Script Editor Slow on Windows (any Macs?)

[Curry Kenworthy]

Howdy Folks,

I will file a quality report very soon, but wanted to ask what others 
are experiencing too.

Using LC 9.0.0 and 9.0.1, on a Windows "PC" laptop with Core i3 or Core 
i5, the script editor is painfully slow unless many of the auto 
formatting and coloring features are turned off.

(I only have  "Control Structured Completion" and "Auto Format" still 
enabled; they handle things like "end repeat" and lining up the text 
with tabs.)

But even then, script editing is still laggy, especially on 9.0.1. 
Hitting Enter or backspace, paste or copy, or hiliting some text - any 
of these can lead to a delay.

And worse, not only a delay, but also interfering with intended 
keystrokes and actions. If you select some text, copy, select, paste - 
you may not get the expected result if you performed those steps too 
quickly!

(But "too quickly" doesn't mean fast - even doing things slowly is often 
too quickly in 9.0.1. After one step you have to be careful to see the 
insertion cursor blink before doing the next step. Not the most 
enjoyable way to sling code.)

So, is it just a Windows issue, or more of a which-chip issue? My Mac 
has Core i5 too, but I do more of my code typing on the PC.

I do think the LC team would be well-served to follow Richard's 
suggestion of using a PC for several hours a week.

But should that PC be a Core i9 monster? Maybe not, unless the target 
audience is exclusively the established economic upper class, which 
would be a strange fit for the Community version for example. I think I 
remember some talk about developing nations and so on - if so, needing a 
Core i7 to run LC will probably slow down adoption. And myself included; 
I need to stick with this chip for a while.

I would suggest having an i3 Windows PC and a slightly older Mac around 
for official IDE and engine testing. Otherwise you're cranking out 
releases with code that seems fine on your end, but will only run well 
on the latest and most expensive machines.

It will help some when the LC 9 engine itself is faster, but the script 
editor also needs optimizing. Maybe too much code added lately without 
enough attention to speed. I am curious whether some Macs are affected 
too. How about Linux i3/i5?

Best wishes,

Curry Kenworthy

Custom Software Development
LiveCode Training and Consulting
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