From: Joaquim Carvalho <jdc_at_x64.com>
Date: 20 Feb 2003 11:59:28 +0000

On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 08:37, Björn Stenberg wrote:
> Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
> > > > - More responsive keyboard
> > > What is the problem you are addressing with this change?
> > Rockbox (and Archos original firmware) misses keypresses.
>
> Well, yes, if the key is pressed less than 50ms. Is this really a problem? Increasing the poll rate any significant amount will have detrimental effects on overall performance.

Yes, it's a problem. Some people keep keys pressed for a while,
other press the keys for a short time. The original rockbox misses
many of my casual keypresses. If Linux did the same this emal wold ook
lke tis :)

Can't the keypad code be interrupt based?

Joaquim
Received on 2003-02-20