Re: fast, smooth updates

["Joseph J. Strout" <joe at realsoftware dot com>]

At 1:52 PM -0400 7/23/03, Frank C wrote:

> > Well, no, we've discussed how you can choose when to yield to 
> > background tasks.  You're just not satisfied with the result, 
> > because when you do yield, it (not surprisingly) causes a glitch in 
> > the framerate.
> That's my point! You're yielding on RB's terms.
I'm not sure what that means.  You're choosing when to yield.  What 
more do you want?
>  I can write a loop in C that yields just fine, without that hiccup.
That'd be because your C program isn't doing all the stuff that RB is 
doing (checking to see if timers need firing, servicing other 
threads, checking whether command-period has been pressed, etc.).
Best,
- Joe

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