GNU bug report logs - #6116
Emacs 23 is sluggish with Consolas font

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vegard Øye <vegard_oye <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 20:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
To: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Cc: 6116 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, James Cloos <cloos <at> jhcloos.com>
Subject: bug#6116: Emacs 23 is sluggish with Consolas font
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:03:18 -0600

On 7/18/2010 9:51 AM, Óscar Fuentes wrote:

> I just tried this:
>
> runemacs -Q
> M-x eval-expression ENTER (setq scroll-step 1) ENTER
> <maximize the frame vertically>
> C-h t
> C-n ...
>
> it occasionally recenters, but never gets stuck as described on the
> original report. It doesn't matter if I use Courier New or Consolas.

I decreased the Consolas font-size to 9 (from 11) and maximized 
vertically (72x80). Now, I can see it being stuck once in a while. It 
recovers eventually but there are a couple of seconds where it seems 
nothing happens. After that it recenters and scrolls on until it happens 
again.
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