GNU bug report logs - #18530
24.3; Emacs unable to handle very large lines

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Amit Barve <mtbar131 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 3219, 4123, 9589, 13675, 15555, 22143, 24523, 30457, 32523, 40007

Found in versions 23.1, 24.2, 24.2.93, 24.3, 24.5, 26.0.91, 27.0.50, 28.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 18530 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18530 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mtbar131 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#18530: 24.3; Emacs unable to handle very large lines
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:21:13 +0300

> From: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 20:10:45 +1000
> Cc: Amit Barve <mtbar131 <at> gmail.com>
> 
> *nod* Yes, when i open test.txt in Vim, moving to the end of the line
> with $, or to the beginning of the line with ^, both take less than a
> second. And cursor movement with j, k etc. is basically
> responsive. Whereas in Emacs, trying to move point up or down results in
> 20+ seconds of lag before point is actually moved.

Does Vim support different font sizes on the same line, inline images,
display properties, overlays, invisible text, etc.?  These features is
what makes this particular case hard; other editors don't need to
handle all that complexity.
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