Well, I tried the install on my Windows box at work. I only note a few
problems, most minor and probably none severe enough to justify a
further delay.
1) In the html intro, the maxima logo has a messed up background.
Probably the thing to do there is make a version of the logo with a
white background specifically for that page - I think the transparency
is causing issues.
2) The file on sourceforge downloaded as a .exe.zip file, which it
isn't. I had to rename it in the dos prompt. Once I did that it
worked fine though.
3) The startup time was extremely long, on the order of 30-40 seconds.
I know this is a known problem but I'm almost postitive it will be the
number one bug report filed by people who try out 5.9.0 on Windows and
will likely be a killer for some. I don't propose holding up the
release, which is after all a developer release, but we should probably
be ready for the reports this will generate. Has anyone figured out
what might be causing it? The most promising thing I recall was a
report that smaller hard disks didn't have as long a wait, but 5.5beta
doesn't seem to have that problem. Anyway, thought I'd mention it.
Thanks for all the hard work on this Jim. Amazing results.
CY
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