Quote: in Smalltalk, measure a line for cursor tracking by printing it with the 'printing' flag false; easier to maintain and optimize

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[In print line routine] the printing flag can be set false … two benefits (beside compactness) are derived from that … measuring, printing, and cursor tracking are sure to … leverage on the system performance.   Google-1   Google-2

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