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I’ve been using Zed a few months on my fedora laptop (thinkpad x230) and haven’t had any performance issues. Definitely faster than any other graphical editor I

I’ve been using Zed a few months on my fedora laptop (thinkpad x230) and haven’t had any performance issues. Definitely faster than any other graphical editor I’ve used. Perhaps a driver issue would be slowing it down?

duped 1y ago
Maybe, but no other application or editor has this problem. If all other apps work but Zed doesn't then it sounds like a Zed has an issue. EDIT: just gave it a shot and I get "unsupported GPU" as an error, informing me that my GPU needs Vulkan support. Their detection must be wrong because this is not true. And like I said, other applications don't have this problem.
- boxed 1y ago
  The microcosm of a linux user played out so fast in that thread :P
- samtheprogram 1y ago
  You should report an issue with your specs, not just say “other applications don’t have this problem” — especially as a Linux user. For one, not all applications are GPU accelerated. Two, their UX may need to be improved for a specific hardware configuration. I have used Zed with good performance on Intel dGPU, AMD dGPU, and Intel iGPU without issue — my guess is a missing dependency?
  - duped 1y ago
    Meh, it's not worth the trouble. I don't care enough about using Zed to fix their Linux distribution problems or debug something for them. This isn't some volunteer backed FOSS project where they get a free pass or free QA work from me.
    - ndiddy 1y ago
      What's the point of commenting that it's slow if you don't care about using the program and switched to something else? Also, how is whether the project is volunteer-run relevant? Would you file a support ticket for commercial software you use saying "it's slow" and then when they follow up asking for details about your setup, you say "sorry, you don't get free QA work from me"? Do you really think that would lead to them fixing your performance problem?
      - 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
        There is great enthusiasm for the editor in this thread. A personal anecdote indicating subpar performance on a common developer environment (Linux) is a useful signal that took a few seconds of effort. Putting together a high quality, actionable bug report is a much higher bar that can often feel like screaming at the clouds.
        droopyEyelids 1y ago
        It seem like bickering at this point, but I do not see how that is a useful signal. I’m genuinely curious what you are getting out of it
        0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
        So, only positive feedback allowed in this thread? As a Linux user, I am sadly accustomed to some software working in only a just-so configuration. A datapoint that the software is still Mac first development is useful to know. Zed might still be worth trying, but I have to temper my enthusiasm from the headline announcement of, “everything is great”.
        dcow 1y ago
        Is it even Zed’s fault if your linux system/setup over-eagerly prefers cpu rendered graphics because of old political and religious driver licensing issues?
      - duped 1y ago
- spongebobstoes 1y ago
  I had the same issue with my nvidia gpu but resolved it with the fix in this thread: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14088 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14088

duped 1y ago

Maybe, but no other application or editor has this problem. If all other apps work but Zed doesn't then it sounds like a Zed has an issue. EDIT: just gave it a shot and I get "unsupported GPU" as an error, informing me that my GPU needs Vulkan support. Their detection must be wrong because this is not true. And like I said, other applications don't have this problem.

boxed 1y ago
The microcosm of a linux user played out so fast in that thread :P
samtheprogram 1y ago
You should report an issue with your specs, not just say “other applications don’t have this problem” — especially as a Linux user. For one, not all applications are GPU accelerated. Two, their UX may need to be improved for a specific hardware configuration. I have used Zed with good performance on Intel dGPU, AMD dGPU, and Intel iGPU without issue — my guess is a missing dependency?
- duped 1y ago
  Meh, it's not worth the trouble. I don't care enough about using Zed to fix their Linux distribution problems or debug something for them. This isn't some volunteer backed FOSS project where they get a free pass or free QA work from me.
  - ndiddy 1y ago
    What's the point of commenting that it's slow if you don't care about using the program and switched to something else? Also, how is whether the project is volunteer-run relevant? Would you file a support ticket for commercial software you use saying "it's slow" and then when they follow up asking for details about your setup, you say "sorry, you don't get free QA work from me"? Do you really think that would lead to them fixing your performance problem?
    - 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
      There is great enthusiasm for the editor in this thread. A personal anecdote indicating subpar performance on a common developer environment (Linux) is a useful signal that took a few seconds of effort. Putting together a high quality, actionable bug report is a much higher bar that can often feel like screaming at the clouds.
      - droopyEyelids 1y ago
        It seem like bickering at this point, but I do not see how that is a useful signal. I’m genuinely curious what you are getting out of it
        0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
        So, only positive feedback allowed in this thread? As a Linux user, I am sadly accustomed to some software working in only a just-so configuration. A datapoint that the software is still Mac first development is useful to know. Zed might still be worth trying, but I have to temper my enthusiasm from the headline announcement of, “everything is great”.
        dcow 1y ago
        Is it even Zed’s fault if your linux system/setup over-eagerly prefers cpu rendered graphics because of old political and religious driver licensing issues?
    - duped 1y ago
spongebobstoes 1y ago
I had the same issue with my nvidia gpu but resolved it with the fix in this thread: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14088 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14088