Bug 435037 - Extremely slow/laggy animations
Summary: Extremely slow/laggy animations
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets (show other bugs)
Version: 5.21.3
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Eike Hein
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Reported: 2021-03-27 21:23 UTC by Chris Harvey
Modified: 2021-04-30 04:33 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
Latte Dock layout file (25.14 KB, text/plain)
2021-03-27 21:23 UTC, Chris Harvey
Details

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Description Chris Harvey 2021-03-27 21:23:12 UTC
Created attachment 137113 [details]
Latte Dock layout file

SUMMARY

Task manager animations seem to get really slow and laggy when opening/closing applications (usually when closing the last application). The task manager also seems to lock up for a few seconds too.

This seems to get progressively worse when I have multiple panels and more widgets that animate. I have no idea what specifically is causing this, but it does only seem to occur when using the Task Manager widget.

I'm using this in Latte Dock which seems to make the issue more noticeable (probably because it has animations for opacity, which makes the issue worse).

I've linked to a video of the issue below, and attached my Latte dock layout file. To reliably reproduce the issue, you will need to enable the same widgets as me (this can be done using a KDE neon live USB too)

I'm using the Git versions of Latte Dock (https://github.com/KDE/latte-dock) and the following widgets (also git versions):

https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-buttons
https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-title
https://github.com/psifidotos/applet-window-appmenu




STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable the attached layout file
2. Open and close some applications for a few minutes
3. Animations start to lag

OBSERVED RESULT

Laggy sliding animations in Task Manager


EXPECTED RESULT

Smooth animations in task manager

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE neon user edition (tested on unstable edition too, same issue occurs)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Video of issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RnCDYk7bjY
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-03-31 19:30:30 UTC
Does this happen when you're not using Latte Dock and instead are using standard Plasma panels?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2021-04-15 04:33:23 UTC
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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2021-04-30 04:33:46 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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