[Freeciv-Dev] Re: po-files are too big (PR#561)

[gs234@xxxxxxxxx (Gaute B. Strokkenes)]

Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Full Name: Erik Sigra
> Version: Current CVS
> 
> Problem:
> When I open a po file in emacs, i get the following error message:
> 
>   Fontifying XX.po...buffer too big
> 
> I don't think the problem is my memory. It might just be that po-files
> larger than 450k are too big for emacs. Even the smallest po-file i
> found didn't open correctly. Has anyone successfully
> fontified such big po-files? How is this supposed to work?
> 
> Solution:
> Divide the translation into sane-sized chunks or fix the po-mode/emacs.
> 
> I want that highlighting!!

Don't worry--it's a feature, not a bug.  By default, emacs disables
font-lock for large files, so that you don't lock up your machine if
you load a 200 MB file by mistake.  From the manual:

<<<
   Fontification can be too slow for large buffers, so you can suppress
it.  The variable `font-lock-maximum-size' specifies a buffer size,
beyond which buffer fontification is suppressed.
>>>

(comp.emacs and gnu.emacs.help are great places to go with questions
like this.  Emacs comes with great technical support; his name is Kai
Großjohann...)

-- 
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