slow cursor speed

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Nov 06, 2023 at 10:07:56AM -0700, Tim Garrett wrote:
> I’m near the point that I have to abandon LyX after using it religiously as
> an academic since 2000 (when it was kLyX-0.12). That makes me *very* sad.
> 
> The problem is that as a paragraph gets longer, the cursor gets slower. The
> paragraph doesn’t have to be very long (e.g. a few sentences) for this to be
> a significant issue. A single paragraph of plain text could be the only
> thing in the document.
> 
> Thanks to those who have helped previously but still no progress. Scouring
> forums, I see others with similar problems but no obviously pertinent
> solutions.
> 
> Many, many thanks for any further advice.
> 
> 
> What I have tried:
> 1. Full reinstall including deleting prior LyX-2.3 folder in Application\
> Support
> 2. Reconfiguring
> 3. Adding to preferences \force_paint_single_char false

That sounds like a very frustrating experience.

Have you tried a pre-release of 2.4.0? I forget if you've already tried
it. It might make things a bit better, and the final release of 2.4.0 is
not too far away.

Best,
Scott
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