[iyonix-support] Re: Lazy Task Swapping on Iyonix/RISC OS 5.11
- From: Gary Locock <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:38:59 +0100
In article <4e37be5c4flists-nospam@xxxxxxxxx>,
Paul Vigay <lists-nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <4e379d45begary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Gary Locock <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [Snip]
> > We use Textease a lot too (with AemulorPro); it is a connection that
> > hadn't occurred to me. I had supposed it was an issue with the NVidia
> > card variants, because older machines seem immune; however the older
> > machines in question don't run Textease here, so this possible linkage
> > could be promising.
> I can't really comment about that because I don't use TextEase at all.
> However, why don't you use the 32-bit version of TextEase? AFAIR v5.93 is
> native 32-bit.
5.86. Unfortunately it was only ever half-finished. The !RunImag (sic) is
32-bit, but the support modules and converters it uses remain 26-bit, so if
you run it without AemulorPro it is seriously crippled. Run it with AP, and
there is no speed advantage in the 32-bit version. Add in some nice new bugs
(I forget the details)... I prefer to standardise on the last moderately
stable 26-bit version, which is 5.83.
> > As a possible fix, the lazy task swapping is even more interesting, if
> > only because Textease is so fragile on our Iyonixes that it is seriously
> > prejudicing the whole image (and thus future) of the Iyonix here.
> In that case, do try my MiscSetup plugin and see if it improves things at
> all. Fixing a temporary problem may be ok, but ultimately we really need to
> get to the root cause of the problem.
I've just done it with a tiny Basic file so that every machine will have it
permanently disabled next week; if no difference I can easily delete it from
every Iyo with a quick script. However we /do/ use MiscSetup, for which
thanks!
Too early for any results of course, but disabling LTS certainly makes TE run
noticeably slower. Also changing between printers on the iconbar has a very
sluggish response, so if there more effects like this in store it won't be
popular!
> Incidentally, do you have screen backdrops on your pinboard?
Yes; I've put details on another reply in this thread.
Best regards
Gary
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Coundon Road, Coventry CV1 4AU
School Website: http://www.bablakejs.co.uk
Private mail: g a r y (at) l o c o c k . c o . u k
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