Hi, I'm in troubles with 3.5 too with a lot of flickering while running apps like firefox and unexpected behaviours using 2 displays.
Bye, enrico 2013/3/8 Diep Pham Van <[email protected]> > On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 07:21:51PM +1000, Adam Nielsen wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > My distro (Arch) upgraded me to Awesome 3.5 about a month ago, and > > unfortunately it is performing really badly compared to the 3.4 > > branch. It has gotten to the point where I am going to have to go > > back to 3.4 because it is really slowing me down. > > > > I am wondering why Arch upgraded to 3.5 if it is not ready for > > production use yet? Or is there some configuration option I am > > missing to get the performance of the 3.4 branch? > > I'm using awesome package in Arch repo and do not experience performance > problem. > > > > > Some of the issues I am experiencing are: > > > > - Switching focus between monitors with keyboard shortcuts takes > > 1-2 seconds. If I press the hotkey and start typing, the first > > three or so characters go into the old window, then the rest of them > > appear in the new window. So I have to delete the characters, go > > back to the old window, wait for a second, delete the other > > characters, then change back to the new window, wait for a second, > > then retype... > > > > - When new windows appear, such as the Firefox open/save popup when > > you download a file, the windows on my other screen resize larger > > and smaller by 10 pixels or so about five times before the window > > appears. This takes 2-3 seconds to complete. If I choose 'open' > > and it's a PDF, the other windows all resize larger and smaller > > another five times (with a 2-3 second delay) before the PDF window > > appears. > > > > - Switching between terminals uses 100% CPU for a couple of seconds > > while they all resize larger and smaller again. I can't type or use > > the mouse while this happens. > > > > - Once I have a number of programs open, my mouse cursor freezes > > for a few milliseconds every 10 seconds or so. If I'm watching a > > video it also glitches every few seconds. > > > > I'm not sure what the cause of these issues are, as everything > > worked fine before I upgraded to 3.5, so am I missing some sort of > > compatibility option? > > Strange, I do not face any of your problems. Can you provide more > information like rc.lua or build option... > > > > > Thanks, > > Adam. > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected]. > > -- > PHAM Van Diep > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected]. > -- · Enrico Stano · · twitter @enricostano · skype ocirneonats
