Savage Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I love using Paint.Net for doing quick jobs, but when I open it, it goes to the internet to check for updates before I can do anything. When internet is slow, this is painfully frustrating. Please can we have an option to determine how we want to get our updates? I'd like to specify that I'll only get updates when I want them. I don't think Paint.Net is a security risk that requires high priority updates, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 The update check is done on a background thread. It doesn't block anything. What makes you think the update check is getting in the way? Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 I guess it's because the update window would popup after the delay was finished, although that might be a consequence of the delay rather than a cause of it. I just opened the program to test, on a fast Win10 machine with SSD, and after all the features became visible, there was a 15 second delay before I hovering over an icon would feedback. I'm not sure our internet is actually that slow either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Number of plugins? A lot of plugins noticeably slows startup. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Lots of plugins = slow startup Also, the update check doesn't happen on every startup. Maximum of once per day. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 I've attached an image listing the effects folder. Seems reasonable that it could be that, although it took 21 seconds when I opened it now, which seems a little long. Opening Paint.net after that is instant - I guess Windows is caching the program? (annoying because it means I can't try isolate the plugin that is causing the lag) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 If it takes 21 seconds to start for the first time, and is nearly instant the 2nd, then your hard drive is slow. Getting an SSD will help enormously. Anyway, I don't think there's anything new to see here: lots of plugins + slow computer = long startup 1 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Quote Lots of plugins = slow startup 25 plugins doesn't seem that many? I think the Rainbow Palette.txt should be in Documents/Paint.NET user files not 'Effects', but I doubt that is causing the problem. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 17 hours ago, Rick Brewster said: If it takes 21 seconds to start for the first time, and is nearly instant the 2nd, then your hard drive is slow. Getting an SSD will help enormously. Anyway, I don't think there's anything new to see here: lots of plugins + slow computer = long startup LOL, I have a fast PC with SSD. But I'll remove some plugins and see if that changes things. I think I got all those plugins from a pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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