GNU bug report logs - #8890
23.3; message writing slows emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.3

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 8890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8890: 23.3; message writing slows emacs
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:52:56 +0200

Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:

>>> If you're just updating percentage complete, please don't do
>>> it more than once every .5 seconds... at the fastest!
>>
>> Agreed, but that's something for the application programmers to
>> consider, not for the infrastructure.
>
> Well, not necessarily.  If emacs had a built-in, sanctioned "progress"
> library, people could use that and it would take care of the problem.

Emacs does clever screen updates, though.  So if the only thing that
changes is the number before the percentage, Emacs won't repaint the
entire line, I think?

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