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Bug introduced in 11 or earlier and persisting through 12.0.0

CASE:4076464

Example 1

TabView[
 {
  "off",
  Dynamic[Print@RandomReal[]; "on", UpdateInterval -> .5, SynchronousUpdating -> False]
 },
 ImageSize -> Automatic
]

Once you switch to pane 2 it will not stop priniting even if you go back to 1. It does not happen when SynchronousUpdating is True.

Example 2

Column[{
  PopupMenu[Dynamic[n], {1, 2}],
  TabView[
   {1 -> Dynamic[Echo[{1, Now}]; n, SynchronousUpdating -> False ],
    2 -> Dynamic[Echo[{2, Now}]; 2 n , SynchronousUpdating -> False]
    },
   ImageSize -> Automatic
   ]
  }
 ]

I expect each Dynamic to evaluate only when is visible, that is why ImageSize->Automatic is there.

The very first time it works well. But then, when n is changed with PopupMenu, which should refresh currently visible tab, all previously visited tabs are refreshed...

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If SynchronousUpdating -> False is True everything is as expected:

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While I don't insist on any behavior, they should at least be consistent.

Have I missed anything?

Related topics

Together with other 'issues' it makes controlling TabView/PaneSelector/MenuView and friends really painful:

Why is PaneSelector caching nested Dynamics and how to switch it off?

What is the point of PaneSelector?

Kuba
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    So if your app runs slowly even though you took care about wrapping stuff with Dynamic to delay refreshing etc, now you know. – Kuba Jun 07 '18 at 12:58
  • Try with Print instead of Echo. I think this is the difference between Echo returning the expression and Print not doing so. However, notice that all tabs that are selected between aPopupMenu selection are marked for update. You can see this clearer by adding a third tab, updating PopupMenu select, another tab, select the original tab, then update PopupMenu. – Edmund Jun 07 '18 at 15:13
  • @Edmund I don't see any difference with Print, except of where it is printed. And yes, I know, I said "all previously visited tabs are refreshed". – Kuba Jun 07 '18 at 15:24
  • When I use Print instead of Echo then only the visible tab prints. I am on 11.3. What version are you on? – Edmund Jun 07 '18 at 15:27
  • @Edmund V11.3 on Win10. – Kuba Jun 07 '18 at 15:38

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