gnome-system-monitor Resources tab CPU usage is unacceptable - disable fancy graphs?
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-system-
Even after the fix from Bug #187383, gnome-system-
On an Athlon XP 2500+, graph drawing (fullscreen window) takes 90% of the CPU ( http://
At a normal window size, it takes 30% ( http://
On a Core 2 Duo, it takes 15% per-core (fullscreen, though) ( http://
These screenshots were taken from Bug #187383, also see the last comments there for more info.
Functionality should take precedence over eye candy.
There should be an option to disable smooth scrolling (or bsplines or both) or it should become less CPU-intensive.
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.