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@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ prompt latency when using Powerlevel10k, please ### Is Powerlevel10k fast to load? -The short answer is no. The amount of time it takes for Powerlevel10k to render the first prompt -is in the same ballpark as for Powerlevel9k. +The amount of time it takes for Powerlevel10k to render the first prompt is singnificantly higher +than for the subsequent prompts. In comparison to other ZSH themes, Powerlevel10k loading latency +is unremarkable. Powerlevel10k is neither fast nor slow to load. Time to first prompt can be measured with the following benchmark: @@ -271,13 +272,13 @@ Time to first prompt can be measured with the following benchmark: time (repeat 100 zsh -dfis <<< 'source ~/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme') ``` -On the same machine as in the [prompt benchmark](#is-it-really-fast) this results in 147 ms per +On the same machine as in the [prompt benchmark](#is-it-really-fast) this results in 59.7 ms per invocation when executed in a small git repository (I used the `powerlevel10k` repo itself). For -comparison, the same benchmark gives 170 ms for powerlevel9k/master and 505 ms for +comparison, the same benchmark gives 171 ms for powerlevel9k/master and 505 ms for powerlevel9k/next. -If your workflow requires that you open a terminal tab, type a command or two and close the tab, -Powerlevel10k isn't the best choice. Powerlevel10k is optimized for long-lived ZSH sessions. +*Note: Powerlevel10k startup latency can be reduced by about 15% by compiling its source files with +`zcompile`.* ### Does Powerlevel10k always render exactly the same prompt as Powerlevel9k given the same config? |