Bug report #19546
QGIS 3 slow on macOS at high resolutions
| Status: | Feedback | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | mac_os_specific | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 3.4.2 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 27373 |
Description
I use QGIS installed via MacPorts. Since QGIS 3.0.0 I noticed that it's very slow and unresponsive. Additionaly all modal windows can't be resized. However in the same time official binaries works fast but has some other problems (huge and misaligned mouse cursor and some others).
Today I made some tests with QGIS 3.2.1 and I confirmed that culprint is QT5.10. When I compiled QGIS with QT5.9 it works fast but has the same problem like official binaries. When recompile it with QT 5.10 it is very slow, size of modal windows are not adjustable but some other UI glithces are fixed.
I don't know if it is more about bugs in QT or QGIS but right now there is no option to have good user experince with QGIS 3 on MacOS.
History
#1
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 6 years ago
- Category changed from Unknown to Build/Install
#2
Updated by Michal Jurewicz about 6 years ago
Today I installed recent master with QT 5.11.1 and it's even worst. QGIS became extremly slow in every action on canvas, opening new windows and etc. Addtional mouse cursors are to big (the same problem like with QT 5.9) but modal windows are resizeable again.
#3
Updated by Michal Jurewicz about 6 years ago
I have made additional test and now I know everything. It's all about buggy high resolution support in QGIS3. It's not even about Retina multiplier but high resolution as general. General slowness is proportional to resolution. When display resolution is lower then 1600x1000 then there is no visible lag. Higher resolution are making QGIS laggy. Higher then 2560x1440 and it's more and more unsuable. Full 5K 5120x2880 is just unusable.
#4
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 6 years ago
- Subject changed from Problems with QGIS 3 and QT 5.10 on MacOS to QGIS 3 slow on macOS at high resolutions
- Category changed from Build/Install to OsX UI
#5
Updated by Denis Rouzaud about 6 years ago
can anyone confirm that this is really mac specific?
is anyone working on windows with resolution screen?
(will ask on the mailing list)
#6
Updated by Denis Rouzaud about 6 years ago
- Category changed from OsX UI to mac_os_specific
#7
Updated by Michal Jurewicz about 6 years ago
I may try it on virtual machine but I don't know how to install QGIS on Windows with QT 5.10 or 5.11. Official installation package is with QT5.9. Is there any documentation how to do it?
#8
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 6 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
#9
Updated by Denis Rouzaud about 6 years ago
I had a discussion with William Kyngesburye who told me that this should be fixed in Qt 5.12.
Let's see what comes out with QGIS 3.4 next week.
#10
Updated by William Kyngesburye about 6 years ago
I finally got Qt 5.11 installed, built QGIS 3.2.3 with that. Tested on a retina Mac with no slow issue. Though that was on macOS Sierra, I haven't upgraded High Sierra, yet. I'll package up an installer so others can test.
#11
Updated by William Kyngesburye about 6 years ago
Here is an installer for QGIS 3.2.3 built with Qt 5.11.1.
http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/qgis/QGIS-macOS-3.2.3-1-qt511.dmg
#12
Updated by Michal Jurewicz almost 6 years ago
I tried 3.4.1 on High Sierra and Mojave and there is still the same problem with some lag. It feels just a little better but I need to make some test with bigger projects.
#13
Updated by Michal Jurewicz almost 6 years ago
Just for your information, QGIS 3.4.2 (QT 5.11.2) is still very unresponsive. Below some screen records with small project. Just panning and zooming the map and closing the project. As you can see it's very slow. I use iMac Pro - it's Retina 5K resolution.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i4ebzmlci5qfmrz/Nagranie%20z%20ekranu%202018-12-12%20o%2009.12.05.mov?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pjy0yr8cjr1eb2t/Nagranie%20z%20ekranu%202018-12-12%20o%2009.16.20.mov?dl=0
I hope that QT 5.12 is going to fix it.
#14
Updated by Michal Jurewicz almost 6 years ago
I have tried QGIS 3.4.2 built and run with QT5.12 and it's more less the same or even slightly worse.
#15
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago
- Affected QGIS version changed from 3.2.1 to 3.4.2
#16
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago
Is this still the case? also on this installers https://lutraconsulting.github.io/qgis-mac-packager/ ?
#17
Updated by Dominik Schneider over 5 years ago
Giovanni Manghi wrote:
Is this still the case? also on this installers https://lutraconsulting.github.io/qgis-mac-packager/ ?
Yes! I came here looking if this issue was known. I'm on macOS 10.14.3 and if you open a file chooser dialog window there is a massive lag on the official kyngchaos qgis version 3.6
QGIS version
3.6.0-Noosa
QGIS code branch
Release 3.6
Compiled against Qt
5.11.2
Running against Qt
5.11.2
Compiled against GDAL/OGR
2.4.0
Running against GDAL/OGR
2.4.0
Compiled against GEOS
3.7.1-CAPI-1.11.0
Running against GEOS
3.7.1-CAPI-1.11.1 27a5e771
PostgreSQL Client Version
9.6.10
SpatiaLite Version
4.4.0-RC1
QWT Version
6.1.3
QScintilla2 Version
2.10.8
Compiled against PROJ
520
Running against PROJ
5.2.0
Luckily, I tried the lutraconsulting version and it appears to behave normal for me.
QGIS version
3.6.0-Noosa
QGIS code revision
58734527ab
Compiled against Qt
5.12.0
Running against Qt
5.12.0
Compiled against GDAL/OGR
2.4.0
Running against GDAL/OGR
2.4.0
Compiled against GEOS
3.7.1-CAPI-1.11.1
Running against GEOS
3.7.1-CAPI-1.11.1 27a5e771
PostgreSQL Client Version
11.1
SpatiaLite Version
4.3.0a
QWT Version
6.1.3
QScintilla2 Version
2.10.4
Compiled against PROJ
520
Running against PROJ
5.2.0