GNU bug report logs - #7092
23.1; Dired slow using Emacs remotely

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Espen <despen <at> telcordia.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:30:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.1

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 7092 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Dan Espen <despen <at> telcordia.com>, 7092 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7092: 23.1; Dired slow using Emacs remotely
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 01:55:26 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:28:34 -0400
>> From: Dan Espen <despen <at> telcordia.com>
>> Cc: 
>> 
>> Moving the pointer around a dired buffer makes Emacs unusable for long      
>> periods of time.  This is true even after disabling tool-tip
>> mode.
>
> Probably because of the mouse highlight (which causes lots of X
> traffic).

I think the diagnosis here sounds correct.  So is there anything here
we can do?  In other words, is this a bug in Emacs or just an inherent
limitation in the X protocol?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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