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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.2.29177 +426 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached from 0.20.2)
Hash: 930dd9a76203a3260b1e6256c70c1c3cad8c5cb8
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
I got a new computer last week and installed the latest version of FreeCAD on it. For the most part it seemed to be working fine. However, as I was working on a project with spreadsheets, I noticed that it was doing exaclty what is described in this post. When I would select either a single cell or multiple cells, and then try to copy those cell(s), FreeCAD would hang for 30 seconds and the fan on my computer would kick in like it was using a lot of processing power. During this time, I could do nothing in FreeCAD. Eventually it would come back to normal, and I could continue working again.
If I just select text from within a cell and copy, the program works properly. The problem only happens when I try to copy a cell or cells.
It will also do the same thing the first time I Paste what is in the green copy box although, the delay to come back to working is not as long. Additionally, if I continue to Paste the cell after that, there is no delay.
The problem was so annoying, I uninstalled all the FreeCAD versions on my computer and installed an older version that worked properly on my other computer. However, after installing that version, my new computer still had the same problem. I have confirmed that the same version of software on two different computers is acting differently.
The only difference I can see is that on the working computer I am running Windows 10. My new computer came with Windows 11 Pro. I am assuming the problem has to be with the Windows 11.
I thought the problem might be related to this issue
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/8061 but I have attempted using the version they provided there and I have the same problem. Also, I am not seeing a delay when Spreadsheet starts, only when I hit Copy and Paste.
Anyway, I just wanted to add on that there are others running into this problem. It basically makes using Spreadsheet WB impossible.
Dr_Romeo_Chair wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:53 pm
Oh.. one weird thing after I pasted the info from FreeCad help->about .. I'm actually running on Windows 11 but FreeCAD is reporting Windows 10
I noticed that too and brought that up in the linked post. The programmers are aware of that. Apparently, it is a Windows thing where they have changed something and FreeCAD can no longer detect if it is Windows 11 or not.