I believe I have discovered why this is.
I decided to compile gimp-gap-2.4.0 from the source tarball at gimp.org.
Using all dev packages from the repository (9.10) for gimp and other
dependencies, the build failed in file ./gap/gap_dbbrowser_utils.c line 160.
Apparently (according to the comment
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-ati
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid
xserver-xorg-driver-ati 6.13.0-1
possibly: xserver-xorg 7.5-5
window manager: KDE 4.4.2
This bug is similar to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/568988 but is
NOT limited to co
Observed on ati R481, R500. Although not as noticeable on R500.
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slow/lockup on window switching, displaying scrolling pixmaps, etc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577288
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Public bug reported:
the kubuntu-9.10-rc-desktop-i386 live cd starts with no problems, the
kde-desktop looks good
but there is no bar at the bottom, just a gray area.
when i click, where the menu-icon should be, the menu pops up, but it is just a
gray area.
when i try to start a program with alt
This CPU consumption bug appears to be resolved in the newer versions of
x.org. I've switched to xfce and can't speak to KDE's performance
anymore, but I suppose it is OK to remove this bug report after all this
time.
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