mintty slow feedback in keyboard auto repeat mode

mintty slow feedback in keyboard auto repeat mode

[Michal Grodzki]

Hi,

mintty has slow keyboard feedback in auto repeat mode. Version 3.1.4-1
works correctly. The problem arises from version 3.1.5-1 and it exists in
3.1.6-1. Now I use the old 3.1.4-1 version because of it.

I can reproduce this issue on demand by reinstalling mentioned versions of
mintty in setup GUI. I do not change anything more. It is quite a fresh and
minimal installation of Cygwin.

My standard keyboard speed settings in Control Panel / Keyboard / Speed tab:
repeat delay: the shortest
repeat rate: the fastest

The best way to reproduce this I think is to simultaneously open notepad
and mintty session.
Please hold down a key and recognize the speed of printed characters and
compare their speed in notepad and mintty session.

My configuration:
laptop HP ProBook 640 G2, Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit  Version:
17763.1217, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz, 8 GB RAM; Cygwin
installed with “just for me” option in a subfolder placed in my Windows
desktop.

Should I change something in Mintty settings to achieve fast keyboard
feedback in auto repeat mode? Is this case related to software changes?

Thanks,
Michal Grodzki

Re: mintty slow feedback in keyboard auto repeat mode

[Thomas Wolff]

Am 03.06.2020 um 22:11 schrieb Michal Grodzki via Cygwin:
> Hi,
>
> mintty has slow keyboard feedback in auto repeat mode.
This has already been fixed; 3.1.7 coming this week.

> Version 3.1.4-1
> works correctly. The problem arises from version 3.1.5-1 and it exists in
> 3.1.6-1. Now I use the old 3.1.4-1 version because of it.
>
> I can reproduce this issue on demand by reinstalling mentioned versions of
> mintty in setup GUI. I do not change anything more. It is quite a fresh and
> minimal installation of Cygwin.
>
> My standard keyboard speed settings in Control Panel / Keyboard / Speed tab:
> repeat delay: the shortest
> repeat rate: the fastest
>
> The best way to reproduce this I think is to simultaneously open notepad
> and mintty session.
> Please hold down a key and recognize the speed of printed characters and
> compare their speed in notepad and mintty session.
>
> My configuration:
> laptop HP ProBook 640 G2, Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit  Version:
> 17763.1217, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz, 8 GB RAM; Cygwin
> installed with “just for me” option in a subfolder placed in my Windows
> desktop.
>
> Should I change something in Mintty settings to achieve fast keyboard
> feedback in auto repeat mode? Is this case related to software changes?
>
> Thanks,
> Michal Grodzki
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