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Submitted by Marco on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:30
So I got a so called "netbook" a couple days ago, a machine that is supposed to be lowly in all things CPU, but able to browse the net. I'm posting from it right now, its a good test machine for the engine.
I discovered yesterday's version ran like molasses in this netbook, so I spent the day trying to optimize stuff, and in the process discovered a few nasty bugs and squashed them.
Among the changes:
* Text is no longer driven by a timer, now it simply runs whenever the CPU can afford it without stressing. It may appear slower for some and faster for others, depending on your rig.
* Scrolling is no longer handled by an elegant but demanding one-liner (I had something with elevating differences to a power, discarding fractions, etc) Now its real simple: there's a 600 by 200 section in the middle of the screen where scrolling just doesn't happen :)
The overall result -should- be a slightly smoother experience, but post feedback by all means!
Truckin'
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Running much better for me,
Running much better for me, there's no overscroll or freezing at all any more,
It does seem to scroll a bit slowly, maybe that could be remidied by having two boxes, a slow scroll one towards the centre and a faster moving one at the edges?
Or maybe it's just me being impatient.
Awright!
Great news to hear!
Next version out tomorrow, I'll pump up the speed a little bit. If you notice any other performance issues, or anything else that seems buggy, please do tell! :)
I plan to live forever. So far, so good!
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