[Pan-users] Re: Pan brings PC to a standstill

[walt]

David Shochat wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:27:24 -0700, walt wrote:
> > Well, two points.
> [snip]
> > Second, at-spi-registryd. Unless you know you need it (and if you do
> > need it you already know it) use the Assistive Technologies Preferences
> > applet to disable it.

> BINGO!!!

> What exactly does the "assistive technologies" daemon do,

The 'at' series of packages is intended to help users like, e.g.
Stephen Hawking who can't use a keyboard or perhaps can't see
a computer screen.  I'm reasonably sure that the gnome onscreen
keyboard is useful to those who can't use a real keyboard with
their hands but perhaps can use a joystick or some equivalent to
move the mouse pointer over the GOK.

> and why does is it so poisonous to pan?...

I can't answer that one.  Maybe someone else here can?