From: Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:44:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: New preemptive redisplay.
X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-22.0.90~1977
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b91068886c80388a8a66cbca71c51ab57a81abed;p=emacs.git

New preemptive redisplay.
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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 508a4403271..08e75c71aa0 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -774,6 +774,14 @@ elements are deleted from the history list.
 
 ** Redisplay changes:
 
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+*** Preemtive redisplay now adapts to current load and bandwidth.
+
+To avoid preemping redisplay on fast computers, networks, and displays,
+the arrival of new input is now performed at regular intervals during
+redisplay.  The new variable `redisplay-preemption-period' specifies
+the period; the default is to check for input every 0.1 seconds.
+
 +++
 *** The mode line position information now comes before the major mode.
 When the file is maintained under version control, that information