Re: [Rpcemu] RPCEmu 0.8.9 and screen modes

A couple of comments as feedback in case they are useful, or someone can
add something.

I've just been trying out 0.8.9 using the current screen mode, etc. Been
writing an article using TechWriter with some drawfile illustrations.

Overall, seems to work nicely. And - unlike 0.8.8. on my laptop - I can now
use the three-finger salute to ask for a shutdown. :-)

However the mouse pointer sometimes seems to behave as if 'on roller
skates'. ;-> i.e. if I move the mouse quickly and halt, the mouse pointer
seems to glide on for some way before also stopping. This takes a little
getting used to as I'm working in a small window compared to the overall
screen area at present. But it isn't actually a problem. Just something
like learning to ride a bike... :-)

Is this to be expected given the new feature of allowing the system to
'idle'? Although that said, is that enabled by default? I've not explicitly
switched it on so far as I am aware.

No sign of the old problem where mouse events got 'missed' if the mechanism
for easing CPU demand was set.

FWIW My machine has (IIUC) two i3 CPUs which 'pretend' to be 4 cores. So if
I monitor the CPU loading either cpu 1 or 3 go to 100 percent when running
0.8.9, and this alternates every now and then. The others tend to show a
loading of 1-5 percent each. So I presume this means the *actual* loading
is about '25 percent' - i.e. about half a CPU's worth in physical terms.
(Or have I totally misundestood the way this works?)

I'll keep experimenting. But for document writing, 0.8.9 using RO4.02, etc,
seems to be fine to me so far.

Cheers,

Jim

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