When editing the "Overview" field for a given profile I've always experienced a delay once clicking in the field and executing that initial keystroke.  The more text present in the field the longer it takes before the program allows me to freely edit the field.  When the "Overview" text extends below the height of the "Overview" window the application actually scrolls the contents from top to bottom as if it's loading the contents into memory before giving me back control of the cursor within the field.  With my TV Series profiles I include an "Episode List" and "Episode Guide" within the "Overview" field.  Making the smallest of edits after the fact has been a painful process as a result as the delay is quite significant after that initial keystoke.

That being said, I stumbled on to a workaround that completely eliminates the delay I've been experiencing when clicking in the given "Overview" field and executing that initial keystroke.  Not sure if this is common knowledge or not.  Thought I'd share the love just in case.  Once accessing the "Edit Profile" window for a given profile all one has to do is edit a text field on the "General Information" tab first prior to accessing the "Overview" tab.  I've just been adding, then removing a space from the "Sort Title" field for example.  Going to the "Overview" tab at that point I'm able to click in the "Overview" field making any number of edits without delay just as if I had a Notepad document open.  My one real annoyance with this application is no more.  It's truly a beautiful thing.

Quoting GSyren:

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Odd! I don't see that happening. There must be something else that is interfering.

Interesting.  Guess there must be.  What I described has been the case with all my DVD Profiler installations since day one over the years across numerous Windows operating systems.  Delighted to have a workaround now.  Just edit a field on the "General Information" tab first prior to going to the "Overview" tab.  Whatever the issue is, that corrects it.  No delay at that point when dropping my cursor in the "Overview" field and executing that initial keystroke.

Quoting ObiKen:

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Yes, I have noticed the moving cursor when initially just making a change to the overview. Your observation is indeed correct, and based on my testing, I would expand on your work-around and say any changes to the profile (clicking 2D on or off, clicking a feature on or off, etc) would solve your problem.

This is what I think is happening:

When you start DVDP, a "Temp" folder is created in the username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler/ folder on your Windows PC.

After opening the initial profile in DVDP, the program creates two temp files (with .DAT and .IDX extensions) in this Temp folder.

When you modify any data element in the profile, the program first writes the profile's original content to these temp files (as backup, in case you cancel your changes), and this happens very quickly.

However, if your first change is to modify the overview, you actually witness the program display the moving cursor across the contents of the overview, because it triggered the profile's backup into the temp files. Any additional changes you make to the overview doesn't cause the cursor to move because the profile's original content has been backed up.

Thanks for alerting the community on this quirky behaviour, I hope my explanation provides some insight into the mechanics of how this program works. And yes, I agree this application is a thing of beauty.

ObiKen? Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time...a long time. 

What an excellent read. You truly know the ways of the force.  Thanks so much for chiming in. 

Quoting GSyren:

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Quoting ObiKen:

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When you start DVDP, a "Temp" folder is created in the username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler/ folder on your Windows PC.

After opening the initial profile in DVDP, the program creates two temp files (with .DAT and .IDX extensions) in this Temp folder.

I do see those two files there, but they are always there, not created when I start editing. They do seem to get modified when I edit something though.

I bolded the above line to indicate when the two files are created in the Temp folder, that is, on opening the first profile after DVDP startup. These two temp files will exist until DVDP is shutdown.

The start of editing a profile triggers a backup of the profile's contents to these two temp files. That is why when you start editing the overview first, you see the cursor moving across the contents of the overview.

If you monitor your username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler in file manager, you will see:
Start DVDP ==> Temp sub-folder created containing no files using .DAT and .IDX extensions
Stop DVDP ==>  Temp sub-folder deleted

Hope that helped.