UI is very slow with a high resolution/refresh rate monitor
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- Dominant language
- Racket
- Stars
- 516
- Forks
- 103
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Description
I've been trying to use DrRacket, but the UI is significantly slower than most other programs, especially when filling the entire screen (decreasing the size of the DrRacket window helps a little, but it's still slow).
Actions like switching tabs can take seconds, in which the program is completely unresponsive.
- Resolution: 3440 x 1440 (WQHD)
- Refresh rate: 180 Hz
- Linux distribution: NixOS (used DrRacket from the nix package)
- Windowing protocol: Wayland
- Window manager: Sway
- Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 1650 (Proprietary drivers, open kernel modules)
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the slowdown in DrRacket on the reported NixOS, Wayland, Sway, NVIDIA, 3440×1440/180 Hz setup, especially when switching tabs or maximizing the window. The issue names no source file or test, so trace the UI path involved and compare behavior at a smaller window size; done means identifying and addressing the cause of the unresponsive UI.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, nixos
- Domain
- desktop, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100