Typing get stuck sometimes during populating

[Andreasvb]

Sometimes when you type it gets stuck until it populates the list, maybe finishing reading icons, not sure.
When it's stuck it'll not update the typing until it's done, which can take some seconds at worst.

I understand it'll need to read from the disk and load all icons, but maybe if it could do that in another thread or similar so the typing won't be affected and whole program freezes. :)

I have 2 524 items in the catalog.

apps.ini

scan_start_menu = yes
scan_env_path = no
extra_paths =
C:\Windows
D:\Portable\Apps**.bat
D:\Portable\Apps**.exe
D:\Portable\Apps**.lnk
D:\Mp3- CHIP -\f*.bat
D:\Mp3- CHIP -\f**.exe
D:\Mp3- CHIP -\f**.lnk
D:\Mp3- CHIP -\XMPlay*.exe
D:\Mp3- CHIP -\ZXTune*.exe
D:-= Games =-\Steam\

Windows 10 Pro x64 (15063) // Keypirinha 2.15.1

[polyvertex]

At first glance I have only a tiny clue, however I can say for sure that your assumption is incorrect because icons are read and loaded in an asynchronous fashion by a different thread. Definitely not the bottleneck here.

1. What is the type of your D: drive? (HDD, SSD, network, ...)
2. I assume the last line D:-= Games =-\Steam\ has a typo?
3. Did you install additional packages?
4. Would you mind sharing the full content of your Keypirinha.ini file(s) so I can perform some tests in similar conditions?

[Andreasvb]

Yes, it's probably something else than icons, just that's what I see loading when it freezes (it load dynamically, it's only the typing that's frozen).

C: is an SSD.
D: is a HDD.

The formatting removes some backslashes. 😄

I've attached both files.
Keypirinha.ini.txt
apps.ini.txt

Thanks.

[polyvertex]

It's very probably due to the check made to filter out the matching FILE history items that do not exist at search time.

The best workaround to this would be to add an exclude_nonexistent_local_files setting (same than the existing exclude_nonexistent_remote_files one, but for local files), so users with slower drives do not get affected by the filter-out process, but they would get non-existent files in the results list though.

[polyvertex]

exclude_nonexistent_local_files setting added in 2.15.2.
Do not hesitate to comment if the issue persists.

[Andreasvb]

I added the option but not sure if it helped.

I'm typing at about same pace each time, can happen regardless if it's same sequence, like kkkkkkkk.
I've recorded a little gif demonstrating: http://i.imgur.com/iWHUOlW.gif

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Edit: oh, was that not an implemented option?, read your comment now.
I'll try new version.
Also, think I misinterpreted it, it should be "no" so it doesn't check, I'll change and try.

[polyvertex]

Yes, both settings are explained in the inline doc.
Try with the following config for your tests:

[app]
exclude_nonexistent_local_files = no
exclude_nonexistent_remote_files = no

Bear in mind that there may be some external application that interfere as well. Typically, an antivirus that locks the read-access to a file during its analysis, in which case KP has to wait for the file to be unlocked.

[Andreasvb]

Ok, maybe is Windows Defender that's locking then. Maybe can try disable it and see if anything changes .
Thanks so far.