Each time I view/export a PDF, LyX freezes for several seconds while the document generates. This is bug #412. http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/412
Why doesn't LyX simply perform the export in a separate thread instead of locking the UI? I'm really surprised that this bug has remained open for 8 years with priority "low" and severity "minor." Locking the UI seems like a mortal sin. (Could you imagine a web browser that completely locks up while webpages load?) I wrote a bash script to monitor a .lyx file for changes and perform a command line export. That way, whenever I hit "save" the export pleasantly runs in the background. Surely there is a better way to achieve the same effect. This bug has been bothering me (and also apparently Uwe) for a very long time, and I was hoping that we could do something we can do about it. There seems to have been some work towards a progress indicator. However, implementing a progress indicator seems like a separate project. I'd love to hear what others think. Thanks! -Ben
