--- a/UserPreferences.st Wed May 11 14:30:17 2016 +0200
+++ b/UserPreferences.st Wed May 11 16:25:54 2016 +0200
@@ -1970,8 +1970,12 @@
fn := Object readFrom:s.
self useXftFontsOnly ifTrue:[
fn := XftFontDescription for:fn
- ].
- Display notNil ifTrue:[fn := fn onDevice:Display].
+ "/ cg: don't allocate on the display, because it takes
+ "/ dam long sometimes when Xft fonts are used.
+ "/ startup feels better, if we do it lazy.
+ ] ifFalse:[
+ Display notNil ifTrue:[fn := fn onDevice:Display].
+ ]
].
fn
].