Index: src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py
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--- src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py	(revision 4341)
+++ src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 import debug
 import gtk
 import gobject
@@ -4041,9 +4056,16 @@
         - widget: the component that generated the signal.
         """
 
+        time0=time.time()
         self.applyButtonClicked(widget)
+        time1=time.time()
         self._cleanupSpeechServers()
+        time2 = time.time()
         self.get_widget("orcaSetupWindow").destroy()
+        time3 = time.time()
+        print("applying took %s" % (time1-time0))
+        print("_cleanupSpeechServers  took %s" % (time2-time1))
+        print("destroying window took %s" % (time3-time2))
 
     def windowDestroyed(self, widget):
         """Signal handler for the "destroyed" signal for the orcaSetupWindow
