From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: footnote bug Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:38:57 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20524da70903261321w67170dfcseb8f0d0b70e466e1@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LoKJM-0002wo-6N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:26:08 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LoKJH-0002rT-DY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:26:07 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50177 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LoKJG-0002rF-SS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:26:02 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f160.google.com ([209.85.219.160]:38066) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LoKJG-0006ti-BM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:26:02 -0400 Received: by ewy4 with SMTP id 4so2252494ewy.42 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:26:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20524da70903261321w67170dfcseb8f0d0b70e466e1@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Samuel Wales Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Samuel, caching stuff for the agenda would mean rewriting the agenda code. Do you have more detailed pointers what operations exactly are slow? Maybe we can profile and improve these without resorting to cacheing. - Carsten On Mar 26, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Samuel Wales wrote: > The following source produces the following output. > > ************* sorting speed >>> The agenda is wonderful for other stuff, but for me it is >>> not an editing mode per se. I have never been able to use >>> the agenda for full control over the org file, as some >>> people are able to do. For me (at least on my computer) it >>> is slow. >> >> What is "slow". Maybe we can improve things? > > You could use cached values for agenda files whose last > update time is earlier than the last agenda scan. That > could lead to significant speedups for people who have > several agenda files.[fn:15] > > [fn:15] It wouldn't help with people who have a single > agenda file, and it wouldn't help with people who very > frequently use all of their agenda files. For those use > cases, something much more complicated and brittle would > probably be necessary > > > Output: > > You could use cached values for agenda files whose last > update time is earlier than the last agenda scan. That > could lead to significant speedups for people who have > several agenda files.[1] > [fn:15] It wouldn't help with people who have a single > agenda file, and it wouldn't help with people who very > frequently use all of their agenda files. For those use > cases, something much more complicated and brittle would > probably be necessary > [1] [fn:15] > > -- > Myalgic encephalomyelitis denialism is causing death (decades early; > Jason et al. 2006) and severe suffering (worse than nearly all other > diseases studied; e.g. Schweitzer et al. 1995) and grossly corrupting > science. http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/What_Is_ME_What_Is_CFS.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode