The delay seems to be caused by the overlay-scrollbar module. Deactivating these scrollbars restores the normal launch behavior.
Simple test case: $ killall -9 xfce4-appfinder $ LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 xfce4-appfinder -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1048805 Title: xfce4-appfinder launches very slowly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-appfinder/+bug/1048805/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
