keybase / keybase/client

chat exceedingly slow on macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (and prior OS releases)

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Description

Keybase GUI Version: 6.0.4-20230113191846+6e1343b357

I use Keybase heavily on macOS to chat with several colleagues. I and some of these colleagues who use the macOS app have found in the past year or so that the chat UI has become extremely sluggish (several seconds' delay between my typing a character and its appearance in the GUI). There is no such slowdown in the iOS app, however.

I have very long chat histories with several users; not sure if that has to do with the UI sluggishness or not.

If I can provide any logs or other data collection to help diagnose this pathology, please do let me know.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the typing delay in the macOS GUI, comparing chats with long and shorter histories, and collect the logs or other diagnostic data requested in the issue. Done means identifying the source of the sluggishness and verifying responsive typing in the affected chat UI.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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