[TxMt] TM memory use

Hi all,

i am running TM Version 1.5.6 (1414) and have a question regarding memory use..

First, uname -a:

Darwin *.local 8.10.3 Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.3: Wed Jun 27 23:29:36 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.23.3~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386

2.2 CD2 MacBook Pro 2 GB 667 Factory RAM

after opening text files of moderate size (10M-20M) for editing, applying the edits, and closing them, TM retains *lots* of memory (~ 285 MB Real). The memory is only released upon restarting the program. This can be reproduced simply by opening a large text file, closing it, and monitoring RAM usage (top/Activity Monitor).

My question boils down to whether or not this is the desired/expected behavior?

cheers, brant

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