Can record some seconds of usage that reproduces the slowness? Virtual box has builtin screen recording.
No, that didn't work either. I'm happy to try other things... I've
even tried a fresh Ubuntu (15.10) install just now. I'm kind of stuck
because I cannot work on my design :(
Thanks,
Saar.
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Martin Owens <doctormo@...400...> wrote:
> Try disabling the ubuntu/unity scroll bars. They cause so many problems,
> maybe they cause this one too.
>
> Martin,
>
> On Mon, 2016-04-04 at 15:59 +0100, C R wrote:
>> The only other possible difference is that I have an SSD installed.
>> However I don't think Inkscape pages memory to disk very much with
>> 16GB of RAM handy. :)
>> Or at least I'd hope not!
>>
>>
>> -C
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Saar Drimer <saar@...3359...> wrote:
>> Yes, I use Unity on both computers. After installing Gnome,
>> there's no
>> difference, though.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Saar.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:41 PM, C R <cajhne@...400...> wrote:
>> > Reinstalled Inkscape 0.91 r13725
>> > Can't reproduce the slowdown on my laptop, even zoomed in to
>> 25600%.
>> >
>> > My system: i5-2520M @ 2.5GHz x 4 64-bit, 16GB RAM
>> >
>> > Ubuntu 15.10 running Gnome 3.16.4
>> >
>> > Inkscape trunk does feel faster by a bit, but I'm not
>> getting any
>> > significant lag in 0.91 either.
>> >
>> > Saar, are you using Unity by chance?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> > -C
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Saar Drimer
>> <saar@...3359...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In this particular instance there aren't any objects with
>> 'lots' of nodes.
>> >>
>> >> I'm attaching a design where the performance issued are
>> less severe
>> >> than the one I'm experiencing with a design I cannot share,
>> although
>> >> the complexity of the latter is not that much greater. They
>> are both
>> >> generated by the same software, so should exhibit similar
>> 'symptoms'.
>> >> Things get clunky when zoomed in and after a while of
>> editing and
>> >> zooming in and out. Hiding layers doesn't seem to make much
>> >> difference. Maybe this could shed some light on the issue?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Saar.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, C R <cajhne@...400...>
>> wrote:
>> >> > I decided to quickly stress test this, making a 100 point
>> star,
>> >> > replicating
>> >> > it 50 times, converting the objects to geometry, then
>> shrinking them all
>> >> > down to .5mm and zooming to 12800%
>> >> >
>> >> > Result: There is some slowdown, but not nearly as much as
>> I was
>> >> > expecting.
>> >> > This is on a 4 year old laptop running Ubuntu Linux with
>> Gnome 3.
>> >> >
>> >> > What does slow it down a lot more however is taking those
>> 50 objects,
>> >> > and
>> >> > ctrl-k converting them to a single object. The slowdown
>> is approximately
>> >> > 10x
>> >> > slower than what it was before.
>> >> >
>> >> > If this is what's slowing you down, my advice would be to
>> break your
>> >> > large
>> >> > (in number of points) object up into multiple objects
>> while editing,
>> >> > then
>> >> > recombine them when done.
>> >> >
>> >> > ctrl-shift-k to break apart, and ctrl+k to recombine.
>> >> >
>> >> > -C
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Saar Drimer
>> <saar@...3359...> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > OK - Does removing transperance completely speed
>> things up?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Just tried by removing all opacity. Doesn't make a
>> difference.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> Saar.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Olof Bjarnason
>> >> >> <olof.bjarnason@...400...> wrote:
>> >> >> > OK - Does removing transperance completely speed
>> things up?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Mvh
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > /Olof
>> >> >> > -----------------
>> >> >> > 3-5-åriga småttingar i närheten?
>> >> >> > Lek & lär siffror och bokstäver via mobilen m.h.a.
>> Alfamem till
>> >> >> > Android.
