Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechelynck <at> gmail.com> writes: > > On 06/10/12 14:27, Oliver wrote: > > Hello, > > > > this issue has annoyd me since a long time, > > I wonder if nobody else has had a problem with it. > > > > When I have opened a file and want to do things like > > > > : set ai > > > > and then type my text, > > if I tyoe fast and don't wait until the ":" appears in the status line, > > I will be in insert mode and type my text then, > > without the command being executed. > > > > Then one of the possible insert commands following the > > ":" (s, a, i) will be accepted by vim. > > > > So, somehow it looks like the input is not processed > > character by character, but somehow by likelyhood. > > As if the input buffer is discarded and possibly > > only the "a" for append or one of the other edit-commands > > is used then. > > > > This problem is annoying especially on slow machines or when > > I use syntax on, because this somehow seems to eat up performance > > and makes the problem popping up. > > > > So I have to wait until the ":" can be seen, > > which means it stops me in my flow. > > I would await that what I type is buffered, and processed > > one char after the next. > > > > Is this a known issue? > > Is it already planned to fix this? > > If not: can this please be added to the bug-list? > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Oliver > > > > > > > It is not necessarily a Vim problem. It could be a human problem (typing > so fast you hit beside the colon key), a hardware problem (if the > keyboard fails to see some of the keys you hit) or a firmware or system > software problem (if the keyboard driver in the BIOS ROM or in your OS > kernel fails to see some keyhits). This has happened to me with many > programs (not only Vim) especially under conditions of heavy system > load. For instance it has happened to me to type a full line "blind" > into SeaMonkey Mail before it suddenly appeared. Sometimes a letter was > missing haphazardly here and there.
If I wait until the ":" is in status bar, it's there. It is not forgotten. If I type faster, then it seems to be forgotten. If it would be forgotten because of slow system, it would also be, if I just type this ":" and nothing more. Normally there is a buffer in the system. Things don't get lost. They just be available later. So I think there is a true vim problem. Of course other programs may have that problem too... But... yes, with heavy load the problem is there even harder. I remember ancient times, when this was not a problem. Then later I found it occuring only when syntax-highlighting is on. Now I see it even with syntax off. Thats what I remember. As far as I rmemeber, in the eraly days I did not have such problems. Ciao, Oliver -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
