Periodic failure to echo typed characters in CS2/CS3 InCopy & InDesign

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5 total messages Started by paul_e_strickland Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:06

#265

Author: paul_e_strickland
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:06

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Hi All,

When typing in InCopy the key struck is normally displayed immediately. However, periodically, entered keys are not displayed for a couple of seconds then appear altogether. After that entered text appears normally for a few seconds then the cycle repeats with a few seconds worth of entered keys not displaying then suddenly displaying all at once. Typically I get about 10 seconds of normal response followed by 2-3 seconds of no response as a repeating cycle. Data is not being lost but its display is being delayed. This has also been seen with InDesign CS2

Because of the regularity of this phenomenon I'm wondering if I've unwittingly turned on some feature of InCopy which runs periodically at high priority. Does anyone know of such a feature and how I can turn it off?

Thanks in advance

Paul Strickland

Re: Periodic failure to echo typed characters in CS2/CS3 InCopy & InDesign

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Author: Bob Levine
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:44

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System specs please.

Bob

Re: Periodic failure to echo typed characters in CS2/CS3 InCopy & InDesign

#267

Author: paul_e_strickland
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:25

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Hi Bob,

Thanks for the quick response. We've seen this on a number of PCs. Specs for two of these are:

1) Windows 2000 5.00.2195 SP4
   DELL OPTIPLEX GX620
   Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3GHz
   3 Gig ram

2) Windows XP Professional 2002 SP3
   Dell Precision PWS380
   Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3GHz
   1 Gig ram

I can provide more info if needed

Best,

Paul S.

Re: Periodic failure to echo typed characters in CS2/CS3 InCopy & InDesign

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Author: Bob Levine
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:26

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Those machines are ancient in computer terms and what you're seeing is 
exactly what I'd expect to see.

There's an earlier thread about the same thing.

Sorry I don't have more to offer but you need to keep in mind that 
InCopy needs to do the same operations as far as screen redraw that 
InDesign needs.

The only advice I can offer is to edit using the story or galley view.

Bob

Re: Periodic failure to echo typed characters in CS2/CS3 InCopy & InDesign

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Author: Anne-Marie Concepcion
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:41

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I would also test to see if it's the network connection more than the speed of the PCs.

Put a project on a local computer and work with it that way, see if you have the same symptoms.

AM

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