Ubuntu
xorg package

Apps hog xorg even when not visible

Bug #41054 reported by Dhonn
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #42731: MULTIHEAD SUPPORT META BUG. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

xserver xorg is not aware applications are not in view or not visible. So when applications are minimized they continue to hog precious cpu/xorg cycles slowing down the whole desktop.

This is happening everywhere in the desktop.

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Dhonn (dhonn) wrote :

opps its not a duplicate of bug 14009. wrong window.

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Dhonn (dhonn) wrote :

This is not multi-head related. It is not a duplicate of a later bug.

The issue involves applications using xorg cycles while they are not visible or minimized.

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