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MathJax rendering freezes post editor

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I've found that while typing a post, whenever the MathJax renderer runs the editor freezes and I become unable to type anything in it. This is quite annoying, as it happens quite often - I can only type a few words before the MathJax renderer runs and stops me. Even just moving the caret with arrow keys will cause the renderer to re-run, making it extra annoying when I move back to fix a typo or something.

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msh210‭ wrote about 4 years ago

What browser? I find the same happens in Chrome on my Android device but not in Chrome on Windows.

Moshi‭ wrote about 4 years ago

@msh210 Edge on Windows 10

celtschk‭ wrote about 4 years ago

Happens also for me with Waterfox Classic on Linux. In particular the re-rendering on moving the cursor is annoying; a re-rendering should only be triggered when the edited content actually changes.

The Amplitwist‭ wrote almost 4 years ago

This is happening to me, too. The editor slows down tremendously and drafting moderately long posts becomes quite difficult.