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Bug 152164 - Editor pause while trying to display auto complete list
Summary: Editor pause while trying to display auto complete list
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: php
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Editor (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Tomasz Slota
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Reported: 2008-11-03 02:19 UTC by xwisdom
Modified: 2009-05-06 13:50 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description xwisdom 2008-11-03 02:19:10 UTC
Netbean 6.5 RC2 for PHP  is looking great. One main issue for me thus far:

The editor pauses while the auto complete list displays "Please wait". This is noticeable on a slow PC.
IMO, the editor should not prevent the user from typing while searching for the list of auto-complete functions

Maybe the auto-complete look up should be done in a separate thread?
Comment 1 Petr Pisl 2008-11-03 21:20:08 UTC
Just one question, do you have ope the Task list window? Is there a change if you close it?
Comment 2 Petr Pisl 2008-11-03 21:22:39 UTC
Have you noticed the same behaviour in RC1?
Comment 3 xwisdom 2008-11-04 05:15:59 UTC
The task list was open but minimized. Even when it's open I can type and do stuff but the slowdown only occurs when the
editor is trying to do a auto-complete. it pauses for a few seconds then pop out the list.

I've not used RC1 but I've notices this behavior since Early access release.

I'm testing  NetBeans 6.5RC2 inside VirtualBox with Windows XP.

When running locally I don't see the slowdown as the list just popups rapidily. I'm guessing that auto-complete blocks
the editor on slower machines while it's search for list of functions.

If it could be designed so that the editor would be responsive while auto-complete is looking for a match then that
would be great.
Comment 4 Tomasz Slota 2009-05-06 13:50:38 UTC
CC seems to be meeting the performance criteria in the current builds.