Hi Eric, I have a small function to insert the opening and ending of an R code block bound to a key, so I always edit the code between a "#+begin_src R" and "#+end_src R". I still get a considerable slowdown, even with an empty document with a single line of code.
Julian On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> wrote: > Sébastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgw...@spammotel.com> writes: > > [...] > >> Maybe this is (partly?) due to the overlay I added: >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (overlay-put (make-overlay beg1 block-end) >> 'face 'org-block-background)) >> #+end_src > > This could indeed be one cause, especially depending on what this does > when there is no block-end line, or at least not anywhere near in the > buffer. I seem to get a slowdown when I have a situation like this: > > #+begin_example > > [... some text ...] > #+begin_src somelanguage > [... text which is part of the source block...] > <point here> > > [... lots of other text ...] > [... including other source blocks] > > #+end_example > > where there is no matching #+end_src or, more precisely, the > next #+end_src line is one that does not belong to this current source > block. Your search (in org.el) for the end of the block assumes that it > does have the end statement in place already. I'm not sure how to fix > this because it's an ill-defined situation. > > It may be worthwhile making the overlay optional? Although I must admit > that I like it! > > My solution, by the way, is to insert the #+end_src line immediately > upon writing a #+begin_src line and then back up a line to start writing > the code. > > -- > : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 > : using Org-mode version 7.5 (release_7.5.77.g74268) > > -- Julian Mariano Burgos Hafrannsóknastofnunin/Marine Research Institute Skúlagata 4, 121 Reykjavík, Iceland Sími/Telephone : +354-5752037 Bréfsími/Telefax: +354-5752001 Netfang/Email: jul...@hafro.is, jmbur...@uw.edu