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Beginners' Questions Inkscape 1.0 in macOS
  1. #1
    pd pd @pd

    Hi,

    I really like Inkscape but my main problem it is very laggy in macOS. There is noticeable delay after every click. I tested Inkscape in 10 year old laptop with modest hardware (lubuntu) and it's much more snappy although hardware differences are pretty big. Is there any settings or something else I could try to make Inkscape in MacOS more usable?

    Inkscape version 1.0

    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
    Processor: 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
    Memory: 64 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
    Graphics: Radeon Pro 580 8 GB

    Lenovo laptop (TP Edge SU7300, 2010)
    Processor: Intel U7300, Dual Core
    Memory: 2 GB
    Graphics: Intel Mobile 4, i915

  2. #2
    massisenergy massisenergy @massisenergy

    Cheers! it now works without the hack of running it as a low-resolution app! It runs even on the MacOS 11, with a noticeable improvement in the look & performance. Many thanks for the hard & enthusiastic work by the volunteers & community 🤗 🤩 🙌

    System:
                     ,xNMM.          ------------------
                   .OMMMMo           OS: macOS Big Sur 11.0 20A5364e x86_64
                   OMMM0,            Host: MacBookPro14,2
         .;loddo:' loolloddol;.      Kernel: 20.1.0
       cKMMMMMMMMMMNWMMMMMMMMMM0:    Uptime: 13 hours, 36 mins
     .KMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWd.    Packages: 3 (port), 237 (brew)
     XMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMX.      Shell: zsh 5.8
    ;MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM:       Resolution: 1680x1050@2x
    :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM:       DE: Aqua
    .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMX.      WM: Quartz Compositor
     kMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWd.    WM Theme: Purple (Light)
     .XMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMk   Terminal: iTerm2
      .XMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMK.   Terminal Font: MesloLGS-NF-Regular 14 (normal) / HackNerdFontComplete-Regular 14 (non-ascii)
        kMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMd     CPU: Intel i5-7267U (4) @ 3.10GHz
         ;KMMMMMMMWXXWMMMMMMMk.      GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
           .cooc,.    .,coo:.        Memory: 6555MiB / 8192MiB

  3. #3
    pd pd @pd

    Thanks!