File selector unusable slow with Electron based apps

[etkaar]

@zenzen

Oddly enough, it's working fine for me on my end.

Do you use the .deb package like me or Flatpak? Flatpak unfortunately is suspected to cause other strange issues, such like a fullscreen bug and also printers are randomly not visible. That is why I now also stay away from Flatpak.

I tried the options (alone and together):

But still the file selector is extremely slow. This also applies to Discord (uses also Electron) with Flatpak. When I use Inkscape (.deb package) all is very fast and normal. Same for Geany 2.0 (Flatpak) and Telegram 5.3.2 (Flatpak, not an Electron application), all is normal. The problem is less dominant with Skype (Flatpak, uses Electron), there is the file selector not so slow but still need a few seconds to open.

Seems another user already had this problem, but he found no solution:

File selector response very slowly after upgrade to Zorin 17

A few months ago, I upgraded from Zorin 16.3 Core to Zorin 17.1 Core. I am very happy with the update, but the file selector has been extremely slow since then. When I select a file in any program, the Zorin file selector opens by default. In my case, when I click on the corresponding button, my entire Zorin becomes very slow and jerks, as do all other applications. Then the file selector opens in slow motion (usually within 2 to 10 seconds). If I then select a file directly without clicking o…