Scintilla.NET slow loading

Question

I'm using Scintilla using the .NET wrapper, named Scintilla.NET. When creating an instance of it, i.e.:

   Dim c As New ScintillaNet.Scintilla
   Me.Controls.Add(c)

it takes almost a complete second to load the first time. Other times it is about 150 ms. Actually, this is not really acceptable in my situation as loading e.g. 10 files at once takes almost two seconds.

Is it true that Scintilla (or Scintilla.NET) is slow, or am I doing something wrong?

Answer 1

I wouldn't say that Scintilla is slow. If is slow only the first time you create the control, this might be because the Scintilla.dll is loaded then, and the 1 second you experience might be the time needed by the system to load the dll.

If this is the case, I suggest you load the dll (by creating a dummy control) when your application starts (on splash screen for example) - if this is acceptable in your scenario.