> > comment about > waiting "for the computer to catch up with what I'd typed or clicked" > _sometimes_ occurs on my home desktop terminal. > > It's almost as if an undesired MAJOR background task is running, but I > just don't know how to identify the cause and how to stop it. Sometimes > shutting down and rebooting clears it up and sometimes not. Eventually, > the system "recovers" and processes at its normal, very fast speed. > I didn't see this possibility mentioned in this thread so far:
There is a setting in the the control panel's keyboard preferences that controls key response speed and repeat intervals. Your typing speed may exceed the current settings, which could account for the slow-down. Also, the control panel's mouse preferences may interact with any custom mouse driver, another possible cause. Some other sources could be an autosaving operation consuming cycles. On a laptop - or desktop keyboard with a trackpad - the setting to ignore the keyboard while the trackpad is in use could be another source of interference if you inadvertently touch the pad. If your computer shares video RAM with the main motherboard RAM, and your documents are heavy with graphics, this could be yet another possible cause. In DOS days, there was a setting that technophile users could adjust with a command line to increase the keyboard's type-ahead buffer capacity - the number of keystrokes that can be stored when you type faster than the screen can display your actions. Perhaps someone on the list can help with a suggestion about an equivalent Windows adjustment, or try a Google search. (I'm on my Mac now, so I don't have the exact Windows terminology or location handy.) HTH ________________ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
