[Mesquitelist] Very slow Mesquite

[Wayne Maddison]

Yes, a sample dataset (with exact instructions to reproduce) would be 
very helpful.
thanks,
Wayne

At 11:31 AM +0000 7.1.2010, Vera Weisbecker wrote:
>Dear Mesquitelist,
>
>I have a problem running Mesquite on my computer (64 bit, XPx64), 
>latest Java version - it seems to choke on my datasets. When I load 
>a file consisting of a character matrix of 114 species, 12 numeric 
>characters and one tree, the character list takes ages to scroll 
>through, and PDAP plots take extremely long to load. In both cases, 
>the screen is taking a very long time to refresh and sometimes shows 
>just random lines; during that time, I also can't use the mouse or 
>switch to other programs, so the whole computer is
>slowed down. I tried installing a higher memory version of Mesquite 
>(512 Mb), but that didn't change anything. This problem is not new 
>to the latest version, I have had it previously as well; however, 
>the problem wasn't there when I first got the computer a couple of 
>years ago. Also, it can't be an issue with the XP installation 
>because I recently re-installed it and it the problem didn't go away.
>
>I can provide a sample dataset and screenshots. Any help would be 
>much appreciated!
>
>Best wishes,
>
>
>Vera Weisbecker
>
>
>Vera Weisbecker
>Volkswagen Foundation Evolution Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow
>Earth Sciences
>Cambridge University
>Downing Street
>CB2 3EQ Cambridge
>UK
>Phone: +44 1223 768 329
>
>
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