Terminal opens slow

[k9ner]

Hi.
My G3 Powerbook (latest model), is running OS X 10.1.2 and whenever I open the Terminal it takes about 1-2 minutes till it will open.

Any idea?
Thanks,
Oren.

[synner]

If this is a noticed slowdown from a previously quicker opening terminal, have you changed the font that is used in the terminal?

I ask because I noticed my terminal taking longer to open when I changed the font to one which was anti-aliased. Switched back to Monaco and it went back to loading quickly again.

[mervTormel]

are you using tcsh shell? have you modified your startup scripts?

if so, you can watch the startup chain of command thusly:

% exec tcsh -V

N.B.: the last zero-to-bazillion pages of this are your command history building, not very interesting, so page up a couple hundred times :D


let us know.

[Oren]

I now see that I have like 100 fonts called something like "--font8477--" each time with a different number. (I see them when I open the "Show Fonts" when I'm using the terminal)
I tried to search for this "--font8477--" font in Sherlock and withing the Unix find command but I couldn't fine them. I now suspect that these "fonts" are slowing down my monitor opening.
Any idea how to get read of'em?
Thanks.

[xchanyazy]

Clean up the fonts in your fonts folders, especially in classic. If you still need them, make a Fonts(disabled) folder or something to that effect, but the less odd fonts, the better your performance will be.