Add readme note about the expected graphics memory usage

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Gergő Sályi 2023-08-31 18:02:34 +02:00
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In case of errors multibg-sway logs to stderr and tries to continue. One may wish to redirect stderr if multibg-sway is being run as a daemon.
### Resource usage
Loaded wallpapers are stored uncompressed to enable fast wallpaper switching with nearly zero CPU use. For example for 10 full HD wallpaper this means 10*1920*1080*4 = 83 MB graphics memory use.
Because multibg-sway doesn't have its own GPU context and manages graphics memory through sway, all this usage might be reported as additional memory used by the sway process.
## Installation
- With Rust: