A better tape measurement script, please

[J. Landman Gay]

Michael Kristensen wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> Thanks for testing the script
> 
> What happens:
> 
> If the mouse goes down in an empty space of the window, then when the 
> cursor is moved over the graphics the "Tape" freezes at some point and 
> does not follow the cursor.
> 
> It might be a hardware problem simce my mac is a somewhat old powerbook 
> G4 1.6 mhz.

I probably sound like a broken record by now, but you'll get better 
results with this method: 
<http://www.hyperactivesw.com/resources_polling.html>

This method yields time to the CPU, which can prevent a lot of lockups 
like you describe.

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