Just a quick background first - I've been using your products for 12 years now. I bought HTMLPadPro in 2006, upgraded to WeBuilder in 2008 (and as Karlis knows, I've been endorsing / promoting your software to my clients with links on my site since 2009). I have been diligently keeping each version of WeBuilder updated to each latest version for the past 10 years as they release & use it daily, definitely not new to WeBuilder.
So before I state my issue, I just want to say THANKS guys for keeping this GREAT product going for over a decade now! It's part of my daily work life!
On April 10th I got your newsletter announcing the new 2018 (15) version, I purchased the WeBuilder Pro upgrade, and recently did the following:
1. Installed WeBuilder 2018 v 15 on both my laptop and desktop, checked to make sure it kept all my custom snippets. Noticed that it opened slow, but figured maybe it was due to fresh installation (you know how sometimes programs to run their best until reboot after fresh install).
2. Uninstalled WeBuilder 2016 v 14 from both my laptop and desktop, being sure to tell it "Save my settings" during the uninstall.
3. Rebooted both systems and tested to make sure 2018 v 15 runs correctly, and immediately noticed that this new version opens painfully slow.
My main system is a high-end Precision workstation with 512GB SSD (no mechanical drives), 7th Gen Core i7 CPU, 12GB RAM, over 125GB free space on my SSD, and is very fast / well maintained / always updated.
By comparison:
WeBuilder 2016 v 14 opened in 3 to 4 seconds at most. Literally.
WeBuilder 2018 v 15 takes a painful 24 seconds to open. Literally. On a system with the kind of power I'm running, this is an insane increase in load time.
But before I consider downgrading back to v 14 and refunding (still within 30 days) I thought it best to come here first and find out if this is something anyone else has noticed, and if there are any troubleshooting or otherwise steps that I can take to resolve the issue and get back the speed I'm used to with WeBuilder.
This is still the best editor on the market (in my opinion) but because I'm working in a fast-paced environment in which I have to open WeBuilder several times per day and use it frequently each day, the slow loading is an unwelcome change.
I'm interested in any feedback, opinions, suggestions, etc...
Thank you!