Re: emacs 23 display slow over cable modem

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I compiled emacs 23.2.1 in my home dir on a linux cluster (amd 64 chips) at
>> work.  I connect over VPN from home, where I have a cable modem.  For a long
>> time, emacs 21.4 *run as an xwindows app* (not "emacs -nw" living in a
>> terminal) has performed fine - after it starts (which may take some time),
>> typing, switching buffers, etc is pretty instant.  But, doing the same thing
>> in 23.2 gives much slower response.  Both work fine in -nw mode, but there
>> are some reasons (keyboard mappings, multi-windows, mouse) why I like the
>> full xwin app.  From my office, both xwin's run very fast.

Sounds like a bug we'd like to know about.  Please M-x report-emacs-bug.


        Stefan