Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-17 Thread Tim Garrett
For what it’s worth, thanks to Stephan’s comments, LyX starts up normally now with the re-initialization of the LyX-2.3 folder per the below. But the laggy cursor with longer paragraphs issue remains. I do not experience this in other writing apps (e.g. Word), or any lagginess at all. Again

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-13 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Hi, Do you have any system extension (clipboard related, for example) installed ? By that I mean something that affects all applications. Also, would you be able to make a screen cast that demonstrated the bug? JMarc Le 12 août 2023 19:34:18 GMT+02:00, Tim Garrett a écrit : >In hindsight,

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-12 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:34:18AM -0600, Tim Garrett wrote: > In hindsight, should have anticipated the python was unrelated to speed. > Apologies > > I’ve minimized applications checking Activity Monitor. Nothing stands out and > all other applications work as expected. It’s always just been

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-12 Thread Tim Garrett
In hindsight, should have anticipated the python was unrelated to speed. Apologies I’ve minimized applications checking Activity Monitor. Nothing stands out and all other applications work as expected. It’s always just been LyX. On 12 Aug 2023, at 3:02, Stephan Witt wrote: > Am 11.08.2023 um

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-12 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 11.08.2023 um 17:09 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > Stephan, > > Unfortunately I spoke too soon. There was improvement, then it slowed to a > crawl again. Worse than before if anything. The speed of the cursor is still > inversely related to the length of the paragraph. Frankly, I’m not

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-11 Thread Tim Garrett
Stephan, Unfortunately I spoke too soon. There was improvement, then it slowed to a crawl again. Worse than before if anything. The speed of the cursor is still inversely related to the length of the paragraph. Here’s what I have: (base) tgarrett@tims-mbp ~ % python3 -V Python 3.11.4 (base)

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-10 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
That might only work from the command line but may not when double clicking. Something like this might help: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/51677/how-to-set-path-for-finder-launched-applications On 10/08/2023 07:02, Stephan Witt wrote: > Am 10.08.2023 um 01:56 schrieb Tim Garrett :

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-10 Thread Tim Garrett
You’re genius. Thank you. Deleted old python installation. Installed new python installation from Python.org. Fingers crossed all better now. No laggy cursor and no hiccups on lyx initialization. So to recap, the fix for a slow cursor with long paragraphs was to reinstall Python confirming

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-10 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 10.08.2023 um 07:11 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > Thanks. Not sure I did it right, but this is what I did. Added that string to > the PATH as follows > >

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
Thanks. Not sure I did it right, but this is what I did. Added that string to the PATH as follows /Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/texbin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/tgarrett/opt/anaconda3/bin quit, restarted,

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 10.08.2023 um 01:56 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > Sorry for the confusion but thanks for the help. I have Python 3.8.5 as > output from python -V > > Also: > > (base) tgarrett@tims-mbp ~ % which python3 > /Users/tgarrett/opt/anaconda3/bin/python3 > (base) tgarrett@tims-mbp ~ % python3 > Python

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
Sorry for the confusion but thanks for the help. I have Python 3.8.5 as output from python -V Also: (base) tgarrett@tims-mbp ~ % which python3 /Users/tgarrett/opt/anaconda3/bin/python3 (base) tgarrett@tims-mbp ~ % python3 Python 3.8.5 (default, Sep 4 2020, 02:22:02) [Clang 10.0.0 ] ::

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 10.08.2023 um 00:15 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > Sorry, it’s what I sent earlier: Sorry, but no, it isn’t. That’s the output of the command w/o -V … but anyway. Where is your python3 installed? Perhaps LyX cannot find it. Stephan > Python 3.8.5 (default, Sep 4 2020, 02:22:02) > [Clang

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
Sorry, it’s what I sent earlier: Python 3.8.5 (default, Sep 4 2020, 02:22:02) [Clang 10.0.0 ] :: Anaconda, Inc. on darwin On 9 Aug 2023, at 15:49, Stephan Witt wrote: > Am 09.08.2023 um 23:47 schrieb Stephan Witt : >> >> Am 09.08.2023 um 21:41 schrieb Tim Garrett : >>> >>> 13:40:10.630:

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 09.08.2023 um 23:47 schrieb Stephan Witt : > > Am 09.08.2023 um 21:41 schrieb Tim Garrett : >> >> 13:40:10.630: Reloading configuration...LyX: reconfiguring user directory >> support/Systemcall.cpp (261): Systemcall: 'python -tt >> "/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py" >>

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 09.08.2023 um 21:41 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > 13:40:10.630: Reloading configuration...LyX: reconfiguring user directory > support/Systemcall.cpp (261): Systemcall: 'python -tt > "/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py" > --with-version-suffix=-2.3 >

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
13:40:10.630: Reloading configuration...LyX: reconfiguring user directory support/Systemcall.cpp (261): Systemcall: 'python -tt "/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py" --with-version-suffix=-2.3 --binary-dir="/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/"' did not start!

