Re: Why is Emacs so slow when used remotely?

[Russ P.]

On Sep 20, 6:40 pm, des...@verizon.net wrote:
> "Russ P." <russ.paie...@gmail.com> writes:
> > As I explained a few days ago, I am trying to switch from XEmacs to
> > Emacs so I can use Ensime (an Emacs-based IDE for Scala). I finally
> > got my .emacs file debugged, but now I am finding that Emacs seems to
> > be very slow when used remotely.
>
> > When I work from home, I login from one Linux machine to another using
> > ssh -X over a high-speed Internet connection, using my home machine as
> > an X terminal for my work machine. I am using Emacs 23.2.1 on Red Hat.
> > I am finding that opening a file or switching buffers by middle-
> > clicking in dired or the buffer menu takes approximately 20-30
> > seconds. With XEmacs it takes less than one second. I hope I am doing
> > something wrong that can be corrected, because I'll grow old sitting
> > around that long every time I open a file or switch buffers. Any
> > suggestions? Thanks.
>
> Did you file a bug report?

No. I don't  know if this behavior is a bug or just poor performance.
(Nor do I know, off hand, how to file a bug report.)

This is disappointing. As far as I can tell, Emacs seems to be
essentially unusable for remote usage. I can't believe I am the only
one who has noticed this problem. Am I the only one who uses Emacs/
XEmacs to work remotely over ssh -X?

Russ P