From d5ec03a46458a1e014a5bfe820199b0d7d176688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian C <brian.cauchi@alludo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 18:08:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix monitoring large file with frequent writes freezes UI
 issue

Fix #9661, close #15598
---
 PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
index b166a61389a9..70ea7568de22 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI Notepad_plus::monitorFileOnChange(void * params)
 			case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1:
 			// We've received a notification in the queue.
 			{
+				bool bDoneOnce = false;
 				DWORD dwAction = 0;
 				wstring fn;
 				// Process all available changes, ignore User actions
@@ -93,7 +94,12 @@ DWORD WINAPI Notepad_plus::monitorFileOnChange(void * params)
 					{
 						if (dwAction == FILE_ACTION_MODIFIED)
 						{
-							::PostMessage(h, NPPM_INTERNAL_RELOADSCROLLTOEND, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(buf), 0);
+							if (!bDoneOnce)
+							{
+								::PostMessage(h, NPPM_INTERNAL_RELOADSCROLLTOEND, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(buf), 0);
+								bDoneOnce = true;
+								Sleep(250);	// Limit refresh rate
+							}
 						}
 						else if ((dwAction == FILE_ACTION_REMOVED) || (dwAction == FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_OLD_NAME))
 						{