The problem appears to be related to more than just switching card types. The window is also slow to redraw when maximizing or returning to default size (an approximate 5 second delay before redraw on my machine).
-- AisleRiot appears to hang while switching to "paris" cards https://launchpad.net/bugs/38445 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
