On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:40:15AM -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 07/18/2018 10:31 AM, James Pearson wrote: > > We have noticed significant desktop/UI lag on CentOS7 workstations using > > Mate when the CPU usage is high - i.e. the mouse pointer lags and moving > > windows (e.g. terminal windows) become jumpy (not smooth) > > > > We didn't see (or notice) this issue with CentOS6/Gnome2 > > > > This can easily be shown by running something like 'cpuburn' > > (https://patrickmn.com/projects/cpuburn/) and moving a mate-terminal > > window around the screen > > > > We can make things 'better' by running CPU intensive apps via 'nice' > > (without any noticeable performance hit to the CPU intensive app) - but > > this is a rather messy way of fixing the issue > > > > We can also make things better by renice'ing X to a negative nice level > > > > However, both these approaches seem wrong to me - as I'm probably > > missing something straightforward here > > > > Does anyone know of any CentOS7/Mate settings that could be used to > > improve desktop/UI responsiveness with high CPU usage ? > > > > Personally, I would just move to gnmoe3 and use the Gnome Classic desktop. > you're making a couple of assumptions here: 1. that Mate is the cause, and 2. Gnome 3 with the Gnome Classic add-ons is just as good and easy to use as is Mate. I can assure you that it isn't. It is still Gnome 3 with all the horribleness thereof. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -------------------------- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) --------------------------------