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Bug 722060 - gedit very slow at opening large files
gedit very slow at opening large files
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 172099
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: file loading and saving
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
Gedit maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-01-12 21:33 UTC by David
Modified: 2014-07-21 10:57 UTC
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Description David 2014-01-12 21:33:08 UTC 
I used gedit to open and inspect large SQL file (40-50 MB).

In Ubuntu 10.04, with gedit v. 2.30.0, I opeded such files in few seconds and editing was fast and fluid.

In Ubuntu 12.04, with gedit V. 3.4.1, I have to wait minutes to get files opened, and editig is almost impossible.

My system memory is 4 GB and after a 50 MB file is opened, only 30% of the memory is in use.
Comment 1 Sébastien Wilmet 2014-01-18 19:09:39 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. See also the bug #699839, which is related but not exactly the same.

I've added this bug to the roadmap, in the performances section:
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit/RoadMap

A related task is to move the file loading and saving to GtkSourceView, see bug #721016.
Comment 2 Sébastien Wilmet 2014-01-18 20:16:50 UTC 
> and editig is almost impossible

Strange, once the file is loaded, it should have the same performances as with GTK+ 2. GtkTextView didn't change a lot between the two versions.

Your file probably has very long lines, which is known problem.
Comment 3 Sébastien Wilmet 2014-07-21 10:57:31 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 172099 ***