Strange adobe reader memory usage while selecting text or just holding the click.

Hi,
I have observed this increase in cpu usage since the ubuntu 8.10, when I started using acroread.
I thought it gonna improve in the near future, but it still exists, and I am not able to find someone who has seen or reported this.
Currently I am using Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit and adobe reader's version is 9.4.7.
Try reproducing it, just by opening any text pdf document and selecting some text, dont release the left click, keep it holding and it eats full cpu, until you leave it.
System Load Indicator shows a sudden and full increase in usage.
Any one having any idea about it. You cannot report it as Ubuntu bug because adobe is external software.
This is not observed in the web pdf document downloaded and opened in web browser using same adobe's reader.
Cheers
Sukhi

I've just started experiencing the exact same problem. I upgraded to Reader X a good month or so ago, and I've had it open with documents loaded for long stretches most days since installing it, but I didn't notice the problem until Sunday 9th Jan. Closing Reader and reopening it brings back the toolbar, but then it disappears again after a while.
I too am running Windows XP SP 3, with 2 GB RAM and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ CPU.
Ose

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