Debian - KiCad 5.0.0-rc2-dev - EESchema sluggish

Software
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Hello,
Since KiCad 4.0.7 is broken in Debian Sid, I just installed KiCad 5.0.0 from Debian experimental.
Eeschema is running very sluggish in this configuration.
Any idea what can cause this ?

Below the Kicad version info

Application: kicad
Version: 5.0.0-rc2-dev-unknown+dfsg1+20180318-3, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2o zlib/1.2.8 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.20.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.31.1 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.16.3-towo.1-siduction-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.22
Boost: 1.62.0
Curl: 7.58.0
Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1011

Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_SPICE=OFF

My system information

System: Host: bruno-pc Kernel: 4.16.3-towo.1-siduction-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.4
Distro: siduction 17.1.0 Patience - kde - (201703051755)
Machine: Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 4391P2G v: ThinkPad W510 serial: R9AE298
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i7 M 620 (-MT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
clock speeds: max: 2667 MHz 1: 1427 MHz 2: 1332 MHz 3: 1316 MHz 4: 1280 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT216GLM [Quadro FX 880M]
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVA5 version: 3.3 Mesa 17.3.9

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I corrected your version info in the title to avoid confusion. You are running a development (nightly) version not a release. (V5 has not yet been released)

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thanks, indeed should have been more precise there

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Some additional info : the interface reacts better when zooming in very much on the components

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This option should be disabled unless running on Mac. It will slow down Eeschema substantially.

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Hi Seth,
Is this a build problem ? If yes, I will take it up with the Debian package maintainer.
Brutor

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Yes, definitely a build issue.

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The problem here is wxWidgets build using GTK3, it causes a lot of troubles in KiCad. USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON is by default added for wxGTK3 builds to mitigate some of the problems, but it reduces the performance.

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