I tried to test this with Karmic, but I couldn't really get any conclusive results. Basically, the screen is broken at all times. Windows "loose" their decorations randomly, moving them around produces artifacts, and the whole system behaves really sloppy. So there was no real way to tell if things got worse while changing the background.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Changing desktop background eats up all available CPU time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376030 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp