GNU bug report logs - #56682
Fix the long lines font locking related slowdowns

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From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 56682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#56682: Fix the long lines font locking related slowdowns
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 23:21:18 +0000

>> But one big slow scan (and how slow it is actually depends on a 
>> particular major mode) followed by responsive editing sounds much 
>> better than what we've had before.
>
> Indeed.  But then the question is: is it possible to do that scan while 
> opening the file, before it becomes editable?  It is way better to wait 
> a few seconds more while the file is being opened than to wait before 
> two basic motion commands when the file is already opened.
>

Sorry, I meant "to wait _between_ two basic motion commands".

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