Syntax checker could be slower

[ktaragorn]

The syntax checking as it stands right now, checks too fast, i pause for thought for a second and its checking, causing a brief but noticable lag on my machine atleast. This need not be so eager..

If i am typing on a line without a semi colon, i think the syntax checking can be slowed down to 5 seconds or more.. i.e. its usefulness is mainly only after ur done typing the line.

It is also unstable and seems to crash on certain files, i will file another ticket if i find a reproducible example of this.

[szabgab]

Isn't there a configuration option at least for the wait period? If not there should be.

[ktaragorn]

I could not locate any such option to control it, but a flat option might not be as useful as the possible behavior i mentioned, but might be a start.

Also i found a test case to crash the release version using syntax checker, however this feature seems to be heavily worked on in the trunk and no longer crashes.. anyway here is the sample proj just for completeness

use MooseX::Declare;

class test {

   method hel
   method world(){}
}

in this case if i type the world method first and then type hello above it and stop at this point, release segfaults. This is on Ubuntu 11.04

[azawawi]

So is it 100% fixed in trunk?

[ktaragorn]

The bug is (and was) fixed in trunk. The problem that is too fast and consequently distracting is still there.

[azawawi]

In trunk, you have editor_dwell which tell you when the editor is going to refresh panels including syntax after a change. Default value is 500 milliseconds.

[azawawi]

Hi, did you try editor_dwell?