[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#445323: cpu-intensive window redraw/window resize

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On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 07:54:28AM +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:

Hey Yves-Alexis,

> Hmhm, ok. I don't really see such behavior here. But maybe I didn't
> understand the test case. What should I do? Maximize a xfce4-terminal
> window, then switch to another desktop, then switch back? Then
> xfce4-terminal uses a lot of cpu? Did you check this in `top`? Is the
> load continuous or does it stops after the switch?

I have a simple test case that proves the slowness of VTE (I had say):
run “yes” and move the window around your workspace…  See?  Try that
with a non-vte based terminal and it is fluent.

I can't tell if it was always so, but it is acceptable here.

Cheers!
Mike