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zsh-syntax-highlighting paste performance improvement
Add the following in .zshrc:
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plugins=(osx git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-nvm docker kubectl)
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### Fix slowness of pastes with zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
pasteinit() {
OLD_SELF_INSERT=${${(s.:.)widgets[self-insert]}[2,3]}
zle -N self-insert url-quote-magic # I wonder if you'd need `.url-quote-magic`?
}
pastefinish() {
zle -N self-insert $OLD_SELF_INSERT
}
zstyle :bracketed-paste-magic paste-init pasteinit
zstyle :bracketed-paste-magic paste-finish pastefinish
### Fix slowness of pastes
source ~/.zsh/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
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@kohane27
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Are we required to source zsh-syntax-highlighting ?

I've disabled sourcing zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh and the fix still works.

@ksingh7
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ksingh7 commented Feb 3, 2022

Thanks, worked like charm @magicdude4eva when I visit your neighborhood, beer is on Me. Cheers

@brianbc2021
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Thanks! works for me :)

@yinlongsea
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it works for me, thanks

@ToontjeM
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ToontjeM commented Dec 5, 2022

Please submit to the zsh-syntax-highlighting maintainer as well.

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