Typing in Unity Dash is slow

[Zisu Andrei]

Steps:
1. Open dash
2. Type in dash anything

Manifestation: the letters appear on the screen 1 second apart so if i type in "bug", "b" shows on the screen, after 1 second "u", after 1 second "g" during which the CPU usage is 100%.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu0.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc4-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Wed Feb 13 19:46:19 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (100 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[George Gill (ggilliii10)]

Could you please provide more info. What system are you using?

[Zisu Andrei (matzipan)]

Sorry, I assumed apport fetched all the information.

Laptop
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz, MSI motherboard, ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470, 3GB
ram (Ubuntu rarely uses more than 2)

Yours,
   Andrei

On 13 February 2013 20:06, George Gill <email address hidden> wrote:

> Could you please provide more info. What system are you using?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124452
>
> Title:
> Typing in Unity is slow
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Steps:
> 1. Open dash
> 2. Type in dash anything
>
> Manifestation: the letters appear on the screen 1 second apart so if i
> type in "bug", "b" shows on the screen, after 1 second "u", after 1
> second "g" during which the CPU usage is 100%.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu0.2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc4-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> Date: Wed Feb 13 19:46:19 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (100 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386
> (20121017.2)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1124452/+subscriptions
>

[David Watne (dwatne10)]

Tried to reproduce this on several different machines with 12.10 but I could not reproduce it.

[Zisu Andrei (matzipan)]

Tried with an AMD HD Graphics card, maybe?

Yours,
   Andrei

On 16 February 2013 21:22, David Watne <email address hidden> wrote:

> Tried to reproduce this on several different machines with 12.10 but I
> could not reproduce it.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124452
>
> Title:
> Typing in Unity Dash is slow
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Steps:
> 1. Open dash
> 2. Type in dash anything
>
> Manifestation: the letters appear on the screen 1 second apart so if i
> type in "bug", "b" shows on the screen, after 1 second "u", after 1
> second "g" during which the CPU usage is 100%.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu0.2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc4-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> Date: Wed Feb 13 19:46:19 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (100 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386
> (20121017.2)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1124452/+subscriptions
>

[Tigran Gabrielyan (tigrangab)]

Dash menu lags for me when Active Blur is enabled. Installing ccsm by doing

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

then run `ccsm`, go to Unity plugin, Experimental tab, Dash Blur and set it to No Blur and then try typing in the Dash again, should be much better.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Zisu Andrei (matzipan)]

It was on Static Blur when lagging. Switching to No Blur made it lightning
quick.

Yours,
   Andrei

On 17 February 2013 04:15, Launchpad Bug Tracker <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124452
>
> Title:
> Typing in Unity Dash is slow
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Steps:
> 1. Open dash
> 2. Type in dash anything
>
> Manifestation: the letters appear on the screen 1 second apart so if i
> type in "bug", "b" shows on the screen, after 1 second "u", after 1
> second "g" during which the CPU usage is 100%.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu0.2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc4-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> Date: Wed Feb 13 19:46:19 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (100 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386
> (20121017.2)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1124452/+subscriptions
>

Yours,
   Andrei

On 17 February 2013 04:15, Launchpad Bug Tracker <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124452
>
> Title:
> Typing in Unity Dash is slow
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Steps:
> 1. Open dash
> 2. Type in dash anything
>
> Manifestation: the letters appear on the screen 1 second apart so if i
> type in "bug", "b" shows on the screen, after 1 second "u", after 1
> second "g" during which the CPU usage is 100%.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu0.2
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc4-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> Date: Wed Feb 13 19:46:19 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-05 (100 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386
> (20121017.2)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notificat...

[Zisu Andrei (matzipan)]

Just did a dist-upgrade -d and it seems snappier in 13.04. I will report if I see any more manifestations of the issue