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From: Neil Hodgson <nyamaton...@me.com>
Subject: Re: [scite] Problem with large file and highlight.current.word=1
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:07:02 +1000
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J=E9r=F4me LAFORGE:

>    You can turn it off per-directory with local options.
>=20
> I know, but you have to always open the file into directory with good =
local options. Because, if you forget to do that you editor can be =
frozen. =46rom my point of view, I prefer automatic solution.

   Fixing "editor is frozen" isn't as strict as making the feature =
usable: it only has to be limited to allowing the user to close the file =
or open local properties to turn it off. One second of lag, even two is =
fine for that.

> This solution is quite straightforward. But with this limitation, the =
user can be tricked because he see some highlighted occurrences but =
sometime (with slow computer or large file) all occurrences are not =
highlighted into the file.

   If the timer expires then all highlights should be removed.

> Do you think that is better to disable completely this feature?
> For example, if the file is larger than 500KB, then =
highlight.current.word is disabled.

   I'd select 1 MB as a nice round number which would produce about a =
250 ms lag for "style" in a file similar to src/Embedded.properties on =
my machine although it will be slower on an Atom.

> Although, to define this maximum size file for highlight current word,
> maybe the property max.file.size can be used =
(http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDoc.html#property-max.file.size).

   That is tying two distinct features together.

   Neil


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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; =
"><div><div>J=E9r=F4me LAFORGE:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div class=3D"im"><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;You =
can turn it off per-directory with local options.</div>

</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I know, but you have to =
always open the file into directory with good local options. Because, if =
you forget to do that you editor can be frozen. =46rom my point of view, =
I&nbsp;prefer&nbsp;automatic =
solution.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>&nbsp; &nbsp;Fixing =
"editor is frozen" isn't as strict as making the feature usable: it only =
has to be limited to allowing the user to close the file or open local =
properties to turn it off. One second of lag, even two is fine for =
that.</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">

<div>This solution is quite straightforward. But with this limitation, =
the user can be tricked because he see some highlighted occurrences but =
sometime (with slow computer or large file) all occurrences are =
not&nbsp;highlighted&nbsp;into the =
file.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>&nbsp; &nbsp;If the timer =
expires then all highlights should be =
removed.</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div>Do you think that is better to disable =
completely this feature?</div><div>For example, if the file is larger =
than 500KB, then highlight.current.word is =
disabled.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>&nbsp; &nbsp;I'd =
select 1 MB as a nice round number which would produce about a 250 ms =
lag for "style" in a file similar to src/Embedded.properties on my =
machine although it will be slower on an =
Atom.<br><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: =
nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Although, to define this =
maximum size file for highlight current word,</span><div><span =
style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: =
nowrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">maybe the property =
max.file.size can be used (</span><a =
href=3D"http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDoc.html#property-max.file.size">htt=
p://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDoc.html#property-max.file.size</a>).</div><div=
></div></blockquote><div><br></div>&nbsp; &nbsp;That is tying two =
distinct features together.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Neil</div><div><br></div></body></html>=

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