[REBOL] Re: RATE experiment...
From: dockimbel:free at: 29-Aug-2001 16:44
Hi Cyphre,
Richard Smolak wrote:
[...]
> leave it in "tracking only time events" mode and try to set bottom slider to
> different positions and watch what is blue box showing. I've tested under
> WIN98 on [Celeron--530Mhz] and found that I cannot get over approx 20fps which
> is IMO a little bit slow for such simple operation as showing simple text
> face. Also when I set rate between 10-17 the real face refresh was still
> around 9-10fps...strange??(but maybe my rate-meter code is not so much
> exact...)
[...]
IMO, Rebol use the basic Dos (and Windows) timer which gives 18 ticks/sec. So
if you rely only on 'rate, you cannot fire more than 18 events/sec ! It would be
instructive to test your script on other OS with a fast processor.
Regards,
DocKimbel.
