linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon

Notifications menu needs some optimization

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Description

Distribution

LMDE 6

Package version

Cinnamon 6.0

Graphics hardware in use

Intel Alder Lake-UP3 GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics]

Frequency

Always

Bug description

If there are some notifications on the notifications menu, it becomes too slow, doesn't even need to be a lot, and uses a lot of CPU resources while it's open.

Steps to reproduce

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/955f5ca2-f43c-4ae6-bc10-16cfdd426ee5

Expected behavior

It probably shouldn't use this many resources to keep the notification menu open for only these notifications. So maybe some optimizations might be necessary.

Additional information

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the slowdown with several notifications open in the Cinnamon notifications menu and profiling its CPU usage. The issue names no source file or test, so locate the menu implementation first; done means the menu remains responsive without excessive CPU use under the reported conditions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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