Why is avy-goto-line so slow?

Asked Jul 16 '17 at 17:16

Active Jul 16 '17 at 19:35

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If I open a file with, say, 2 lines, then when I call avy-goto-line emacs shows me in the beginning of each line the keybinding to move the cursor over there.

But try it in a bit longer file (I use a file with 160 lines). It will take about 0.5-1 seconds in order to process the command.

Why is avy-goto-line so slow? Any way to improve it or any alternative to it?

Thank you

IMPORTANT EDIT: I can reproduce this when I have 145 lines on the screen (I use a screen in vertical), with fewer lines the process is faster.

edited Jul 16 '17 at 19:35

asked Jul 16 '17 at 17:16

Nisba

It works fine for me. You should try to load avy with a minimal configuration and see if it improves. If it doesn't I would post on the avy GitHub page and describe the exact steps to reproduce it. – eflanigan00 Jul 16 '17 at 19:42
@eflanigan00 thank you! How many lines fit your screen? – Nisba Jul 16 '17 at 20:02
It works fine for me as well even on large files – Chakravarthy Raghunandan Jul 16 '17 at 20:11
I can split to 4 windows in one frame and avy provides selections for all lines on all 4 vertical windows – eflanigan00 Jul 17 '17 at 12:58

Why is avy-goto-line so slow?

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