hi martin, thanks for reporting. the problem was compiz - gimp don't like it. be it, normal / extra or custom (in appearance preferences). putting it to none fixed the problem. kind of sad, i was enjoying some features of compiz. but, i can live with this ;) pat > patrick wrote: > >> hi, >> >> there's a bug on ubuntu gutsy with gimp 2.4.0-rc3: >> >> in fullscreen mode (F11) there is a lag when doing an action (around 1 >> sec.). by action i mean, using the paintbrush, eraser, airbrush, select >> tools etc... i tried with a small canvas 320x240, same lag as 1280x1024. >> >> there is no problem if i don't use the fullscreen mode. >> >> >> is there a place to add this bug? >> maybe i should upgrade? >> pat >> _____________________________________________ >> > > > Hello > > Strange symptoms. I am not having any problems on Gutsy in fullscreen. > Maybe there is a program running in the background that panics when an > application is in fullscreen? > > Run top when GIMP is in fullscreen to see if there is some program > taking all the CPU. > > This doesn't sound like a CPU problem though. Does all programs become > slow when in fullscreen, or is it only GIMP? Maybe this is a X > server/driver issue. > > Martin Nordholts > > > _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer