From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:00:35 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Font Lock): Mention jit-lock and its customization group. X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~17556 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3be9b0cab7f4959dcce4dc4d8841d7737f754544;p=emacs.git (Font Lock): Mention jit-lock and its customization group. --- diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index a0c4a2fa4cc..10e7b29ebfa 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -299,6 +299,18 @@ comments, use this: To remove keywords from the font-lock highlighting patterns, use the function @code{font-lock-remove-keywords}. +@cindex just-in-time (JIT) font-lock +@cindex background syntax highlighting + Fontifying large buffers can take a long time. To avoid large +delays when a file is visited, Emacs fontifies only the visible +portion of a buffer. As you scroll through the buffer, each portion +that becomes visible is fontified as soon as it is displayed. The +parts of the buffer that are not displayed are fontified +``stealthily'', in the background, i.e.@: when Emacs is idle. You can +control this background fontification, called @dfn{Just-In-Time}, or +@dfn{JIT} Font Lock, by customizing various options in the +customization group @samp{jit-lock}. @xref{Specific Customization}. + @node Highlight Changes @section Highlight Changes Mode