Jens Noeckel wrote:
On Dec 25, 2007, at 2:49 PM, Jens Noeckel wrote:
Hi,
on Mac OS X 10.4 with LyX 1.5.3 (Intel), text input in the main window
slows down to a crawl when editing a large document while at the same
time the cross-reference window is left open. It's not noticeable with
small documents. I have more than a hundred cross references in the
document that I tested, and typing speed is limited to about 2
characters per second.
I wonder if this also happens on Windows or Linux platforms?
I think so yes. This is because *all* opened windows are updated with
each keystroke. The cross-reference dialog is maybe not as optimized WRT
updates as it should.
Jens
As an addendum: this issue is already present in LyX 1.4.4 on the same
platform. Of course the work-around is to always close the cross-ref
window after inserting a ref, but for users with sufficient display real
estate it may be desirable to leave some of those windows open all the
time. Switching between open windows is somewhat more convenient than
opening and closing a window.
I understand that but there is a work around to this ui problem: use the
shortcut:
1) Alt-i r : the dialog will popup
2) arrow key up or down to select your label
3) enter : the dialog will hide and the cross-ref be inserted.
I believe this will improve your efficiency in writing document a lot
than when using the mouse to do the same thing. Just my opinion.
Abdel.
Jens
