Slow response time when working on slides with Drag & Drop

Have you tried replicating the drag n drop in another scene or another SL project?  Feel free to post your files here so I/we can take a look.

BTW, your screenshot didn't upload.  

Good idea, I'll try replicating it and let you know. (I've updated the screenshot - thanks .

Cheers,

Joel

Ok, you pic is up now.  Is the idea to drag each of the 4 lessons onto the square?

I've just replicated a similar drag n drop (with some grouped objects) and it works fine with no lag.  Posting your file might help unless there's a known bug or tip that someone can share?

Hi Simon,

I just imported that scene into a new project (still delayed) and uploaded it for you to have a look. Thanks so much for taking a moment to check this out for me, I really appreciate it.

Cheers,

JOel

PS. I have also had problems when copy and pasting the text that are grouped with the images - they have often changed formatting when pasted... All the rest of my 40ish slides work fine except for the 4 that are built from this one.

Interesting... I just deleted the images I was using as a background and replaced it with a different one  it is back to normal speed... I think I may have cropped the original image that i was using and that may be what was slowing it down.

Would that make sense?

What size images are you using as the background to your lesson objects?  They save at 26k but my thinking is that they originate from a much bigger file. 

I've just recreated the 4 lessons with basic shape backgrounds and there is no lag.

IME moving around big images (especially close to 1Mb and above) can really grind things to a halt if you have loads of them (in SL or anything like PowerPoint etc).  It's always best if you crop them down and "Save as picture" (or crop/compress elsewhere and re-import).  You can shave Mbs off individual slides let alone projects.

Ahhh, yes - it was a 2mb image that I had used as a background image for entire slides in the slide master. I was experimenting with the lesson buttons and did created smaller image, but then forgot to actually replace the mock-up images I had created. I just replaced them with small images and the lag is gone. LESSON LEARNED!

Thank you Simon for helping me out - there is nothing more frustrating than a lag time of 2-3 seconds when you are tweaking little bits

Cheers and have a good day!

Joel

No problem. 

Remembering to work with smaller images (in terms of file size) is a good habit to get into. It might take a few extra seconds per image, but the benefits work not only for the developer but also the learner (smaller slides to pull down).