This issue is also present in Ubuntu 11.10. Just having the help open and sitting there consumes 100% CPU.
** Attachment added: "System Monitor showing yelp consuming all CPU usage." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/409706/+attachment/2547085/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-10-15%2008%3A34%3A26.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yelp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409706 Title: gnome-help excessive CPU usage Status in “yelp” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: OS: Ubuntu 9.04 fully updated When I open the "Log Out" window, I can log out, switch user, cancel or help. If I press help, the gnome-help window loads immediately, but for the following 25 seconds gnome-help uses 100% CPU for no apparent reason. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: yelp Uname: Linux 2.6.28-14-generic i686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/409706/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp