I've been dealing with a strange issue where both LibreOffice and OpenOffice lag significantly when I'm scrolling through documents, and it's really frustrating. This problem only happens with these office apps; everything else runs smoothly, regardless of the documents I'm using. I'm currently on Ubuntu 25.04 and have also tried Fedora 42. My hardware is a Framework 13 with a 7640U processor. Is there any fix for this?
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Have you checked out OnlyOffice? It's built on LibreOffice and might perform better for you. Just a heads-up, OpenOffice hasn't seen updates in years, so it’s generally advised to steer clear of it.
If you're using any Debian/Ubuntu-based distro, keep in mind they might struggle with performance on newer hardware. You might want to experiment with a distro that's more up to date.
You might want to try launching LibreOffice in a terminal with the command `GDK_BACKEND=x11 libreoffice`. There's a known bug that can cause high CPU usage when scrolling in Wayland sessions, and this might help bypass that issue.
I tried that, but I still experienced some lag. I got a warning about 'javaldx' not launching, which might affect Java functionality.
I actually switched to OnlyOffice after you mentioned it, but it didn't resolve my scrolling issue either.