cap visible entries in quick open

src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts

@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export class QuickOpenController extends WorkbenchComponent implements IQuickOpe
 
 		// Apply label to first entry
 		if (entries.length > 0) {
-			entries[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(entries[0], nls.localize('historyMatches', "recently opened ({0})", entries.length), false);
+			entries[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(entries[0], nls.localize('historyMatches', "recently opened"), false);
 		}
 
 		return new QuickOpenModel(entries, this.actionProvider);
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ export class QuickOpenController extends WorkbenchComponent implements IQuickOpe
 		// Fill in history results if matching
 		let matchingHistoryEntries = this.editorHistoryModel.getResults(value);
 		if (matchingHistoryEntries.length > 0) {
-			matchingHistoryEntries[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(matchingHistoryEntries[0], nls.localize('historyMatches', "recently opened ({0})", matchingHistoryEntries.length), false);
+			matchingHistoryEntries[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(matchingHistoryEntries[0], nls.localize('historyMatches', "recently opened"), false);
 		}
 
 		let quickOpenModel = new QuickOpenModel(matchingHistoryEntries, this.actionProvider);
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ export class QuickOpenController extends WorkbenchComponent implements IQuickOpe
 		// Show additional handler results below any existing results
 		if (additionalHandlerResults.length > 0) {
 			let useTopBorder = quickOpenModel.getEntries().length > 0;
-			additionalHandlerResults[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(additionalHandlerResults[0], nls.localize('additionalResultsGroupLabel', "{0} ({1})", groupLabel, additionalHandlerResults.length), useTopBorder);
+			additionalHandlerResults[0] = new QuickOpenEntryGroup(additionalHandlerResults[0], nls.localize('additionalResultsGroupLabel', "{0}", groupLabel), useTopBorder);
 			quickOpenModel.addEntries(additionalHandlerResults);
 			this.quickOpenWidget.refresh(quickOpenModel, { autoFocusFirstEntry: true });
 		}

src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/openAnythingHandler.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export class OpenAnythingHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 	private static SYMBOL_SEARCH_SUBSEQUENT_TIMEOUT = 100;
 	private static SEARCH_DELAY = 100; // This delay accommodates for the user typing a word and then stops typing to start searching
 
+	private static MAX_DISPLAYED_FILE_RESULTS = 2048;
+
 	private openSymbolHandler: _OpenSymbolHandler;
 	private openFileHandler: OpenFileHandler;
 	private resultsToSearchCache: { [searchValue: string]: QuickOpenEntry[]; };
@@ -150,7 +152,10 @@ export class OpenAnythingHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 				// Cache for fast lookup
 				this.resultsToSearchCache[searchValue] = result;
 
-				return TPromise.as<QuickOpenModel>(new QuickOpenModel(result));
+				// Cap the number of results to make the view snappy
+				const viewResults = result.slice(0, OpenAnythingHandler.MAX_DISPLAYED_FILE_RESULTS);
+
+				return TPromise.as<QuickOpenModel>(new QuickOpenModel(viewResults));
 			}, (error: Error) => {
 				this.pendingSearch = null;
 				this.messageService.show(Severity.Error, error);

src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/openFileHandler.ts

@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ export class OpenFileHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 		}
 
 		// Compare by name
-
 		let r = comparers.compareFileNames(elementAName, elementBName);
 		if (r !== 0) {
 			return r;