Show word count in status bar: makes keynote lag enormously with long texts

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Open a new file, copy/paste a very long text (e.g. 200k)
2. Turn on the option "Show word count in status bar"
3. Try typing a sentence

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
--> It works but you can't see what you type anymore and the program freezes 
until it has caught up. While catching up it uses +50% CPU power

What version are you using? On what operating system?
--> 1.7.9b3 on XP sp3

Please provide any additional information below.
--> starts being a problem at texts of only 10 pages (+-5000 words).
--> this could be fixed by allowing the word count to be updated only once 
every 5 seconds (instead of after typing each letter) once the previous word 
count >5000 or something.
--> I previously entered this as Enhancement 373. The second bug I reported 
there is fixed already!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by krommen...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2011 at 12:49

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Issue 373 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by dpra...@gmail.com on 25 Nov 2012 at 11:36

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Fixed at revision r166

Word count is now updated only after a short period of user inactivity (450 ms) 
and this is periodically checked every 2 seconds.

Original comment by dpra...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2012 at 10:33

• Changed state: Finished
• Added labels: Milestone-1.7.9

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I have just released a new version of KeyNote NF: 1.7.9 Beta 4

Could you verify and confirm if the issues are correctly resolved?
Thanks
Daniel

Original comment by dpra...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2013 at 7:43

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Tested it in 1.7.9b4

The word count is not working at all now. When the option is turned on, the 
word count from the last selection remains visible, but there is no live update 
of total word count while you type.

Original comment by krommen...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2013 at 4:01

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Hello krommenaas, certainly word count is not constantly updated. As I 
indicated previously in this issue, word count is updated only after a short 
period of user inactivity (450 ms) and this is periodically checked every 2 
seconds. That implies that while typing word count will not change, but a 
little moment after you stop writing the count will be updated. 
I preferred that behaviour instead of updating regularly every 5 seconds, as 
you proposed, because that operation could be quite long and very intrusive as 
you yourself have proven.

I think it should be sufficient most times, isn't it? Are you constantly 
checking that information while typing?

Original comment by dpra...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2013 at 8:54

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Hi Daniel. I tested again and now notice that the word count is updated after 5 
seconds (not 2) of inactivity. This may be confusing, for example when you've 
pasted some text and look at the word count you won't know if it's up to date 
or not.

Some suggestions:
* the word count could be made grey as soon as the user starts typing. Then, 
when it updates after he stops typing, it could be made black until he starts 
typing again. That way you'd know that when the word count is grey, it's not up 
to date.
* the delay before the next update could be made dependent on the previous 
result of the word count. For example if the previous word count was < 1000 
words, the delay could be very short, whereas if it was > 10000 words, it could 
be long to prevent slowing down the program.
* after deselecting a text selection, the word count should be cleared 
immediately. right now, the word count of the selection remains visible and can 
be confused for the total word count.

Original comment by krommen...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2013 at 11:11

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Hello
Ok, I'll considerer one of that suggestions or something similar
Best regards

Original comment by dpra...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2013 at 4:11

• Changed state: Accepted