Wilson, Stephen wrote: > Dave > > None taken - I'm grateful for the benefit of all advice, suggestions and > comments. There are 430+ cells (a grid of 14 x 31) and the CPU is a P4 > 2.8GHz (I mistakenly said a P3 in one of my mails). I think with "a flash" I > was comparing it to the poor times of my own earlier efforts. In fact, > subsequently those times have increased to around a quarter of a second as > I've made the test data more complex and added a fourth colour to block out > all Sundays within the month. > >>> 0.14 secs is pretty slow.. > > Maybe we should throw this open as a challenge ;-) > >>From a user's point of view, though, I think if the data is presented in less >>than 0.5 of a second after the month is selected it will be regarded as an >>acceptable response time, although that has never been specified as a >>requirement. > > Regards > Steve
If I may point out: Most users don't have a 2.4GHz PC. Developers tend to have "cutting edge" hardware either for the "geek factor" or because they like the faster compile times or both. The "average user"'s computer is 1GHz-1.4GHz these days. So if it takes 250ms on your computer, assume it takes 2-3 times as long on slower hardware. However, the user is probably used to applications chugging along sluggishly, so it's your call. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 Safe C++ Design Principles (First Edition) Learn how to write memory leak-free, secure, portable, and user-friendly software. Learn more and view a sample chapter: http://www.CubicleSoft.com/SafeCPPDesign/ ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
