shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca (Steve Hikida) (03/05/91)
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as "so no program will barf out")? WIN3 seems to do, and actually leaves the cursor "FAST" when it returns to DOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Steve Hikida UofW Computer Science
buck@granite.cr.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck) (03/05/91)
In article <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca (Steve Hikida) writes: >I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't >mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as >"so no program will barf out")? WIN3 seems to do, and actually leaves >the cursor "FAST" when it returns to DOS. Any help would be greatly >appreciated! 1. Norton Utilities has a option that lets you adjust the 'key-repeat rate' (which is what I think you mean). I assume other programs exist which do this as well... 2. I know Windows lets you set your favorite key-repeat rate via the Control Panel (and the WIN.INI file). Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be able to _preserve_ the original setting in effect when you started up Windows. Does anyone know if it is possible to have Windows preserve and restore the original rate?
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (03/06/91)
In article <1991Mar5.130948.21268@granite.cr.bull.com> buck@granite.cr.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck) writes: : >1. Norton Utilities has a option that lets you adjust the 'key-repeat rate' > (which is what I think you mean). I assume other programs exist which > do this as well... : Another of the several alternatives is keyrate.exe in /pc/ts/tsutld18.arc. The wares are available by anonymous ftp from garbo.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland, 128.214.12.37, or by using our mail server (use the latter if, and only if you don't have anonymous ftp). If you are not familiar with anonymous ftp or mail servers, I am prepared to send prerecorded instructions on request. (If you don't get the instructions from me within a few days, it will mean that your email address cannot be reached by a simple email reply. Contact your system manager for devicing a proper mail path for you, because unless you do, you wouldn't be able to utilize the mail server anyway. If you are in North America first consider using an ftp site near you to spare the overseas load.) ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) (03/06/91)
The News Manager) Nntp-Posting-Host: na Reply-To: tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) Organization: Standard Disclaimer References: <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1991 22:12:05 GMT In article <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca (Steve Hikida) writes: >I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't >mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as Steve, Try NCC from Norton Utilities. It's NOT memory resident, just sets your cursor speed once when you boot up. It's easy to use, here is the line from my autoexec.bat that takes care of it: c:\bin\ncc c:\set.cfg /keyrate > nul where set.cfg is the file that holds various configuration info. Make sure you buy Norton 4.5 if you don't have it, and not 5.0. Tony
helfman@aero.org (Robert S. Helfman) (03/09/91)
In article <1991Mar5.130948.21268@granite.cr.bull.com> buck@granite.cr.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck) writes: >In article <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca > (Steve Hikida) writes: >>I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't >>mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as >>"so no program will barf out")? A routine supplied with Volkswriter 3, called ATKBD, allows one to set the keyboard rate. I'm sure there's public domains stuff to do this too.
daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman) (03/14/91)
References: <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1991Mar5.130948.21268@granite.cr.bull.com> <1991Mar8.224302.7917@aero.org> > >In article <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca > > (Steve Hikida) writes: > >>I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't > >>mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as > >>"so no program will barf out")? > > A routine supplied with Volkswriter 3, called ATKBD, allows one to set > the keyboard rate. I'm sure there's public domains stuff to do this too. You can change the keyboard rate with the DOS mode command. I don't remember the exact syntax, but it should be in the DOS documentation.-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "No clever quote available today." -Mike.
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (03/14/91)
In article <4929@czech.sw.mcc.com> daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman) writes: >You can change the keyboard rate with the DOS mode command. I don't remember >the exact syntax, but it should be in the DOS documentation.-- No, it is not in the DOS documentation. (Not at least below the quirky MsDos 4.0). You can change the typematic rate for an AT or 386 (the keyboard rate) e.g. by keyrate.exe which is in /pc/ts/tsutld18.arc. The feature is not available for XTs. The wares are available by anonymous ftp from garbo.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland, 128.214.12.37, or by using our mail server (use the latter if, and only if you don't have anonymous ftp). If you are not familiar with anonymous ftp or mail servers, I am prepared to send prerecorded instructions on request. (If you don't get the instructions from me within a few days, it will mean that your email address cannot be reached by a simple email reply. Contact your system manager for devicing a proper mail path for you, because unless you do, you wouldn't be able to utilize the mail server anyway. If you are in North America first consider using an ftp site near you to spare the overseas load.) ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin) (03/14/91)
With the number of replies, I wonder if the original poster will come out with his list of solutions. Carl