>> >> >> > https://play.google.com/store/search?q=alfamem
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 21 March 2016 at 10:43, Saar Drimer
>> <saar@...3359...> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hello Olof,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The entire file has no effects (hence going to
>> 'fastest' in the
>> >> >> >> settings has no effect), no patterns, and no blur.
>> Most elements do,
>> >> >> >> however, have some degree of transparency.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> Saar.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Olof Bjarnason
>> >> >> >> <olof.bjarnason@...400...> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Are you using any effects on the paths, e.g. bitmap
>> patterns, blur
>> >> >> >> > /
>> >> >> >> > transparency or other?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I have also experienced severe performance problems
>> when zooming
>> >> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> > paths
>> >> >> >> > with bitmap patterns on them.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Mvh
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > /Olof
>> >> >> >> > -----------------
>> >> >> >> > 3-5-åriga småttingar i närheten?
>> >> >> >> > Lek & lär siffror och bokstäver via mobilen m.h.a.
>> Alfamem till
>> >> >> >> > Android.
>> >> >> >> > https://play.google.com/store/search?q=alfamem
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On 21 March 2016 at 00:07, Saar Drimer
>> <saar@...3359...> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hello everyone,
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I work with Inkscape nearly every day, but am now
>> experiencing
>> >> >> >> >> some
>> >> >> >> >> painfully slow performance with some files (that I
>> cannot share
>> >> >> >> >> right
>> >> >> >> >> now,
>> >> >> >> >> sorry!) I'm working with Inkscape 0.91 r13725 on
>> Ubuntu 15.10
>> >> >> >> >> with
>> >> >> >> >> an
>> >> >> >> >> i7-5500 and 16GB of RAM.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> The designs are not particularly complex, but have
>> one feature
>> >> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> >> might be relevant: I'm working with dimension
>> accurate objects
>> >> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> >> can be very small, 0.1mm and below (I design
>> printed circuit
>> >> >> >> >> boards).
>> >> >> >> >> The slowness becomes painful when zoomed in onto
>> the small
>> >> >> >> >> objects;
>> >> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> >> happens when I try zooming, choosing objects,
>> moving them, and
>> >> >> >> >> even
>> >> >> >> >> changing tools from 'node' to 'select'. nearly
>> every such
>> >> >> >> >> operation
>> >> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> >> get the greyed-out Ubuntu stall. Working on the
>> design when
>> >> >> >> >> zoomed
>> >> >> >> >> out
>> >> >> >> >> is not practical, but it is quite a bit faster
>> performing.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Another thing that's happening that could be
>> related is the
>> >> >> >> >> following
>> >> >> >> >> prompts keep appearing on the console:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> (inkscape:15569): Pango-CRITICAL **:
>> >> >> >> >> pango_font_family_list_faces:
>> >> >> >> >> assertion 'PANGO_IS_FONT_FAMILY (family)' failed
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> (inkscape:15569): Gtk-CRITICAL **:
>> >> >> >> >> IA__gtk_tree_view_scroll_to_cell:
>> >> >> >> >> assertion 'tree_view->priv->tree != NULL' failed
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I could not find any report for how to handle
>> these, and discover
>> >> >> >> >> if
>> >> >> >> >> they are related to the performance problems.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Searching for a solution through looking at bug
>> reports, I've
>> >> >> >> >> tried:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> * Running with fresh preferences.xml
>> >> >> >> >> * Geometric bounding box
>> >> >> >> >> * Reducing the complexity of the design
>> >> >> >> >> * Hiding layers (there are 24 layers) to only ones
>> that are
>> >> >> >> >> relevant
>> >> >> >> >> for the operation (usually only two layers)
>> >> >> >> >> * Hiding rulers and scroll-bars
>> >> >> >> >> * Maximising memory and threads (with restart)
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I'm out of ideas, and I hope that someone might be
>> able to
>> >> >> >> >> recommend
>> >> >> >> >> something. If there are no ideas, I'll work on a
>> design that I
>> >> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> >> >> share so that we could work though it.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >> Saar.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
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