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0011034Dwarf FortressGeneralpublic2019-02-19 21:242020-04-19 12:11
Reporterdanthecoloradan 
Assigned Tolethosor 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Statusneeds feedbackResolutionopen 
PlatformMacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)OSmacOS MojaveOS Version10.14.3 (18D109)
Product Version0.44.06 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0011034: App wide keyboard lag in large windows
DescriptionThe lag is approximately ~200ms. For example, pressing `Esc` during the opening trailer quit to the main menu for ~200ms. At the main menu, also for example, the same lag happens when changing Create New World!, Design New World with Advanced Parameters.
Steps To ReproduceI have downgraded to version 0.44.05 and that fixes it. All version beyond (including the latest 0.44.12 are also broken).
Additional Informationhttps://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/346416/annoying-keyboard-lag-when-running-dwarf-fortress-on-mac [^]
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2019-02-19 21:24danthecoloradanNew Issue
2019-02-19 21:35danthecoloradanNote Added: 0039224
2019-02-19 21:40danthecoloradanNote Added: 0039225
2019-09-02 11:12dorfy41Note Added: 0039498
2019-09-18 07:45KrollNote Added: 0039512
2019-10-03 21:27lethosorNote Added: 0039521
2019-10-03 21:27lethosorAssigned To => lethosor
2019-10-03 21:27lethosorStatusnew => needs feedback
2019-10-03 21:27lethosorSummaryApp wide keyboard lag (not present in previous versions) => App wide keyboard lag in large windows
2020-01-29 18:23Pixel-AxeNote Added: 0039705
2020-01-29 18:25Pixel-AxeNote Edited: 0039705bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0039705#r16176
2020-04-19 12:11mcmireNote Added: 0040486
2020-04-19 12:12mcmireNote Edited: 0040486bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0040486#r16450

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(0039224)
danthecoloradan   
2019-02-19 21:35   
Upon further investigation, it's not a bug. It's a scaling issue. I was scaling the window larger, and perhaps the person from stackexchange was as well. Once I kept the windows about the same size, the issue went away.
(0039225)
danthecoloradan   
2019-02-19 21:40   
To be clear, there is keyboard lag, but it is only present when I stretch or maximize the game beyond startup size. Apologies if there is already an issue present for this.
(0039498)
dorfy41   
2019-09-02 11:12   
I get this as well on OS X version 10.14.5
(0039512)
Kroll   
2019-09-18 07:45   
Got the same problem, at OS X 10.14.16, DF version 0.44.12
(0039521)
lethosor   
2019-10-03 21:27   
What happens if you change your PRINT_MODE setting in init.txt to STANDARD?
(0039705)
Pixel-Axe   
2020-01-29 18:23   
(edited on: 2020-01-29 18:25)
Changing the PRINT_MODE to FRAME_BUFFER worked for me.

OS X 10.15
DF version 0.47.01

The file to make this change is ./data/init/init.txt
(0040486)
mcmire   
2020-04-19 12:11   
(edited on: 2020-04-19 12:12)
Can confirm. After double-clicking on the df executable, I expanded the window size instinctively and noticed pretty quickly that the CPU shot up to 100+%, fans were going crazy, and there was a very noticeable lag after each keystroke in the menu. I didn't even start up the game because I figured there would be an issue there too. The fix by Pixel-Axe worked great — after updating the PRINT_MODE setting, CPU for df is now 4% and there's no noticeable keyboard lag.

I just downloaded 0.47.04. I am using macOS 10.14.6.