Bug 421935

Summary: for open file of 1.8Go kwrite use 7.2 Go: it's too large
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: charpentier Franck <charpentier.franck>
Component: kwriteAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: grave CC: christoph, justin.zobel
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 17.12.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: copy ksysgard memory of kwrite with file of 1.8 Go

Description charpentier Franck 2020-05-22 22:10:25 UTC
Created attachment 128700 [details]
copy ksysgard memory of kwrite with file of 1.8 Go

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open big file (2 Go fox exemple)  with kwrite
2. view memory use
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT
I have to work with large data files (up to 10 GB) and it's very complicated with Kwrite: Data analysis, data cleaning, ...
The files are destined to become more and more voluminous ...

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version:5.12.9 
KDE Frameworks Version:5.47.0 
Qt Version: 5.9.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2020-11-13 05:26:09 UTC
I've seen this before as well, kate uses far more memory than kwrite.

This should be investigated.
Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2020-12-15 22:01:08 UTC
kate and kwrite use exactly the same store for documents, but yes, they use a lot

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 411493 ***