Re: slow display update, maybe due to folded text

On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:27:54 AM UTC-4, Erik Christiansen
wrote:
>On 11.10.15 16:02, Paul wrote:
>> I have the following function that flashes crosshairs in the
>> current window so that my attention gets brought to where the
>> active window is, and where the cursor is.
>...
>> I'm finding that if I have a window with many closed folds, *and* I
>> have another window containing a different file, then the 150ms is
>> more like a full second. I'm assuming that vim is going through
>> all the folded lines in order to update the display. It's very
>> annoying when I work with many windows. Is there an
>> (uncomplicated) way to ameliorate this problem?
>
> Yes, in gnome, at least, there's a dead simple way to instantly
> locate the pointer in the active window. Just hit the Control key,
> after having set:
>
> On Ubuntu:
> Preferences->Mouse:Locate_Pointer
>
> Or on Debian:
> Applications->System_Tools->Preferences->System_Settings->Mouse_and_Touchpad:
> Show position of pointer when Control key is pressed
>
> Neither folding nor the prevailing wind direction then pose any
> impediment to rapid location.

I'm using X-windows on cygwin...but I'm wondering if you and I are
talking about the same kind of window. I'm referring specifically to
a vim window.

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