On Mar 3, 2014, at 8:15 AM, Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org> wrote: > On 03/03/2014 05:39 AM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: >> 03/03/2014 11:16, Jerry: >>> I see the recent postings about 2.1 in OS X but I still don't see any >>> (further) discussion of fixing the slow scrolling problem. I recall >>> that there had been some work on this but that it isn't ready for >>> releasing yet. For day-to-day use, this, in my opinion, is the single >>> most important thing that makes LyX less than a complete joy to use. >>> >>> I noticed recently that if the pixmap cache is enabled _and_ if >>> force_paint_single_char is set to 0, scrolling speed is comparable to >>> that of other OS X programs. But of course force_paint_single_char to >>> 0 causes a misplaced text cursor, and using the pixmap cache causes >>> text to rendered without subpixel antialiasing which to the Mac >>> user's eye results in faint, fuzzy text. >>> >>> Will OS X scrolling be fixed in 2.1? >> >> It will unfortunately not be fixed. I have a branch >> (features/str-metrics) that contains code almost ready to be wildly >> tested, but it has not landed to main git yet. This means that this is >> 2.2 material. > > Note, Jerry, that you can use and test JMarc's branch, if you are able to > compile LyX yourself.
I've tried and failed to build from git in the past but when I get time I'll give it another go. I appreciate the work on this and apologize for sounding like a broken record. I hope to provide some testing feedback at some point. Jerry > >> We plan to make 2.2 happen earlier than usual, but we >> never managed to honor such promises in the past. > > This time will be different. > > Richard >
