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

[Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>]

"Gaute B. Strokkenes" wrote:
> 
> 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...)
> 
> --
> Big Gaute (not to be confused with LG)
> Is this ANYWHERE, USA?

How about adding hints about such things to the localization webpage? It 
doesn't even mention that a po-mode exixts! It would have been useful for me 
when I started to translate and it would be useful for many new translators in 
the future.