On Monday, 11 Jun 2018 at 14:56, Gerald Wildgruber wrote:
> My typical setup is to use a maximized or full screen emacs frame split

[...]

> portions towards the end of the file. If I deactivate follow-mode, the
> problem disappears.

I have a 38" monitor and I frequently do what you say.  However, I
typically only split the frame into 3 windows.  I don't remember seeing
any lag.  But I am currently away so cannot verify.  What happens if you
try with less windows?

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Eric S Fraga via Emacs 25.2.2, Org release_9.1.13-791-g842002