Several keys cause the engine to perform work on the data before returning it. I would compare with pulling data from the raw clipboard to ensure the engine is not manipulating it first.
Thanks, Brian On Aug 15, 2018, 4:25 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > Tom Glod wrote: > > > Hey Peeps... so I'm stress testing a clipboard tool I have been > > working on .....and copying a large key from the clipboard array into > > a variable (such as the king james bible from the guttenberg project) > > takes a really long time. > > What is the size? It's been a long time since I worked with that file. > > > > like 3 or 4 seconds ....(for each key) > > > > its a large string...but thats crazy. > > > > I'm copying from "the clipboarddata" ... not rawdata or fulldata. > > > > should i report bug? or is there a legit reason why this is so? > > Depends. That's a very rare use case, one not likely optimized for by > many apps, or even the OS. > > So one way to get a feel for whether LC is indeed slow there is to > compare with another program: > > How long does it take to copy with the file is opened in Word? > And from WordPad? > Might also get comparisons with any other program you have lying around > that can be used for that. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
