Re: Graphics preview in parallel

On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 01:28:15PM +0200, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > 1. The attached code triggers in parallel min(4, #of threads on your machine)
> >    conversion chains and thus process the conversions fater. I kept the cap on 4 
> >    so we don't overload the machine because of RAM.
> >    Might slow initial load times on some machines.
> >    I prefer it this way but I could see someone might not like it, objections?
> 
> I personally would like the option to be able to increase the threads.
> But this can be figured out later.

Hmm I found it somewhat too technical to push into UI. You would like to see
nuymber of threads in settings?

> > 2. I am introducing lfun which would trigger autoload of all previews. I found
> >    myself regularly to scroll through the whole document, just that the load
> >    process start and I dont have to wait later when working with the rest of
> >    document. That's somewhat ridiculous. I do not propose to add this to UI
> >    and keep it for power user who can bind it by shortcut.
> > 
> >    Completely different approach would be just autoload everything on start
> >    by default, but I don't like that option - the preview can take on longer
> >    documents quite a while and slows down all editation.
> > 
> >    It's in the second patch, and it does not interfere with the rest of the
> >    codebase, so should be less controversial. Currently childern are included,
> >    but I am thinking of striping that part.
> >    Anyway are there some objections to include this lfun?
> 
> Not from me. I also find myself scrolling down just to trigger loading.

Good to know I am not alone here :)

> Not sure if related, but I also find it annoying that the scrollbar
> length is not accurate. I don't like scrolling down and it gets
> constantly readjusted as the document is loaded on-the-fly. I would
> prefer an option to just have everything load at the beginning.

Did you looked on the second patch? You could trigger it via key binding
or home grown icon via that lfun...

Pavel
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