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ikjadoon
Bronze Contributor
May 15, 2019

Shimmering text while scrolling: just me?

Anyone ever see text shimmering / shaking on a web page while scrolling in Edge? It's very temperamental: once you scroll up and down, the shimmering stops. I thought it was my eyes, so I asked someo...
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v-gapart
Former Employee
Jul 12, 2019

ikjadoon 

Is this issue still present in the latest version of Microsoft Edge Insider Build Dev Channel and the latest version of Windows?

 

Gabriel

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    ikjadoon
    Bronze Contributor
    Jan 02, 2020

    v-gapart Sorry to say, this bug has returned. This is now reproducible on three different systems, all on the same URL: you just scroll and within minutes, part of the page text will shimmer. Might I private message you the link, reproduction steps, and a screen recording? Already submitted to the smiley with a link to the screen recording.

     

    Each time the simmering text returns, Edge's CPU usage for that tab spikes up to 50% to 70%. 

     

    Add this now-third machine to the "not working" list:

     

    • HP Spectre x360 late 2019 (Intel i7-1065G7; F.10 BIOS)
    • 16 GB LPDDR4-3733
    • 512 GB Samsung PM981a
    • 1920 x 1080 resolution set at 125%
    • Intel iGPU driver 26.20.100.7463
    • Windows 10 Home x64 1903 (18362.535)
    • Edge Dev Version 80.0.361.9 (Official build) dev (64-bit)
     
    I believe this Edge Dev version is much newer than where the Canary builds were at that time.
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    ikjadoon
    Bronze Contributor
    Jul 24, 2019

    v-gapart Speak of the devil, I just got the issue again. 

     

    https://streamable.com/h86aw

     

    1) Occurs on any website seemingly

    2) Reproduced on two systems (one laptop, one desktop: both use the same Edge & Windows builds)

    2) Scrolling that tab will stop the shimmering

    3) Only some text is affected, perhaps only <p> paragraph? Images on the page do no shimmer nor do buttons or other text.

    4) As long as the text is shimmering, Edge has high CPU & GPU usage (both pegged at 25% to 30%, even though it's just rendering two simple text-only tabs)

     

    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 1803 (Build 17134.885)

    Microsoft Edge Version 77.0.223.0 (Official build) dev (64-bit)

     

    This is the latest Windows for this branch, but not 1903 yet.

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        ikjadoon
        Bronze Contributor
        Aug 07, 2019

        v-gapart I can confirm the bug has reappeared on another dev build, at the same URL.

         

        Windows 10 Pro x64 1803 (17134.885)

        Microsoft Chromium Edge Version 77.0.230.2 (Official build) dev (64-bit)

         
        It's still not Canary, but it's definitely a newer build. This is on a Dell Inspiron 13:
         
        • 13.3" 1080p @ 125% DPI (set in Windows)
        • Core i5-6200U (GPU driver 23.20.16.4973)
        • 8 GB RAM
        • Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD
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    ikjadoon
    Bronze Contributor
    Jul 18, 2019

    v-gapart Hello and thank you for following up.

     

     did see it once in the previous Dev build (based on Chromium 76) whose version number is eluding me, but since then, I've not seen it again.

     

    However, it is quite rare (one website from perhaps thousands in a week; the last time was on Dell.com on a purchase configurator). 

     

    I'll surely update the next time it appears, if ever. 

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