[Users] Claws freezing when composing e-mail replies

[Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:34:02 +0100
Dave Howorth <dave at howorth.org.uk> wrote:

> > I unfortunately failed to mention that I was using the LXDE desktop
> > environment when Claws was freezing. I can't say with any certainty
> > whether or not a specific desktop could cause issues with any
> > application. I'm sure anything is possible, but my reason for using
> > LXDE is because my desktops aren't exactly brand new and LXDE is
> > lightweight. I have switched the desktop to MATE.  
> 
> I use LXDE and haven't had problems with it. I've had the occasional
> freeze problem with claws and clicking on the X widget has always
> killed it eventually. Sometimes the entire system seems to lock up for
> a few minutes, but that's more related to Firefox usage I think, and is
> caused by recent kernels' behaviour with limited memory I suspect.

Happens to me from time to time.

So I Ctrl + Alt + F1, log in, and pkill X...
 
Cheers,
 
Ron.
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