# FXRuby - slow FXDirDialog when accessing network directory

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-slow-fxdirdialog-when-accessing-network-directory/86335>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 21, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-slow-fxdirdialog-when-accessing-network-directory/86335 "2007-02-21T15:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jon\_Egil\_Stand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jon\_Egil\_Stand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jon_Egil_Stand)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-slow-fxdirdialog-when-accessing-network-directory/86335/1 "2007-02-21T15:44:45Z")

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Greetings

My intentions with this post is not to bash FXRuby, which I find very  
enjoyable, but to learn and perhaps circumvent a problem.

In a windows environment we’re using some network disks. Access is quite  
snappy, but when using FXDirDialog to select, it’s very slow.

Typical access times to open a directory in Windows Explorer: 1-3  
seconds  
Typical access times to select a directory using FXDirDialog with  
FXRuby:  
25-30 seconds

Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, is it mendable?

All the best  
Jon Egil S.

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**Author:** ![Jon\_Egil\_Stand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jon\_Egil\_Stand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jon_Egil_Stand)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-slow-fxdirdialog-when-accessing-network-directory/86335/2 "2007-02-22T20:13:37Z")

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On 2/21/07 8:43 AM, in article  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, “Jon Egil  
Stand”  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> In a windows environment we’re using some network disks. Access is quite  
> snappy, but when using FXDirDialog to select, it’s very slow.
> 
> Typical access times to open a directory in Windows Explorer: 1-3 seconds  
> Typical access times to select a directory using FXDirDialog with FXRuby:  
> 25-30 seconds
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, is it mendable?

I don’t have an answer, but you might want to post your question to the  
FOX  
Users’ Mailing List as well – whatever’s going on in your situation is  
definitely something that’s outside the scope of the Ruby binding.