Kpat runs very slowly

[Christopher Forster]

Hi, card animations & movement is very slow. When moving cards, Kpat is running at high (100%) CPU usage.

kpat --version
Qt: 4.8.1
KDE Development Platform: 4.8.3 (4.8.3)
Patiens: 3.6

See also: Kpat launches and runs very slowly http://old.nabble.com/-Bug-265029--New%3A-Kpat-launches-and-runs-very-slowly-td30812311.html

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: kpat 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jun 15 14:48:02 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/games/kpat
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kdegames
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Christopher Forster (christopherforster)]

My workaround for now, it's possible to run the Windows Solitaire through Wine.

Caution, don't try on production machines without fear of dealing with problems.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine

wine /host/WINDOWS/system32/spider.exe
wine /host/WINDOWS/system32/freecell.exe
wine /host/WINDOWS/system32/sol.exe
wine /host/WINDOWS/system32/mshearts.exe

spider.exe is Spider Solitaire
freecell.exe is FreeCell
sol.exe is Solitaire
mshearts.exe is Hearts

Copy Windows Solitaire to your Linux desktop
cp /host/WINDOWS/system32/spider.exe /home/USERNAME/Desktop && cp /host/WINDOWS/system32/freecell.exe /home/USERNAME/Desktop && cp /host/WINDOWS/system32/sol.exe /home/USERNAME/Desktop && cp /host/WINDOWS/system32/mshearts.exe /home/USERNAME/Desktop && cp /host/WINDOWS/system32/mfc42u.dll /home/USERNAME/Desktop

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

I had a friend who had trouble with Shishen Sho being slow in KDE 4.8.3 and 4.8.4 in Ubuntu 12.04. Updating to KDE 4.9 fixed the problem.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-sc-4.8.90