FIX: The source code editor for Visual C# 2005 takes a long time to display characters when you edit large files in Visual Studio 2005

Back in november 2005, I reported an issue to Microsoft (and I'm definitely sure I wasn't the only one), which was about slow response from the C# editor when you were editing large files: the cursor/editor couldn't keep up with the typing. Like you were back in the '80-ies on a slow box. Type some text and the cursor was lagging behind tremendously.

And what do you know? A FIX has been made! . After almost a year! Back in 2005, it was quickly discovered that the Navigation Bar was the cause of it: disabling it would make the editor responsive again. However it's quite handy to have that Navigation Bar around.

This is a hotfix, so you've to deal with the usual Microsoft 'friendlyness' BS 'attitude' towards its customers: call PSS, waste a lot of time and if you're lucky you'll get the fix really soon after that. The details are at this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;921534&sd=rss&spid=3041. How long till MS' customers won't take this anymore?

Still, I'm glad this is finally fixed. Thanks Cyrus and friends! .