Similar problem here. Gaim uses a lot of CPU not when I open many tabs, but when someone uses animated icons. In that conversation, when a send a message, it takes a lot of time to display the text. This does not happen when both don't use animated icons.
All this happens with Gaim 2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9 (Sorry for my English). -- [gaim1.5 and 2beta]100% cpu useage when over a dozen tabs are open https://launchpad.net/bugs/45562 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs