GNU bug report logs - #29889
27.0.50; Slow visual selection

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sujith <m.sujith <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:54:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

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Message #65 received at 29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, 29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 m.sujith <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#29889: 27.0.50; Slow visual selection
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:54:05 -0500
> Yes.  However, I don't feel I can defend the change of the default
> value in Emacs 26, unless I hear more support from developers.

I don't have a strong opinion either way:
- on the one hand, it seems very harmless in terms of the risk to break
  existing Elisp packages: the change should only affect
  interactive behavior.
- on the other hand, we lived with this for 2 years now, so it's not
  terribly urgent.


        Stefan




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