Re: Default of jit-lock-stealth-time

[Stefan Monnier]

>     My recollection is that they do annoy, but I will need to time things
>     to give more accurate information instead of hand-waving.

> I don't need _more accurate_ information, just confirmation.  I would
> like you to try turning off stealth fontification and see if you are
> frequently annoyed by the need to fontify on the fly.  It does not
> need to be a quantitative measurement.

Actually, a better test would be to put

   (if (zerop (random 1)) (setq jit-lock-stealth-time nil))

in your .emacs.  And then check the value of jit-lock-stealth-time every
time you notice a delay (after which, you'll want to restart jit-lock,
which basically means restart Emacs).

This should bring the experiment a bit closer to the "double blind"
gold standard.


        Stefan