I was experiencing something very similar to this and stumbled across https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1376494 which suggested installing ibus-gtk.
1. sudo apt-get install ibus-gtk 2. reboot Now my gedit seems to work fine. HTH -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1386721 Title: Graphics Slow After Upgrade 14.04 - 14.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1386721/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs