two dashboard processes?

[Jayomat]

hi

does anyone know why I have two processes running dashboard with the 64bit one needing significantly more RAM? I made a screenshot to show you.

I recently updated from leopard to snow leopard (update, not clean install) just in case it may play a role..

thx in advance 🙂

system: macbook (mid07) 2,1ghz 2gb ram snow leopard

 

[sammich]

That last column is virtual memory. Just ignore it, what you should be looking at is Real Memory.

Also, each dashboard process is for a separate widget in your dashboard.

 

[Jayomat]

ok thank you..., but I have more than two widgets, eight to be precise. why aren't there 8 dashboard processes?

 

[gr8tfly]

ok thank you..., but I have more than two widgets, eight to be precise. why aren't there 8 dashboard processes?

Each Dashboard process can handle multiple widgets (I seem to remember six).

 

[Jayomat]

thx.. 🙂

 

[robbieduncan]

One is 32-bit, one is 64-bit. This way Dashboard can seamlessly support loading either type of widget.

 

[gr8tfly]

I have 4 32-bit processes for 😱 22 widgets.