1. Re: split scroll FASTER :)
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:42:48 -0500 Robert Craig
<robert_craig at COMPUSERVE.COM> writes:
>With Mr. Hilley's changes, it now spends 70% of its time
>waiting for the next key stroke. i.e. it's being held back
>by the keyboard repeat rate.
True Rob: it is spending 70% of its time in the loop.
Of course That is only while no one is pressing a key
Why should you refresh the screen if no key has been
pressed. Also I modified the key control to skip value
checks if it isn't within the range of arrow key presses.
OF Course this SLOWS it down when it is a valid arrow
However it speeds it up when it isn't an arrow.
And I didn't modify the Control as much as I would have
liked or I would have cut out several of his checks.
I would have incorporated the proper checks for the
proper key presses instead of an overall check at the
end of the key press routine.
You do have to admit that I did succeed in Splitting the
time by splitting the updates made.
In fact with the layout he designed it would be increasingly
slower with it split into more parts but my design should
actually increase in speed with the number of splits.
--Lucius Lamar Hilley III
-- E-mail at luciuslhilleyiii at juno.com
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