> Could you try to compare with > > math-matrix 1000 500 math-matrix 1000 50 (same dimensions as with tabular insert) matrix shows up almost immediately, and memory:
PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND 1779 leuven 15 0 8000 7972 3640 R 0.0 1.5 0:01 lyx tabular-insert 1000 50 takes 35 secs to show, and PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND 1779 leuven 15 0 60852 59M 3772 R 0.0 11.8 0:35 lyx these are *big* differences!