At the moment it asks hdrihaven.com for the list on startup, which slows down blender's startup by quite a bit, especially if there's a dodgy internet connection.
Rather store the list in a file to use frequently, and update it in the background (modal timer) once per session.
At the moment it asks hdrihaven.com for the list on startup, which slows down blender's startup by quite a bit, especially if there's a dodgy internet connection.
Rather store the list in a file to use frequently, and update it in the background (modal timer) once per session.