Matlab 2017a in Ubuntu 17.10 - Very slow response in the Editor

I installed Matlab 2017a a week ago on my new Asus Zenbook 13 (Ubuntu 17.10). Since the beginning the response of the Editor is very slow. If I type in text it might take multiple seconds until it appears. This is very annoying and makes it challenging to use the tool at all. The files I work with are stored locally and everything else seems to work fine. Not much data is loaded and the file I work with are just a few lines of code (< 100).

What could cause this behavior?

Answer 1

[Amy]

Try the workaround mentioned in this MATLAB answers post, even though it mentions different versions of MATLAB/Ubuntu. This workaround involves changing Java startup options - there is some more information on how to do that on this documentation page.

Increasing the Java heap size might also help.

[green360]

I tried the suggestions but it did not help. After some more testing I found out that I can use the editor right after starting Matlab. As soon as I load for example on of my .mat files (e.g. 13MB) the trouble starts. I tried it 3 times and it always seems to be this way. So far I had not time to do further checks and to investigate what else triggers the behavior. It is just very annoying and renders the editor useless.

Answer 2

[Jehill Parikh]

I have been experiencing similar issues on ubuntu 18.04 could I check if we found a solution yet ?