[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #44622] [GUI] Don't update file browser window unless at top level

[Philip Nienhuis]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44622>

                 Summary: [GUI] Don't update file browser window unless at top
level
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: philipnienhuis
            Submitted on: Tue 24 Mar 2015 06:41:36 PM CET
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Philip Nienhuis
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

E.g., during operation of __run_test_suite__.m, but also noted during
debugging of unpack.m & tar.m, I noted that not only the workspace but also
the file browser pane gets updated regularly.

The workspace pane updates have been fixed (see bug #44156 and bug #44455),
but the file directory pane still gets updated.
I commented on this in bug #44455, but that got closed.

The file directory browser may even take more waiting time than the workspace
as querying the OS for what files are on disk is a slow operation. However I
don't know if this query happens in the background - if so, it may not use
that many CPU cycles.
But rendering the directory structure while Octave is busy clearly seems
unnecessary.





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