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Bug: Typing within markers slows the app dramatically the more characters exist in a document #192

@katsumashi

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@katsumashi

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typing any character within dual square brackets freezes the app for a split second, such that typing quickly causes the document to stutter and/or take long enough to update that multiple characters appear simultaneously a few times a second.
this does not improve via restarting the app or closing other tabs. this also does not happen with regular text, so i can type completely fine as long as it's not within dual square brackets.
however, it gets worse the more characters are in a document; i've tested this with documents of various length and it's completely fine in shorter ones - it's only this noticeable in my largest (150,000 character) document. i use a lot of markers in my documents, so this is an issue i run into enough for it to be a little frustrating

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Screen.Recording.2026-03-31.at.10.44.46.am.mov

macOS version
Tahoe 26.4
on a 2021 M1 Pro

i love the app, btw! this is easily the best screenwriting application i've found so far. thank you for making it free and open source :D

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