dropDownMenu is very very slow

[sparkettin]

Hello, I am using RichFaces for the first time and I like it. But I have a problem with rich:dropDownMenu component. I have a large menu (6 main, >60 sub menus). The pages are loaded more than 12 seconds. When I remove rich:dropDownMenu component, the pages are loaded less than 1 second. My code is like:

<rich:toolBar style="width:1000px;">
<rich:dropDownMenu showDelay="0">
<f:facet name="label">
<h:panelGroup>
<h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/copy.gif" styleClass="pic"/>
<h:outputText value="MainMenu1"/>
</h:panelGroup>
</f:facet>

<rich:menuGroup value="SubMenu1">
<rich:menuItem submitMode="ajax" value="SubSubMenu1">
<f:facet name="icon">
<h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/form_add.png"/>
</f:facet>
</rich:menuItem>
<rich:menuItem submitMode="ajax" value="SubSubMenu2">
<f:facet name="icon">
<h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/form_query.png" />
</f:facet>
</rich:menuItem>
</rich:menuGroup>

<rich:menuGroup value="SubMenu2">
<rich:menuItem submitMode="ajax" value="SubSubMenu1">
<f:facet name="icon">
<h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/form_add.png"/>
</f:facet>
</rich:menuItem>
<rich:menuItem submitMode="ajax" value="SubSubMenu2">
<f:facet name="icon">
<h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/form_query.png" />
</f:facet>
</rich:menuItem>
</rich:menuGroup>
.......
Is there a way to speed up loading my pages? Or can not I use rich:dropDownMenu for large menus? Thanks to anybody helping.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

which version you using?

[ilya_shaikovsky]

b.t.w. next optimization task https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-5226 estimated for 3.3.1

[sparkettin]

I use the version 3.3.0.

[sparkettin]

so nothing to do now?

[nbelaevski]

Unfortunately no workaround exists.

[nimo22]

yes,

I also use the dropDownMenu for a rich:datatable like the example in RF-Showcase with appox 500 columns. the drop-down-menu is very slow, the user have to wait appox. 5-7 seconds (!)..so I wait for 3.3.1 :-) hoping it will become faster.