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Incomplete NEWS entry on 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'

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Message #10 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50385: Incomplete NEWS entry on
 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2021 09:20:06 +0300

tags 50385 notabug
thanks

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 00:36:01 +0200
> 
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> The below NEWS entry lacks a description of what this option does and
> how to use it.  Could someone who knows abouth this please take a look
> and clarify it?
> 
> ** 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input' helps Emacs keep up with fast input.
> This is another attempt to solve the problem of handling high key repeat rate
> and other "slow scrolling" situations.  It is hoped it behaves better
> than 'fast-but-imprecise-scrolling' and 'jit-lock-defer-time'.
> It is not enabled by default.

There's no requirement for NEWS entries to have all the information
about a variable or function.  NEWS entries should only include enough
information for the reader to decide whether the item interests
him/her; the rest can be found in the doc strings and the manuals.  I
think the above entry fulfills that requirement.

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