From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: hang while marking large region Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:26 -0400 Message-ID: <87lk2ftxl9.fsf@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1210601952 5906 80.91.229.12 (12 May 2008 14:19:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 14:19:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: andrew.tao@gmail.com Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 12 16:19:49 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JvYsK-00045P-Dn for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 16:19:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55129 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JvYrc-0002AS-5X for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JvYrJ-0002A9-TN for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:33 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JvYrH-000281-BY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:32 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38525 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JvYrH-00027x-9F for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:31 -0400 Original-Received: from phsmgmx10.partners.org ([155.52.251.101]:32563) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JvYrG-00060T-3I for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:30 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.27,473,1204520400"; d="scan'208";a="141945975" Original-Received: from phsxcon3.mgh.harvard.edu (HELO PHSXCON3.partners.org) ([132.183.130.41]) by phsmgmx10.partners.org with ESMTP; 12 May 2008 10:18:29 -0400 Original-Received: from PHSXMB8.partners.org ([170.223.201.47]) by PHSXCON3.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:29 -0400 Original-Received: from W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu.partners.org ([132.183.29.121]) by PHSXMB8.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:29 -0400 In-Reply-To: (andrew tao's message of "Fri, 9 May 2008 09:45:22 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 May 2008 14:18:29.0391 (UTC) FILETIME=[0CFB11F0:01C8B43B] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:53930 Archived-At: andrew.tao@gmail.com writes: > hello, > > i'm using 21.1.13 xemacs. when i set the mark and then scroll to a > distant area in a text file, xemacs hangs. we're talking about a few > megabytes of data being marked. Please distinguish between Emacs using an X display and the separate software project XEmacs. > it seems that xemacs must be trying to copy the marked region > somewhere and then hanging. > > any ideas for a workaround? Workaround: don't use XEmacs. This is a known problem. I had this same problem and the solution was to switch. http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/04/xemacs-is-dead-long-live-xemacs.html Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 Public key: http://pgp.mit.edu http://www.unc.edu/~adamsonj Ineffective security measure: The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.