Re: Delay in Type appearing on computer screen
From: matt neuburg (matt_at_tidbits.com)
Date: 03/13/05
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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 02:55:29 GMT
Beth Rosengard <bethrosengard@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 3/12/05 3:36 PM, in article d0vue505pf@drn.newsguy.com, "John Decker" >>
> John Decker <John_member@newsguy.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I notice when typing a word processing document in Microsoft Word that
> >>> there is a slight delay before the type appears on the computer screen. Is
> >>> there something that can be done to correct this annoying problem. I am
> >>> using Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac. My Mac configuration is as follows:
> >>>
> >>> iMac G5- 1.8 Ghz, Mac OS 10.3.8, 2GB RAM.
> >>
> >> My setup is like yours; I was just noticing this too. What I see is that
> >> sometimes I can type a key and nothing will happen, but when I type the
> >> *next* key, both characters will appear at once. m.
> >>
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Right...ON, Matt,
> >
> > I check permissions and changed to Normal View as was suggested but
> > nothing has corrected the delay. I thought that it may be my computer
> > and I rebuilt my disk directory with DiskWarrior but Word still has the
> > same noticeable delay. I am not sure how to correct this. If you find
> > out anything please post here.
>
> Here's another possibility which came in from another newsgroup poster. I
> doubt it will help Matt since he keeps his fonts so mean and lean, but it
> may help you, John. If it does, please post back and let us know. Here
> goes:
>
> > I had this problem too. Word slowed right down not just when updating
> > formatting, but also when typing characters. For all I know this is just
> > Voodoo - I'm not sure if it's a font problem or a preferences problem.
> >
> > But I did manage to solve it:
> >
> > I checked font book and noticed duplicate fonts. So I quit Word, used
> > fontbook to remove the duplicates, then trashed the MS Office
> > preferences except for "Office 11 First Run" and "Office Registration
> > Cache 11" in ~/library/preferences/Microsoft/
> >
> > For good measure I logged out / logged back in again. When I started Word
> > again everything was back to normal speed, though I had to reset some of my
> > settings.
> >
> > My guess is that if it really is a font problem, the only file you need
> > to get rid of in the preferences folder is the "Office Font Cache (11)"
> > I should have tried this first, but I was on a tight deadline, and a
> > little too panicky to experiment.
Just to expand on this: If you think you're having a font problem, trash
the Office Font Cache and also the four system-level font cache files -
Font Finagler is the easy way to do this, if you don't know what the
files are - and restart the computer immediately.
I do rather doubt that this has anything to do with the problem here,
though. I suspect it's part of the same silliness where, for example,
sometimes when you type command-X to cut nothing happens until you
subsequently wiggle the mouse. There is simply something wrong with
Word's event-driven model. It's no big deal, really. m.
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