Improving Responsiveness in Text Inputs

Post by amelius » Mon, Aug 09, 2021, 4:32 PM UTC

gumby wrote: post #10

amelius wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would require a real-time OS, I suppose.

“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.

Post by perlancar3 » Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 2:50 AM UTC

corbins wrote: post #4

tintt wrote: post #3

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.

1ms is significant if you're a heavy user: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4 .