Ubuntu
epiphany-browser package

Gnome web urlbar very slow to show typed input

Bug #1719043 reported by Andrew Canton
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
GTK+
Expired
Medium
epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
Triaged
High
Unassigned
gtk+3.0 (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Artful
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
mutter (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Artful
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Impact
======
It is very difficult to use the address bar in Epiphany on GNOME on Wayland because after a few characters, the address bar field stops redrawing. (This apparently was triggered by mutter 3.26?)

Test Case
=========
sudo apt install epiphany-browser
Open the Web app
Type a URL into the address bar. Type a loooong URL.
You should see all the characters you type into the address bar.

Regression Potential
===================
To fix this issue, an optimization commit applied earlier in 3.26 development was reverted. This fix is part of mutter 3.26.2 (LP: #1730097).

Other Info
==========
The first SRU gtk+3.0 3.22.24-0ubuntu2 caused a regression seen in totem and so was reverted in both gtk upstream and in the next SRU 3.22.25-0ubuntu0.1

Instead, this is being fixed in mutter.

Original Bug Report
===================
First two characters typed in urlbar show immediately, other characters take up to 30 seconds to appear, or url will appear in full once enter key is pressed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: epiphany-browser 3.26.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-11.12-generic 4.13.1
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Sep 22 18:42:19 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-22 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170919)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: epiphany-browser
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

See original description
Revision history for this message
Andrew Canton (planecrazyp51) wrote :
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package epiphany-browser - 3.26.0-1ubuntu2

---------------
epiphany-browser (3.26.0-1ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium

  * Add git_fix-url-bar-lag.patch:
    - Fix lag when typing in URL bar (Closes: #875826) (LP: #1719043)

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:48:09 -0400

Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

Sorry, the new version doesn't actually appear to solve the problem.

Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Triaged
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser:
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser (Debian):
status: New → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in epiphany-browser:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
affects: epiphany-browser (Debian) → mutter (Debian)
affects: epiphany-browser → mutter
Changed in mutter:
importance: Medium → Unknown
status: Invalid → Unknown
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in mutter:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package epiphany-browser - 3.26.1-1ubuntu1

---------------
epiphany-browser (3.26.1-1ubuntu1) artful; urgency=medium

  * Sync with Debian. Remaining change:
    - Modify 07_bookmarks.patch:
      + Add Ubuntu-specific default bookmarks, borrowed from Firefox
  * Drop ubuntu_titlebars.patch (LP: #1719322)
    + Use traditional titlebars for non-GNOME sessions

epiphany-browser (3.26.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release
  * Drop git_fix-url-bar-lag.patch: Applied in new release
  * Bump Standards-Version to 4.1.1

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:20:38 -0400

Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in epiphany-browser (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Triaged
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
affects: mutter (Ubuntu) → gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → In Progress
affects: mutter → gtk
affects: mutter (Debian) → gtk+3.0 (Debian)
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Debian):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
description: updated
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk:
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Andrew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gtk+3.0 into artful-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/3.22.24-0ubuntu2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-artful to verification-done-artful. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-artful. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed verification-needed-artful
Revision history for this message
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

A regression was identified. See comments 15-16 at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/784314 which can be reproduced with

totem /usr/share/example-content/Ubuntu_Free_Culture_Showcase/Nathan\ Haines\ -\ Ubuntu\ Through\ The\ Years.ogg

tags: added: verification-failed-artful
removed: verification-needed-artful
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gtk+3.0 - 3.22.24-0ubuntu2

---------------
gtk+3.0 (3.22.24-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium

  * Add 0004_fix-gtkentry-wayland-regression.patch:
    - Cherry-pick fix for lag with Epiphany's address bar (Closes: #875826)
      (LP: #1719043)

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:22:54 -0400

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
description: updated
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
no longer affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful)
no longer affects: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu Artful)
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu Artful):
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

I verify that the totem regression cannot be reproduced with the new gtk+3.0 3.22.25-0ubuntu0.1 SRU. Since this bug is being fixed in mutter instead, I am closing the gtk+3.0 part of this bug.

description: updated
tags: removed: verification-failed-artful
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) wrote :

Hello Andrew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted mutter into artful-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-artful to verification-done-artful. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-artful. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in mutter (Ubuntu Artful):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed-artful
Revision history for this message
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

I verify that the address bar works correctly now after upgrading Ubuntu 17.10 to mutter 3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1.

tags: added: verification-done verification-done-artful
removed: verification-needed verification-needed-artful
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Invalid
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful):
status: Fix Released → Invalid
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for mutter has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1

---------------
mutter (3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1) artful; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release (LP: #1730097):
    - Fix unredirecting full-screen windows and fix returning to
      full-screen after Alt-Tab (LP: #1725649)
    - Allow HiDPI scaling even when non-HiDPI displays are connected
      (LP: #1724024)
    - Fix Epiphany URL bar (LP: #1719043) (Closes: #875826)
  * Drop cherry-picked patches

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:07:59 -0400

Changed in mutter (Ubuntu Artful):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk:
status: Confirmed → Expired
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