Re: [AUCTeX] Re: Scrolling using scroll wheel on Xemacs

[David Kastrup]

Franz Haeuslschmid <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Surendra Singhi <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>>   Sometimes, when I try scrolling a TeX file using scroll wheel, if
>>> there is a section name on top of the screen, the file doesn't
>>> scroll. I have to scroll using either the scroll bars or cursor.
>>> This problem doesn't happen always, and it is more easy to reproduce
>>> when one tries to scroll slowly.
>>>
>>> I am using XEmacs 21.4.13 and the pre-release version of Auctex.
>>>
>>> Is it a feature or bug?
>>
>> Clearly a bug, but one of XEmacs, not AUCTeX.  It would probably
>> happen also if you try scrolling in an info file with large headlines.
>> [Checking]
> I have a similar problem that occurs with different versions of
> AUCTeX and XEmacs on MS Windows. It may be related to the
> previously posted problem: each time, that I try to scroll a
> buffer containing a LaTeX document, the buffer seems to be hooked
> as the cursor reaches the top or the bottom of the
> frame. However, this behavior applies, if the mouse-wheel or the
> scroll-bar is used. As long as the cursor moves inside the frame,
> scrolling works smoothly.
>
> When the buffer is hooked, I have to wait a noticeable moment
> before scrolling continues, but sometimes XEmacs freezes and I
> have to click on the window title of an other program that is
> running concurrently. I never experienced such a behavior in
> other modes running within XEmacs. Here again: is it a bug of
> XEmacs or AUCTeX?

XEmacs.  AUCTeX is not even consulted for the scrolling in this case.
It is only responsible for the screen content which throws XEmacs for
a loop.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum