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More details about disabling features that hamper performance with slow X connections.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:12:50 +0000
parents 0259a1711394
children dc23aaa67696 f83d17e1ace6
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1261 the X resource useXIM to turn off use of XIM. This does not affect 1261 the X resource useXIM to turn off use of XIM. This does not affect
1262 the use of Emacs' own input methods, which are part of the Leim 1262 the use of Emacs' own input methods, which are part of the Leim
1263 package. 1263 package.
1264 1264
1265 2) If the connection is very slow, you might also want to consider 1265 2) If the connection is very slow, you might also want to consider
1266 switching off scroll bars, menu bar, and tool bar. 1266 switching off scroll bars, menu bar, and tool bar. Adding the
1267 following forms to your .emacs file will accomplish that, but only
1268 after the the initial frame is displayed:
1269
1270 (scroll-bar-mode -1)
1271 (menu-bar-mode -1)
1272 (tool-bar-mode -1)
1273
1274 For still quicker startup, put these X resources in your .Xdefaults
1275 file:
1276
1277 Emacs.verticalScrollBars: off
1278 Emacs.menuBar: off
1279 Emacs.toolBar: off
1267 1280
1268 3) Use ssh to forward the X connection, and enable compression on this 1281 3) Use ssh to forward the X connection, and enable compression on this
1269 forwarded X connection (ssh -XC remotehostname emacs ...). 1282 forwarded X connection (ssh -XC remotehostname emacs ...).
1270 1283
1271 4) Use lbxproxy on the remote end of the connection. This is an interface 1284 4) Use lbxproxy on the remote end of the connection. This is an interface