textarea horrible performance with a lot of text
Author: andrinoffCreated Jul 30, 2026Updated Jul 30, 2026
Describe the bug
textarea renders all the text on every update, causing unreasonable performance issues
Setup Please complete the following information along with version numbers, if applicable.
- OS [e.g. Ubuntu, macOS]
- Shell [e.g. zsh, fish]
- Terminal Emulator [e.g. kitty, iterm]
- Terminal Multiplexer [e.g. tmux]
- Locale [e.g. en_US.UTF-8, zh_CN.UTF-8, etc.]
doesnt matter
To Reproduce Load a textarea and fill it with a lot of text
Source Code Please include source code if needed to reproduce the behavior.
Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
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Source: charmbracelet/bubbles