xfce4-terminal slow after jaunty upgrade
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xfwm4 (Ubuntu) |
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Medium
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: xfwm4
I'm running Xubuntu Jaunty after an upgrade, and I'm having some major problems with the default terminal app (xfce4-terminal). Namely that it's running slow and eating up cpu usage.
To test this, I opened an xterm window and put top in it. Then, I opened another xterm and an xfce4-terminal window. If I enter into the xterm and hold down enter, Xorg spikes to maybe 7% or 8% CPU usage. If I enter into the xfce4-terminal window and hold down enter, Xorg spikes to between 40% and 50% CPU usage and stays there until I release the enter key.
It is also slow to refresh and resize, unlike xterm. If I run top in xfce4-terminal and return to the window, it can take up to a full second to redraw.
Obviously, there is some sort of problem here.
WORKAROUND:
Adding the following to your xorg.conf should do the trick:
Section "Extensions"
# Workaround for slow xfce-terminal redraw times
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection
description: | updated |
You need to disable compositing due to this bug:
http:// bugzilla. xfce.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 2792
Adding the following to your xorg.conf should do the trick:
Section "Extensions"
# Workaround for slow xfce-terminal redraw times
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection