Editor is extremely slow with long lines
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bistromathics
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Editor is extremely slow with long lines
I have a file with a single very long line, about 2000 characters long. Whenever the line is displayed in the editor, everything goes extremely slow. Scrolling, moving the cursor, typing, highlighting all take 1-2 seconds to do. When I scroll far enough to where the line is no longer displayed, everything speeds back up.
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bistromathics
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Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Here is some more info - The line is mostly tab characters. I have tried 2000-character lines without tabs and performance is just fine. It's only when you start adding tons of tabs that it gets slower and slower.
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
I did bring this up some time ago, but can't find my original posts!
I still find WeBuilder slows down with any file that has long lines, accidentally open up a minified/compressed JavaScript file which is all on one line and you'll regret it!
I still find WeBuilder slows down with any file that has long lines, accidentally open up a minified/compressed JavaScript file which is all on one line and you'll regret it!
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
So true!MikeyB wrote:I did bring this up some time ago, but can't find my original posts!
I still find WeBuilder slows down with any file that has long lines, accidentally open up a minified/compressed JavaScript file which is all on one line and you'll regret it!
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davenz
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Known issue and commented on by the devs a long while back. New versions are not much improved, so like others I just avoid opening files with thousands of characters in any one tag. It is a shame because WeBuilder is the best editor I have used by a very long way; the quirks I just work around.
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Hi,
We apologize for this, but currently it is true - if you have very long lines inside editor, it will be slow.
However, it seems a technical solution has been found, and we have now assigned resources, to work on this. So we hope it will be better with next major version.
We apologize for this, but currently it is true - if you have very long lines inside editor, it will be slow.
However, it seems a technical solution has been found, and we have now assigned resources, to work on this. So we hope it will be better with next major version.
Kind regards,
Gatis Avots
Gatis Avots
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davenz
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
That's great news; anything that makes WB better gets the big thumbs up from me.
Will the next version of WB support HTML 5 and CSS 3?
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
Will the next version of WB support HTML 5 and CSS 3?
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Yes, next version will offer also HTML5.
CSS3 is supported already now.
To make it the default CSS specification in your editor, go to Main Menu; Options; Preferences; Language Options; CSS; and choose entry for "CSS Language Specification".
CSS3 is supported already now.
To make it the default CSS specification in your editor, go to Main Menu; Options; Preferences; Language Options; CSS; and choose entry for "CSS Language Specification".
Kind regards,
Gatis Avots
Gatis Avots
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davenz
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Ah, so it is, my apologies, I should have known that but didn't. Thanks for pointing it out.
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
Dave
davethompson.co.nz
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bistromathics
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Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Will the fix for this problem apply to Rapid PHP as well?
Re: Editor is extremely slow with long lines
Yes, all editor editions will have this problem fixed in next major version - WeBuilder, Rapid PHP, Rapid CSS, and HTMLPad.
The test results show, that there is no more delay when you open a file and do any modifications on a long line (more than 52 000 characters in one line).
The test results show, that there is no more delay when you open a file and do any modifications on a long line (more than 52 000 characters in one line).
Kind regards,
Gatis Avots
Gatis Avots