Re: slow network: netrw slow even on local HD

On Monday, December 2, 2013 12:49:42 PM UTC-5, Charles Campbell wrote:
>Paul wrote:
>> ...I just looked it up. netrw_liststyle corresponds to
>> pressing "i" to change the listing style. It's still odd that this
>> should matter when looking at the local HD. So I'm wondering if
>> netrw queries all letter drives at a top level, or causes Windows 7
>> to do this. Using "i" to change the liststyle seems to be quick on
>> some styles, but this isn't all that repeatable i.e., a style that
>> is fast one time isn't always fast.
>>
>> It's strange but I found that neither netrw_liststyle nor
>> g:netrw_liststyle changes when I press "i". Letting
>> netrw_liststyle or g:netrw_liststyle doesn't affect the listing
>> style either, even if I update the list withe ":e".
>
> Things that affect this: g:netrw_liststyle is intended to be used in
> your .vimrc. Different netrw buffers can use different liststyles.
> Multiple windows can be looking at the same netrw buffer. Netrw
> buffers are hidden; this is done primarily because updating remote
> buffers can be both slow and annoying if password re-entry is
> needed; hence, asking netrw to show a buffer often means that netrw
> will dredge up that buffer from where its hiding (see :he
> g:netrw_fastbrowse on this).

OK, thanks for that. I don't think I'd want to re-use directory
listings, since I'm usually changing stuff in it. Also, these network
drives are mapped to letter-drives -- I'm not sure if such directories
under those letter drives are considered "remote". Besides, clearing
out network drives from the rtp seems to have solved the problem.

>> With regards to upgrading plugins, I've been down this path a
>> number of times in the past, and invariably, the new netrw requires
>> a more recent version of vim.
>
> The latest netrw needs vim 7.3.465 (ie. 7.4 is fine).

Yes...sigh...I can do it at home, but not elsewhere.

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