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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2017-11-09 19:45:48 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2017-11-09 19:45:48 +0100
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patch 8.0.1279: initializing menus can be slowv8.0.1279
Problem: Initializing menus can be slow, especially when there are many keymaps, color schemes, etc. Solution: Do the globbing for runtime files lazlily. (Ken Takata)
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*gui.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2017 Sep 23
+*gui.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2017 Nov 09
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -499,6 +499,17 @@ in the menu (which can take a bit of time to load). If you want to have all
filetypes already present at startup, add: >
:let do_syntax_sel_menu = 1
+The following menuitems show all available color schemes, keymaps and compiler
+settings:
+ Edit > Color Scheme ~
+ Edit > Keymap ~
+ Tools > Set Compiler ~
+However, they can also take a bit of time to load, because they search all
+related files from the directories in 'runtimepath'. Therefore they are
+loaded lazily (by the |CursorHold| event), or you can also load them manually.
+If you want to have all these items already present at startup, add: >
+ :let do_no_lazyload_menus = 1
+
Note that the menu.vim is sourced when `:syntax on` or `:filetype on` is
executed or after your .vimrc file is sourced. This means that the 'encoding'
option and the language of messages (`:language messages`) must be set before