GNU bug report logs - #17831
24.4.50; bad default value for `Man-width'

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: juri <at> jurta.org, rudalics <at> gmx.at, 17831 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sdl.web <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#17831: 24.4.50; bad default value for `Man-width'
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:29:48 -0400

>> > So perhaps TRT is simply to get rid of the asynchronous operation in
>> > the first place.
>> The annoying disruption is when "M-x man" takes a long time to get&generate
>> the full output.
> Most of that can easily be thrown away.  Just look at what it does.

Maybe it could be sped up, indeed.
But I still prefer an async process that gives me:
- empty buffer after 0s
- full first page displayed after 0.1s
- buffer fully filled and ready after 5s
over a sync process that blocks for 3s.


        Stefan

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