Bug 367635

Summary: Animated tiles on Discover tab slow it to almost complete freezing and make the software center unusable.
Product: [Applications] Discover Reporter: Tig <droptpn>
Component: discoverAssignee: Aleix Pol <aleixpol>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: crash    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.6.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 5.8
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Tig 2016-08-21 10:29:59 UTC 
Everything works almost perfect and surprisingly fast in my Kubuntu 16.04, including such heavy-weight programs as Chromium and Firefox browsers. The problem is with the Plasma-Discover center. When I open it, it almost completely freezes - slowing to a crawl would not even describe it, making it impossible to use. I have found that if I go directly to the Update tab from update task bar notifications and then to installed applications - everything works fast and snappy. Only when I go to the Discover tab everything freezes. I believe it is related to those useless animated tiles on that home page. I wish there was a way in Settings to get rid of them and make it more functional.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the Discover center.
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My computer is Dell Inspiron 6400.
Comment 1 Aleix Pol 2016-08-23 13:33:09 UTC 
This will be fixed with the kirigami redesign (see kirigami branch). This will probably land by 5.9.
Comment 2 Tig 2016-08-24 10:35:07 UTC 
I hope it will be soon. Thanks.
Comment 3 Aleix Pol 2016-09-14 11:01:23 UTC 
Will be in with Plasma 5.8