micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Very Slow Mouse Selection

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

When attempting to select content with the mouse there is a large delay (multiple seconds) between the mouse select action and the content actually getting selected in micro. This only became an issue recently

Specifications

Commit hash: de35d00
OS: arch linux
Terminal: foot, alacritty, probably others

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Research direction

Reproduce the delay using commit de35d00 on Arch Linux with foot and alacritty, comparing mouse selection behavior in micro. Trace the selection path to identify why selection takes multiple seconds, then verify that content is selected without a noticeable delay across the reported terminals.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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