solved [TC 11.50b1 x64] Slow restart with cm_Exit 9 under certain conditions

[petermad]

I noticed that restarting 64bit TC with the cm_Exit 9 command is considerably slower (3 times) with TC 11.50b1 than with TC 11.03.

Here are two videos to show the difference:
Restart with TC 11.03: https://tcmd.madsenworld.dk/restart1103.mp4
Restart with TC 11.50b1: https://tcmd.madsenworld.dk/restart1150.mp4

The two recordings are using exactly the same settings (I just replaced TOTALCMD64.EXE)

I have narrowed it down to be dependent on these two settings for icons:
"Show icons for special folders Normal file system"
"Show default folder/file icons from Explorer"

If I disable one or the other of these two options the restart speed is as it used to be.

Also with the two options enabled, restarting is much faster if the directories in the panels only show normal folders and files.

Notice that it is only restart with cm_Exit 9 that is slow. Starting TC normally, after it is closed down, is not prolonged.
It is also only the 64bit version of TC the is affected.

My guess is that it could be caused by this fix:

26.02.24 Fixed: If possible, use LoadImage instead of ExtractIconEx to load 16x16 icons for file associations, to avoid blurry icons when the default small icon size isn't 16x16 (32/64)

[white]

Probably caused by this:

uncheck:Show default folder/file icons from Explorer

That did the trick for me, thanks! It's caused by the new function to set custom folder icons via internal associations. I will fix it.

[petermad]

2white

Maybe, but I don't have the cursor blinking problem...?

[white]

Maybe, but I don't have the cursor blinking problem...?

The blinking problem occurs in 32-bit TC only, but I think the same thing also causes high CPU usage for both versions as mentioned in another thread.

[petermad]

2white

I hadn't been able to reproduce the blinking cursor until now, where I disabled using inverted cursor

[ghisler(Author)]

Please check whether this is still a problem in 11.50 beta 2, please check!

[petermad]

It seems to be fixed in TC 11.50b2 - maybe a tiny bit slower restart than with TC 11.03

Moderator message from: petermad » 2024-10-17, 00:56 UTC

Moved to "TC fixed bugs" from "TC11.x bug reports (English)"