So far jEdit is proving to be a great editor (FTP/SFTP support is great) but after tweaking it to my liking (BufferTabs plugin, fonts, etc.) I noticed that scrolling the main text area had become very slow. I didn’t want to just blame Java so I looked it up and found the cause.
- Platform: Windows XP Pro SP3 + Java 1.6.0_13
- jEdit Version: 4.3pre16
Utilities -> Global Options -> jEdit -> Text Area:
Anti Aliased smooth text: subpixel
UNCHECK: Fractal font metrics (for better smooth text display)
The combination of subpixel antialiasing (a must) and Fractal font metrics (makes little difference) causes the unbearably slow scolling.
Thanks to the jEdit Community Forums.
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Works great, thank you!
In jEdit 4.3pre15 scrolling is fast with this option checked. Probably they have broke something in later versions. Also it depends on what jre you are installing. For jEdit 4.3pre17 I have found jdk where scrolling is fast.
Thanks – this was driving me nuts. Works much better now under jEdit 4.3
Great find! It was getting ridiculously slow for me. Thanks for sharing.
** Thank You **
New machine, and suddenly JEdit was not performing at all — I was pulling my hair out. I’m very grateful for your post!
Oh, thanks !!
It’s “Fractional font metrics”, not “Fractal”
JE 4.4pre1 and having the same issue. I was about ready to (VERY reluctantly) abandon JE because of the workflow hit. Your fix worked like a charm. THANK YOU!