Pavel Fatin

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In this article I explain what it takes to implementing high-quality smooth / high-precision scrolling on modern computers and why some systems have it while others don’t. Most of the insights came from my work on implementing “true smooth scrolling” in IntelliJ IDEA.

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Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual latency of text editors

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Typometer is a tool to measure and analyze visual latency of text / code editors.

Typing with pleasure, and low latency

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In this article I examine human- and machine aspects of typing latency (“typing lag”) and present experimental data on latency of popular text / code editors. The article is inspired by my work on implementing “zero-latency typing” in IntelliJ IDEA.