Re: long delay after selecting capture template

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Allan Streib <astreib@indiana.edu> writes:

> Hi,
>
> When I want to capture a task I hit C-c c and then t to select the task
> template.
>
> Between striking the t key and seeing the template rendered, there is a
> delay of several seconds (sometimes up to 10 seconds). No errors are
> logged and the template eventually displays and everything is normal.
>
> As the whole point of capturing is to quickly log task items and get
> back to the primary work at hand, this delay can be annoying. Any
> suggestions at where to look to resolve this?

I guess I would `toggle-debug-on-quit', then call capture, and while
you're waiting for it to return, hit "C-g". That ought to pop up a
backtrace, and you can see what code was being executed during the
delay. It might be obvious what's wrong, or you can post the backtrace
here.

Yours,
Eric