Re: Slow repeat rate

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

For some reason this bounced from the Xy server, when I sent it earlier.
Trying again.
If you're willing to put in more time and experimentation, you can probably
get it perfect. The first step is to determine if the file governing it is
the one I mentioned (there are so many settings files). Try changing
something in it that would have a perceptible effect, then re-launching Xy
to see if it's there. E.g., try fiddling with different values for these:
KeyRepeatSmoothTime = -1 ; Buffer the next key soon after the prior key is
read
  KeyRepeatSmooth = t

Perhaps:
KeyRepeatSmoothTime = 50 ; Buffer the next key soon after the prior key is
read

then, separately,

  KeyRepeatSmooth = f
One of the other Tame files has a key repeat rate setting. And this might
be relevant:
C:\Program Files\Tame 5.1\settings\XYWrite.app.tam
; Tame v5.0 - Keyboard processing opions
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------
;/KeyGroupDef DefaultChannel = Hardware ;;HARRY: 9/22/08--can't be Bios
and commenting out makes no diff.
;* BIOS option enables the most effficient and smoother key repeats
/KeyGroupDef GroupName=LeftRight1 RepeatChannel=Bios
/KeyGroupDef GroupName=UpDown1  RepeatChannel=Bios
/KeyGroupDef GroupName=Custom3  RepeatChannel=Bios
I think there's yet another file with key repeat rate in it. You should be
able to find it by using the Windows Search facility to find files changed
on this day (assuming this is the day you changed the key repeat rate to 9).

Good luck.
Harry
> Michael, your settings were already in the file you sent me before. Harry,
> I tried yours (replacing the whole Tame Console), no difference.
> But it was the Edit/Key Repeat Adjustment I needed! Edit--now that's such
> a logical place to put settings...got to love the circuitous mind behind Tame.
> I have it cranked up to 9, and while it's still uneven, it's definitely an
> improvement.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon Pareles
>
> >From Michael Norman:
> >
> > In \Tame 51.\Settings\Xywrite.app.tam put the
> > following -- exactly --
> > at the bottom of the file
> >
> > ;;Lines added for delete repeat:
> > /KeyGroupDef GroupName = Custom1
> >    RepeatChannel=BIOS RepeatRate=25
> >    IncludeScan=#53   ;** DEl   ...
> >
> Harry sent:
> >
> >   KeyProcessOpt = +#0000_0080
> >           -#1000_0000 ; Optionally ignore
> > repeated shift/ctl/alt
> >   WinKeys = -#00003000
> >   LayoutIgnoreBIOS=on
> >   DosMouseFilter = #77777700
> >   MinRows = 12
> >   MinCols = 40   ; Set limits on screen resize
> >
> > ; XY seems to have problems above these limits
> >     MaxCols = 150
> >     MaxRows = 50  ;
> >   ;; Use this if you do not want the window size to
> > change after startup
> >   ;; Hardcode rows and cols
> > ;* StdCols=80 StdRows=25
> > LayoutStartupScan=on LayoutAutoScan=off
> >
> > ;    KeyProcessOpt = +#80  ; Allow adding keystrokes
> > to the BIOS buffer while the app may still be busy
> >
> >
> > ;* Speed key repeat while also releasing more CPU
> >   KeyRepeatSmoothTime = -1 ; Buffer the next key soon
> > after the prior key is read
> >   KeyRepeatSmooth = t
> >


Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx