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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to the Start Page
  2. Have Background Image enabled, doesn't matter which image is chosen (no image has the same effect too); this causes the most lag, and is on by default with no background image selected
  3. Have lots of Favorites, it'll make this lag worsen; I have 38 of them for reference

Expected behavior:
To not make all my windows in macOS stutter around while this page is open, and Orion to not slow to a crawl (it's noticeable even on 60Hz displays)

Orion, OS version; hardware type:
Orion 0.99.111-beta (WebKit 613.1.12)
macOS Version 12.1 (Build 21C52)
MacBookAir10,1

Session Info:

Enabled Extensions:

  • uBlock Origin (firefox)
  • Bitwarden - Free Password Manager (firefox)

Disabled Extensions:

Non Default Settings:

  • UseMinimumFontSize => 1
  • MinimumFontSize => 14
  • ContentBlockerLastUpdated => 2022-01-21 00:00:00 +0000
  • CustomAppIconData => {length = 0, bytes = 0x}
  • ShowFavoritesOnStartPage => 1
  • ShowTopSitesOnStartPage => 1
  • ShowBackgroundImageOnStartPage => 1
  • isBackgroundImageDarkOnStartPage => 0
  • ShowRecommendationsOnStartPage => 1
  • FirstLaunch => 0
  • FirstTimeWebExtensionNotice => 1
  • HyperlinkAuditingEnabled => 0
  • LastUsedBuildVersion => 111
  • PreCompiledContentRuleListVersion => 111
  • LastCrashCheckDate => 2022-01-24 04:39:09 +0000
  • LowPowerMode => 0
  • NetworkPredictionEnabled => 0
  • NextBookmarkID => 52
  • NextDownloadID => 17
  • SavedWindowSize => 1280.0,875.0
  • SavedWindowPosition => 1092.0,350.0
  • TabStyle => treeStyle
  • BookmarksBarVisible => 0
  • BookmarksSidebarVisible => 1
  • BookmarksSidebarWidth => 189
  • BookmarksSidebarVisibleOnStartPageOnly => 0
  • QuitWithConfirmation => 1
  • CurrentToolbarSize => small
  • ActivePreferenceTab => websites
  • AutoPlay => never!<
  • Vlad replied to this.

    nermur Can you show a video ? also compare with safari with a background iamge and same number of favorites.

        2 months later



        Here's what happens on my machine, presumably this is the same issue

        • Vlad replied to this.
          12 days later
          2 months later

          Same exact issue here, same model of Mac too.

            I actually have a similar issue but with the opening and closing animations for the side tabs as well as resizing the PiP viewer for YouTube.

            • fin likes this.
            Merged 7 posts from Start Page can make macOS (and Orion) lag badly.
              8 days later
              2 months later

              @Vlad We could possibly be seeing a resurfacing of this issue on Orion v0.99.117
              Background Image(primarily) and/or too many bookmarks/frequently visited are causing a slowdown in opening and closing of new tabs (only when already on a new tab)

              • Vlad replied to this.

                Shadowknight Please create a new issue with steps to reproduce. I do not use a background image so have noticed this issue.

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