Re: fp_TextRun coalescing weirdness

From: J.M. Maurer <uwog_at_uwog.net>
Date: Wed Apr 11 2007 - 11:03:11 CEST

> >> BTW, when you paste the whole string in, it will become 1 run.
> >
> > Yes, when you paste it in, it gets inserted as a single run to start
> > with, and only gets broken into pieces if GR_Graphics::itemize() tells
> > us it needs to be broken, or when it runs over the end of the line.
> >
>
> I think the idea for reducing flicker is as follows. When you press a key,
> the old run gets cleared, and then redrawn with the new key. If there is
> one run per line, then the whole line gets cleared then redrawn. This
> gives substantial flicker. Limiting the clearing and redrawing to on word
> cuts down on this substantially.

Right. So then that is the real problem. Might be harder to fix, but I
might give it a shot.

Marc
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