Re: [PATCH] Re: cc-mode fontification feels random

[Stefan Monnier]

> It may be busy, but it remains responsive, as in stealth fontification.

Even if it remains responsive, it's less responsive in my experience.

And it's using more CPU power, which can be a problem because it reduces
the battery's lifetime, or because it increases the temperature and
hence the fan speed and hence the noise, or because it slows down
other tasks.

There are cases where it can be beneficial overall (which is why Eli
enables it), but definitely not in my use cases.
And I think enabling it by default would be a bad asking for trouble.

>> Maybe some users would enjoy the improved highlighting of your new
>> code, ....
> Daniel Colascione, the OP of this thread, most assuredly would.

Maybe, maybe not.  Maybe he'd still find it too annoying that `foo` is
highlighted as a type when `bar` isn't just because `bar` is defined
in another file.


        Stefan