Script Editor Unusable on Windows

[Tom Glod]

I've experienced this also a time or two since switching.  I will join the
effort to try to nail down the conditions that make the slowdown occur.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 6:00 AM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> While i can confirm the slowness under Windows here, i cannot confirm this
> on Mac OS X (currently 10.13.5).
> I am working daily with Livecode and do not see any slowdowns when working
> on my Mac.
>
> Matthias
>
>
> > Am 26.09.2018 um 08:37 schrieb scott--- via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >
> > Thank you for your efforts here, Curry! I’m trying to use LC 9 much more
> now that 9.0.1 is out. I’m running into a script editor slow down on Mac
> (High Sierra 10.13.6) fairly often.  Keystrokes lagging far behind and copy
> - paste keyboard shortcuts sporadically not working.  Restarting the IDE
> seems to fix it but I haven’t worked out a recipe. I’m glad you are trying
> to track it down!
> >
> > Warmest regards,
> >
> > Scott Morrow
> >
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> >> On Sep 25, 2018, at 11:23 PM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Following up - just wanted to mention that this is a bit more complex.
> Yesterday I was going to submit a screenshot of my system specs (and I did)
> but found that my current recipe, tested during a problematic LC session
> the day before, was not at all sufficient to trigger the issue from
> scratch. Panos, thanks for confirming the same on your end.
> >>
> >> That's a very good thing in one sense; perhaps this issue isn't going
> to bite newbies on day one of using LC, and that helps the cause. However,
> I certainly don't want to minimize it or make light of it to any degree;
> the script editor slowdown is one heck of a show stopper when it does
> strike (right when you're hard at work) and all the more insidious until we
> know the conditions that trigger it.
> >>
> >> Very likely we will know soon. It may take some days, but as I have
> time I will hunt down the trigger and hopefully see whether it affects
> other platforms and how much 901 SE performance differs from 900 or other
> versions. I've seen the slowdown several times - big difference between
> running the occasional LC test on a platform/chip and doing actual LC work
> on it every day for hours! Enough that I had already started developing a
> habit of avoiding 901 when I know I'll be typing a lot.
> >>
> >> Now I will do just the opposite and use 901 for all possible code
> editing to pin this thing down for a foolproof recipe, and then hopefully
> it'll be history before long! Thanks.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Curry Kenworthy
> >>
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