Yes, I am using head everywhere.  I doubt I could find a file that this
behaviour does not present for.  It does not seem to matter if a mode is
applied or not (or which mode).

And thank you for looking into this :).

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Jean-Philippe Bernardy <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Michael Dagitses
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Does anyone find yi to perform sluggishly in Linux?  Particularly when
> run
> > in large windows and on larger files?
> >
> > Here is a summary of what I've found:
> >
> > When running on Mac OS X in terminal, I am unable to ever get yi to
> perform
> > badly.  Even when running maximized terminal on a 24 inch monitor on very
> > large files.  A++!
> >
> >
> > When running yi on linux, however, I get fairly large performance issues,
> > particularly when moving the caret up and down in files (even if the
> frame
> > is not forced to refresh).  So for example, if I hold down the down key
> for
> > a few seconds, it will lag and not finish moving down for several seconds
> > after releasing the key.
> >
> > I have tried this across a wide variety of terminals (uxterm, urxvt,
> xterm,
> > gnome-terminal) and have had the same results.  Also I have tried using
> two
> > different window managers (xmonad and gnome), with no noticeable effect.
> > The only factor that seems to have an impact is making the terminal
> windows
> > smaller, but I find this solution to be unsatisfactory.
>
> Did you make sure that
>  1. The size of the terminals are the same in terms of row + columns?
>  2. The input character repetition rate is the same?
>
> So far I attributed performance difference to these factors, but I never
> did any precise measurement.
>
> > This is a very high performance workstation (8 core, 8gb ram), so I do
> not
> > consider it likely that this is the issue.  The monitor is large (30in),
> but
> > I do not think that should be a factor when the terminals are sized much
> > smaller than that.
> >
> > A further note to suggest it is not the machine (at least the
> non-graphical
> > parts of the machine) nor the Linux OS that is the source of the issues
> is
> > that yi performs well on this machine when sshed from a Mac.
> >
> > Does anyone else have a similar experience to this when running Linux?
>  Any
> > suggestions for mitigating these issues?  Also, I am willing to provide
> any
> > additional information that could be of help here, just let me know what
> is
> > required.
>
> I used to experience slowness in linux too, but this seems to be gone
> now...
> (See issue 214)
>
> Are you using the very latest version of the repository?
>
> Cheers,
> JP.
>
> >
>

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