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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by tintt on Sunday August 08, 2021 @03:06PM (#28109244)
I wish industry encouraged engineers more to pay attention to this kind of things, rather than to flashy bells and whistles. 30-50ms may seem insignificant, but has a huge impact on the overall experience.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by corbins on Sunday August 08, 2021 @07:57PM (#28111328)
1ms is significant if you're a heavy user: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by perlancar3 on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:50PM (#28124717)
From the video, 1ms feels real time, but with 5ms you can still notice the lag. So wouldn't it be more appropriate to say "4ms is significant"?
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by amelius on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:06AM (#28115181)
That would require a real-time OS, I suppose.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by gumby on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:57AM (#28115628)
“Realtime” doesn’t imply faster. In fact often the opposite. It just means certain timing constraints will be satisfied, often making explicit what the costs (tradeoffs) are.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by amelius on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:32PM (#28118933)
Yes, the constraint here is 1ms.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by jimktrains2 on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:20AM (#28115301)
You only need a real-time os if you're guaranteeing maximum latency.
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Re:Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs by amelius on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:32PM (#28118940)
Which is exactly what was asked for.
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