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 09.08.2023 um 20:20 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > Thanks for the response! > I have this so perhaps something else?: > Yes, maybe something else. Please, enable file and info messages in messages pane. Rerun reconfigure and present the output here. Stephan > > On 9 Aug 2023, at 12:01,

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In the first instance install LyX 2.3.7 (2023-01-01) el On 08/08/2023 00:27, Tim Garrett wrote: > I’ve been having a problem with cursor and typing speed. I find the > speed of the cursor is inversely proportional to the length of the > paragraph I write. Fine for one sentence. Anything more

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
Thanks for the response! I have this so perhaps something else?: ![](cid:C0ADE3DA-7989-4411-9941-421BF979CACD@utah.edu "PastedImage.png") On 9 Aug 2023, at 12:01, Stephan Witt wrote: Am 09.08.2023 um 18:50 schrieb Tim Garrett : This may have worked! But in a reconfigure request problem.

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 09.08.2023 um 18:50 schrieb Tim Garrett : > > This may have worked! > > But in a reconfigure request problem. > > Sorry, should know what to do next but it’s been a while. Multiple > reconfigures doesn’t fix the problem. Perhaps you’re on macOS w/o python utility. What’s your OS version?

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
This may have worked! But in a reconfigure request problem. ![](cid:FAFD155E-9B33-4703-BAD9-7CF8745AFD28@utah.edu "PastedImage.png") Sorry, should know what to do next but it’s been a while. Multiple reconfigures doesn’t fix the problem. Thanks Tim On 9 Aug 2023, at 10:09, Stephan Witt

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 09.08.2023 um 18:02 schrieb Richard Kimberly Heck : > > On 8/9/23 11:23, Tim Garrett wrote: >> Hi Scott, >> >> I’m wondering if there’s something like a factory reset I can do on the >> settings that is worth trying. Perhaps over the years I’ve adjusted the look >> and feel to something

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 8/9/23 11:23, Tim Garrett wrote: Hi Scott, I’m wondering if there’s something like a factory reset I can do on the settings that is worth trying. Perhaps over the years I’ve adjusted the look and feel to something that is causing problems. Move your user directory somewhere else, so a

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Tim Garrett
Hi Scott, I’m wondering if there’s something like a factory reset I can do on the settings that is worth trying. Perhaps over the years I’ve adjusted the look and feel to something that is causing problems. Tim On 9 Aug 2023, at 4:31, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 03:23:03PM -0600, Tim Garrett wrote: > Thanks again Scott for your response and thoughtful help. I attach the file. > I updated LyX to 2.3.7. This has indeed only been a problem in the past > couple of years. I’ve sort of tolerated it because I mostly collaborate now >

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 11:42:20AM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > > Le 8 août 2023 22:42:04 GMT+02:00, Scott Kostyshak a écrit  > : > >By the way, what is KLyX? Was that the original name of LyX? When I search > >for KLyX on Wikipedia, it redirects to something surprising; you have my

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 8 août 2023 22:42:04 GMT+02:00, Scott Kostyshak a écrit : >By the way, what is KLyX? Was that the original name of LyX? When I search for >KLyX on Wikipedia, it redirects to something surprising; you have my sympathy >if you've been using that since 2001 ;) KLyX was a semi-hostile fork of

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Tim Garrett
Thanks again Scott for your response and thoughtful help. I attach the file. I updated LyX to 2.3.7. This has indeed only been a problem in the past couple of years. I’ve sort of tolerated it because I mostly collaborate now rather than writing myself — getting old and rusty. For collaborations

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 08:23:15AM -0600, Tim Garrett wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > Thank you for the quick response. Definitely not a branch. If the source > LaTeX pane is the code preview pane, that is not open either (I also noticed > that suggestion searching through threads). > > My

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Tim Garrett
Hi Scott, Thank you for the quick response. Definitely not a branch. If the source LaTeX pane is the code preview pane, that is not open either (I also noticed that suggestion searching through threads). My troubleshooting step is simply open new file, paste text from a paragraph from some

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Hi Tim, Would you have a simple file where this behavior is seen reproductively? This would help us to diagnose the problem. I have been working on performance issues recently and would be interested to investigate your issue. JMarc Le 8 août 2023 00:27:44 GMT+02:00, Tim Garrett a écrit :

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 04:27:44PM -0600, Tim Garrett wrote: > I’ve been having a problem with cursor and typing speed. I find the speed of > the cursor is inversely proportional to the length of the paragraph I write. > Fine for one sentence. Anything more is pretty bad and of course gets >

Re: Laggy cursor

2023-08-08 Thread Steve Litt
Tim Garrett said on Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:27:44 -0600 >I’ve been having a problem with cursor and typing speed. I find the >speed of the cursor is inversely proportional to the length of the >paragraph I write. Fine for one sentence. Anything more is pretty bad >and of course gets tiresome. I’d

Laggy cursor

2023-08-07 Thread Tim Garrett
I’ve been having a problem with cursor and typing speed. I find the speed of the cursor is inversely proportional to the length of the paragraph I write. Fine for one sentence. Anything more is pretty bad and of course gets tiresome. I’d appreciate any ideas as I’ve been a user since KLyX 0.3