Spotlight typing is slow since Leopard

[Zmmyt]

Hi,

Since I upgraded to Leopard whenever I start a Spotlight search the typing is really slow. The search itself is quick, just typing into the search-field is very laggy/slow.

Anyone else experienced the same behaviour and maybe found a solution?

Machine: 12'' PB 1,5 GHZ; 1.25 GB RAM

 

[Donald V]

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my spotlight typing is really fast in leopard. It was very slow in tiger. I did a completely new install of leopard though. On a mbp 2.33ghz

 

[comingaround]

I experience the same thing. I just don't touch my computer for a minute and let it index and what not. Ive got the first macbook pro, 1.83, they put out. I'm running on 1 gb of ram. Just ordered 2gbs since its only 69 bucks finally. Leopard is killing this thing, I can't imagine what you're going through with a powerbook.

 

[trainguy77]

Check to make sure your not out of RAM. That may be the problem. Is it like that right after a restart?

 

[dljewett]

Feb and this is still a problem!

I just installed Leopard and the typing is slow in all apps, including
TextEdit, Thunderbird, OmniOutliner, etc. My keyboard is plugged
directly into the G5 PowerPC (not through a USB hub).

DID ANYONE FIND OUT A SOLUTION?

Otherwise I've got to find a way back to 10.4 .
THis is unworkable.

 

[Eraserhead]

How much RAM have you got?

 

[kuebby]

my spotlight typing is really fast in leopard. It was very slow in tiger. I did a completely new install of leopard though. On a mbp 2.33ghz

Same here. Under Tiger it lagged and after an Erase and Install on my CD MBP it types much faster.

 

[ZiggyPastorius]

Mine was that way on my Macbook for a few days right after I dropped it (>.<) and it almost seems like there's like a .001 seconds lag per letter whenever I type in it, but, that's probably my imagination.

 

[dljewett]

Ram = 2 Gb Ddr Sdram

How much RAM have you got?

Of the 2 GB, the Activity monitor says that I've got 1.04 "Free",
while active is 761 MB and Inactive is 52 MB and Used is 972 MB.

The VM size = 45 GB (!!!? is this right? there is 138 GB available
on the disk)

This slowness is new since yesterday. It worked OK then.
ALSO NEW = Apple-tab shows the active apps, but it "runs through"
them all, then around to the beginning, and steps one more.
THIS IS NEW since yesterday.

 

[Eraserhead]

^^ That is strange, maybe though the hard drive is fragmented, and you are due an erase and install. Make sure you have a backup first though.

 

[dljewett]

Good luck!! It crashed and repaired on re-boot.

^^ That is strange, maybe though the hard drive is fragmented, and you are due an erase and install. Make sure you have a backup first though.

Thanks. It has "cured itself" by the re-boot.
I don't know why I can't remember to do that when I
am frustrated.

Don J.