Re: Optimizing tty display update (was: Implementing image support for kitty terminal)

[Gerd Möllmann]

On 22-09-10 16:25 , Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> If the suggestion is to remove the code, I want to see some
> measurements first.  It might be better to add some variable which
> would disable that, set it ON by default, and then see if someone
> complains in a year or two.  The latter alternative is fine by me.

Yes, with an option, of course.

> You guys all live behind very fast links, so forgive me if I don't
> share your optimism.  For me, the situation where I make typing
> mistakes because Emacs cannot display what I type fast enough is very
> much real.  Of course, I have no idea whether flushing does anything
> to that.

In a sense, that's good news: you can tell if it makes a difference or not.