Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual latency of text editors

Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by modeless on Sunday July 26, 2020 @03:09AM (#23955074)

This insanity is apparently intentional, but can be fixed for the lock screen at least: Win+R->gpedit.msc->"Computer Configuration"->"Administrative Templates"->"Control Panel"->"Personalization"->"Do not display the lock screen"->Enabled

This poorly named option doesn't disable locking the screen, it just fixes it to not eat your first few keystrokes when you start typing your password.

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by throw_away on Sunday July 26, 2020 @09:20AM (#23956868)

This is one of the reasons why Windows drives me bonkers— all the interesting settings seem to be locked in disused basement lavatories. See also changing capslock to control.

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by TeMPOraL on Sunday July 26, 2020 @03:26PM (#23959477)

> See also changing capslock to control.

Is it even possible to do it through system settings alone, even if obscure ones? I use AutoHotkey to do Caps Lock -> Ctrl remap, and it's one of the first programs I install on every new system.

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by throw_away on Monday July 27, 2020 @10:36AM (#23965456)

My windows experience is as infrequent and as brief as I have been able to make it, but AFAIK editing registry keys + reboot is the only way to do it without third-party software.

Thanks for the AHK tip. The programs I usually find look like hastily-constructed malware on a dodgy sourceforge link & always make me feel real :-| about installing them on a fresh box.

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by kohtatsu on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:12AM (#23965849)

Happy 10th HN anniversary!

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by TeMPOraL on Monday July 27, 2020 @01:13PM (#23967132)

Thank you!

Wow, how the time flies!

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by ponker on Sunday July 26, 2020 @01:13PM (#23958483)

Don’t think this is available on Windows 10 Home.

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Re:Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual laten... by modeless on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:00PM (#23959724)

It might be possible to toggle this on Home using regedit if you can find the registry key that this UI controls.

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