Gecko-mediaplayer slows down Thunderbird (+1 second delay when opening a mail)

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First, I'm not sure whether this is a Gecko-mediaplayer, packaging, or TB
issue, please tell me if I'm mistaken and sorry in advance !

What steps will reproduce the problem?
(Using Archlinux, TB 3.0.3, gecko-mediaplayer 0.9.9.2)

1. Have gecko-mediaplayer create a config file in
~/.config/gecko-mediaplayer, in my case it contained :

[gecko-mediaplayer]
disable_qt=false
disable_real=false
disable_wmp=false
disable_dvx=false
disable_midi=false
disable_embedding=false

2. Open TB 3.x (in my case, with a cached IMAP account)
3. Open any mail

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The harddrive spins for about 1 second before opening each mail. After
removing gecko-mediaplayer, it does so instantly.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Using Archlinux, TB 3.0.3, gecko-mediaplayer 0.9.9.2

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by tal...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2010 at 9:31

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I use thunderbird on my machine and I do not see this delay when opening emails.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2010 at 1:39

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Try running thunderbird from a terminal and see if any messages come out. The 
plugin
while loaded should not be started unless the email is in HTML and contains a 
video
link. Otherwise the plugin should not even be started. Also, what other plugins 
do
you have installed.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2010 at 2:40

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kdekorte : thanks for replying !

Well, there's no output in the terminal. Indeed, the plugin shouldn't be started
considering the emails I read.

However, the issue is only triggered, here, if I use the config file I supplied 
above
(did you try to create it and copy the exact same content ?).

The other plugins I have are : icedtea 1.7, flash 10.0 r45, skype buttons for 
kopete.

Cheers !

Original comment by tal...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2010 at 8:04

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So it only happens when you are compiling without gconf support?

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2010 at 2:13

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Hmm, TB doesn't use gconf, does it ? Or maybe you are just refering to
gecko-mediaplayer ?

Please tell me if I can provide you with more information. I do not have the 
time
right now to figure out how to recompile TB with the relevant options, but I 
may be
able to do it in about 1 week and a half...

Thanks again !

Original comment by tal...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2010 at 2:57

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I'm back ;-)

Hmm, the ~/.config/gecko-mediaplayer gets generated again once in a while. Which
slows down TB again until I remove it. 

Please tell me what I can do to help :-)
Cheers !

Original comment by tal...@gmail.com on 14 Mar 2010 at 10:43

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You never answered the question if gecko-mediaplayer is compiled with or without
gconf support. I'm guessing without. Do you have a good reason not to use gconf?

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 14 Mar 2010 at 2:48

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Ok, I installed gecko-mediaplayer using --without-gconf. I setup my
gecko-mediaplayer.conf file like you have shown and neither of my IMAP accounts 
are
showing any delay when I open an email. I am using Thunderbird 3.0.3

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2010 at 1:06