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  DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("cache-long-line-scans", &current_buffer->cache_long_line_scans, Qnil,
		     doc: /* Non-nil means that Emacs should use caches to handle long lines more quickly.

Normally, the line-motion functions work by scanning the buffer for
newlines.  Columnar operations (like move-to-column and
compute-motion) also work by scanning the buffer, summing character
widths as they go.  This works well for ordinary text, but if the
buffer's lines are very long (say, more than 500 characters), these
motion functions will take longer to execute.  Emacs may also take
longer to update the display.

If cache-long-line-scans is non-nil, these motion functions cache the
results of their scans, and consult the cache to avoid rescanning
regions of the buffer until the text is modified.  The caches are most
beneficial when they prevent the most searching---that is, when the
buffer contains long lines and large regions of characters with the
same, fixed screen width.

When cache-long-line-scans is non-nil, processing short lines will
become slightly slower (because of the overhead of consulting the
cache), and the caches will use memory roughly proportional to the
number of newlines and characters whose screen width varies.

The caches require no explicit maintenance; their accuracy is

  nil		 don't display a cursor
  box		 display a filled box cursor
  hollow	 display a hollow box cursor
  bar		 display a vertical bar cursor with default width
  (bar . WIDTH)	 display a vertical bar cursor with width WIDTH
  hbar		 display a horisontal bar cursor with default width
  (hbar . WIDTH) display a horisontal bar cursor with width WIDTH
  ANYTHING ELSE	 display a hollow box cursor.

When the buffer is displayed in a nonselected window,
this variable has no effect; the cursor appears as a hollow box.  */);

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  DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("cache-long-line-scans", &current_buffer->cache_long_line_scans, Qnil,
		     doc: /* Non-nil means that Emacs should use caches to handle long lines more quickly.

Normally, the line-motion functions work by scanning the buffer for
newlines.  Columnar operations (like `move-to-column' and
`compute-motion') also work by scanning the buffer, summing character
widths as they go.  This works well for ordinary text, but if the
buffer's lines are very long (say, more than 500 characters), these
motion functions will take longer to execute.  Emacs may also take
longer to update the display.

If `cache-long-line-scans' is non-nil, these motion functions cache the
results of their scans, and consult the cache to avoid rescanning
regions of the buffer until the text is modified.  The caches are most
beneficial when they prevent the most searching---that is, when the
buffer contains long lines and large regions of characters with the
same, fixed screen width.

When `cache-long-line-scans' is non-nil, processing short lines will
become slightly slower (because of the overhead of consulting the
cache), and the caches will use memory roughly proportional to the
number of newlines and characters whose screen width varies.

The caches require no explicit maintenance; their accuracy is

  nil		 don't display a cursor
  box		 display a filled box cursor
  hollow	 display a hollow box cursor
  bar		 display a vertical bar cursor with default width
  (bar . WIDTH)	 display a vertical bar cursor with width WIDTH
  hbar		 display a horizontal bar cursor with default width
  (hbar . WIDTH) display a horizontal bar cursor with width WIDTH
  ANYTHING ELSE	 display a hollow box cursor.

When the buffer is displayed in a nonselected window,
this variable has no effect; the cursor appears as a hollow box.  */);