GNU bug report logs - #12796
Optimize `ido-completing-read' for larger lists with flex matching enabled

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 06:02:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 12796 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12796: Optimize `ido-completing-read' for larger lists with flex matching enabled
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:53:58 -0500

> If I decide to type quickly but make a typo in one of the first characters,
> I often need to wait a few seconds until I can fix the typo or start anew.

`while-no-input' (which AFAICT is used by ido) is supposed to interrupt
the computation as soon as you type the next input so you don't need
to wait.

Are you saying that while-no-input doesn't work?


        Stefan
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