":set undolevels=-1" caused my test to run in less than 15 sec, with no other options fiddled with. Thanks Tim, now I have a work-around!
Now, does having the undo facility available _necessarily_ mean deleting a large chunk of a file takes so long, or can that be added to the list of desired performance enhancements?
Max On Tue, 22 May 2007, Tim Chase wrote:
The issue of editing large files comes up occasionally. A few settings can be tweaked to vastly improve performance. Notably, the 'undolevels' setting can be reduced to -1 or 0 for improved performance. If your lines are long, it can also help to disable syntax highlighting as well. You can drop in on one such thread here:
