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Subject: Re: Handling large files with Emacs
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> was all my mistake and I was not aware the linum.el caused all the
> trouble!  In fact, I do not really need this minor-mode but I never

You might like to try nlinum.el (from GNU ELPA).
It provides similar functionality, but with a slightly different
implementation and I've just updated it to version 1.1 (which should
appear in GNU ELPA within a few days) which speeds it up significantly
on large files.


        Stefan