and how do we use it to design
our Revolution projects for the least system impact to get the best project?

Regards Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Canyon" <gcanyon at inspiredlogic.com>
To: <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: (no subject)


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> The system heap, on the other hand, is dynamic, and available to other
applications. That's why many newer applications -- including Revolution --
allocate memory that way. As others have said, you can change the behaviour
of the standalones you build.
>
> regards,
>
> Geoff
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