RE: CPU hogging Xywin under OS/2

["Beeson, Douglas" beesond@xxxxxxxx]

Your problem w/ apparent CPU-hogging is a well-known sore point with us
XyWin on OS/2 users. I, too, suspect that the cranked-up CPU usage is more
than apparent, though I can't say the preemptive multitasking has ever
failed me solely on XyWin's account. Another problem you may run in to:
XyWin has on occasion grabbed the printer queue and refused to let go of it.
Stuff to be printed piles up until you quit XyWrite and then Presto! the
printer starts working. It doesn't happen all the time, though, so something
must be going on. As for screen bleeding, have you tried running XyWin in a
standalone full-screen session from the desktop?

Doug Beeson
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From: nsivin
To: XYWRITE
Subject: CPU hogging Xywin under OS/2
Date: Thursday, July 25, 1996 10:39AM


Just had OS/2 Warp installed on the office computer (don't ask why). A
day and a half and I'm far enough up the learning curve to get some
work done.

I note one curious thing, however and wonder if there is a better
setting.

I first installed Xywin in win-os2, then migrated the program to the OS2
desktop. The program seems to run alright (I have it set to run in
standard mode as a windowed session).

Two anomalies. Sometimes, after minimizing Xywin, some of the old xywin
screen bleeds onto the desktop. I can usually clear it up if I restore
and them minimize again. Second. If I monitor CPU use using the OS2
"Pulse" meter. Xywin seems to crank up CPU use to 100% and stay there.
Its the only program(win, dos or os2 that does that). Can still run
other apps, but I suspect Xywin's hoggy behavior is not doing wonders
for performance.

Any suggestions?

Allan Needell, Dept. of Space History, Nat'l Air & Space Museum
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