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Hi there,

I've noticed that the "check for updates" menu option (and the automated update checking, if enabled) both block all execution of OmniWeb. This is mildly annoying when it takes 2-3 seconds on a fast broadband connection, but if you're connected over crappy dialup, 3G modem, etc, it can take a seriously long time. When I've had routing issues getting to the update server, it's taken up to a minute or so to time out, and during that time I've been completely unable to use the app.

It's got to the point where I don't generally enable automatic updates, which is a pity as they're a great feature.

The obvious solution to this is to spawn the update check off on another thread, and use a callback to monitor success/failure. I can see this being almost trivial to implement, and I suspect it will make the app feel more responsive at startup.

Many thanks,

Simon
 
 


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