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Incomplete NEWS entry on 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Incomplete NEWS entry on 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 00:36:01 +0200

Severity: wishlist

The below NEWS entry lacks a description of what this option does and
how to use it.  Could someone who knows abouth this please take a look
and clarify it?

** 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input' helps Emacs keep up with fast input.
This is another attempt to solve the problem of handling high key repeat rate
and other "slow scrolling" situations.  It is hoped it behaves better
than 'fast-but-imprecise-scrolling' and 'jit-lock-defer-time'.
It is not enabled by default.

Message #8 received at 50385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50385: Incomplete NEWS entry on
 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2021 09:20:06 +0300

tags 50385 notabug
thanks

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 00:36:01 +0200
> 
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> The below NEWS entry lacks a description of what this option does and
> how to use it.  Could someone who knows abouth this please take a look
> and clarify it?
> 
> ** 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input' helps Emacs keep up with fast input.
> This is another attempt to solve the problem of handling high key repeat rate
> and other "slow scrolling" situations.  It is hoped it behaves better
> than 'fast-but-imprecise-scrolling' and 'jit-lock-defer-time'.
> It is not enabled by default.

There's no requirement for NEWS entries to have all the information
about a variable or function.  NEWS entries should only include enough
information for the reader to decide whether the item interests
him/her; the rest can be found in the doc strings and the manuals.  I
think the above entry fulfills that requirement.

Message #15 received at 50385-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 50385-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50385: Incomplete NEWS entry on
 'redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input'
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 11:51:39 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> There's no requirement for NEWS entries to have all the information
> about a variable or function.  NEWS entries should only include enough
> information for the reader to decide whether the item interests
> him/her; the rest can be found in the doc strings and the manuals.  I
> think the above entry fulfills that requirement.

OK, closing.

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