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28 Jun 2024 22:54:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Editor problem in WinXP?  
From: Edward Handrich
Date: 29 Aug 2003 12:39:42
Message: <3f4f81ce$1@news.povray.org>
I have also got this problem.  I don't think it is a video driver
or system setting because it only happened after I upgraded
to V3.5 from V3.1

"Coby" <cob### [at] tubafrogcom> wrote in message
news:web.3f4e7ea7c38846cefc27fe3c0@news.povray.org...
> I am having a problem when using the editor where everything locks up for
a
> few seconds in the middle of an editing operation like typing a few
> characters or pasting something. This happens about every 10 seconds or
so.
> Nothing too consistent though, seems to depend on how much I am typing or
> how quickly I am trying to paste, delete, etc.
>
> The interesting thing is that I experience this behavior on my work
machine
> and a home machine, both of which use Windows XP (XP Home at home, XP Pro
> at work), while another home machine running Windows ME does not; Editing
> is smooth and lag-free as I have experienced for years of using the
POV-Ray
> editor. I believe all 3 machines are installed with the same, latest
> version of Pov-Ray 3.5.
>
> I have made sure the GUI Priority is set to highest and that GUI
Extensions
> are turned off. The environments of my home and work computers (other
> running programs (though I have tried it plenty without any other
> applications running at all) and installed programs in general) are quite
> different, so I didn't think this was the cause.
>
> Has anyone else noticed a problem like this when using the POV-Ray editor
in
> XP as opposed to other versions of Windows? Are there any things I am
> overlooking like menu settings which could slow down the editor so
> drastically? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
>


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