Re: Making font-lock handle long lines better

[Wilfred Hughes]

> If you can attach to your report a minimal test
> case that exhibits the problematic behavior, it will be appreciated.

I have a minimal test case in
http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/598/how-do-i-prevent-extremely-long-lines-making-emacs-slow
which has a few useful suggestions for workarounds.

I think a line length limit would be a very worthwhile addition.

Wilfred