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From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfru AT chat DOT ru>
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Subject: Re: delay() different bahavior under Win98 window/fullscreen in DJGPP 2.04
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:43:20 -0800
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Glaux wrote:
> Hi,
> I use DJGPP 2.03 for some years without problems, now I tried to
> recompile one of my project with DJGPP 2.04 and found a problem caused
> by strange delay() function behavior. I found that when running under
> pure MSDOS or Windows98 dos box maximized to fullscreen then shor
> delays take too long time. eg. delay(1) or delay(10) takes the same
> time and they are slower. I have some loop where is up to 128 times
> called delay(5) and it takes several seconds to go now. But when I run
> it in dos window under win98 it run quick as build from DJGPP 2.03.
> To be sure I downloaded djdev203.zip package and put it back to my
> upgraded DJGPP directory replacing current files. Yes then it works
> the same in DOS and Windows. Is this a bug of 2.04?
> What reccomend other DJGPP users, 2.03 vs 2.04?

What if you press and hold, say, Ctrl during delay()? Will tha make delay() 
finish up faster?

Alex