diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fb26396f5..a7c281e50 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-01-17  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DataViews/_PersonView.py: optimizations
+	* src/ViewManager.py: optimizations
+	* src/gramps_main.py: optimizations
+	* src/PageView.py: optimizations
+
 2007-01-17  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py: 0000832: Please enable cm/inch toggle in
 	  custom size for relationship graph
diff --git a/src/DataViews/_PersonView.py b/src/DataViews/_PersonView.py
index bcf9bc7e6..7f240e4c2 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/_PersonView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/_PersonView.py
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ class PersonView(PageView.PersonNavView):
 
 #  	import hotshot, hotshot.stats
 	
-#         pr = hotshot.Profile('mystats.profile')
-#         print "Start"
-#         pr.runcall(self.build_tree)
-#         print "Finished"
-#         pr.close()
+#       pr = hotshot.Profile('mystats.profile')
+#       print "Start"
+#       pr.runcall(self.build_tree)
+#       print "Finished"
+#       pr.close()
 # 	print "Loading profile"
 # 	stats = hotshot.stats.load('mystats.profile')
 # 	print "done"
diff --git a/src/PageView.py b/src/PageView.py
index 638b79372..0f2993ba5 100644
--- a/src/PageView.py
+++ b/src/PageView.py
@@ -721,14 +721,13 @@ class ListView(BookMarkView):
         for sig in self.signal_map:
             db.connect(sig, self.signal_map[sig])
 
-        if Config.get(Config.FILTER):
-            search = EMPTY_SEARCH
-        else:
-            search = self.search_bar.get_value()
-            
-        self.model = self.make_model(self.dbstate.db, 0, search=search)
-        
-        self.list.set_model(self.model)
+#        if Config.get(Config.FILTER):
+#            search = EMPTY_SEARCH
+#        else:
+#            search = self.search_bar.get_value()
+#        self.model = self.make_model(self.dbstate.db, 0, search=search)
+#        self.list.set_model(self.model)
+
         self.build_columns()
         self.bookmarks.update_bookmarks(self.get_bookmarks())
         if self.active:
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.py b/src/ViewManager.py
index 124a4f9f5..73d5c1239 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.py
+++ b/src/ViewManager.py
@@ -935,7 +935,6 @@ class ViewManager:
 
         self.state.db.enable_signals()
         self.state.signal_change()
-#        self.state.db.request_rebuild()
 
         Config.set(Config.RECENT_FILE,filename)
     
diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index 60e89efb0..8dfb135e9 100644
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -233,13 +233,12 @@ class Gramps:
             ah.handle_args()
             self.vm.post_init_interface()
 
-        state.db.request_rebuild()
-        state.change_active_person(state.db.get_default_person())
+#        state.db.request_rebuild()
+#        state.change_active_person(state.db.get_default_person())
         
         if Config.get(Config.USE_TIPS):
             TipOfDay.TipOfDay(self.vm.uistate)
 
-
     def welcome(self):
         return
 #         if not Config.get(Config.BETAWARN):