I installed Scriba 1.9.7 the other day and I noticed that the screen flickers at times and the mouse pointer (cursor) is slow to respond. Is this normal in Scriba or are there settings that I need to adjust?

I'm running MorphOS 3.3 in a MacMini G4 1.5GHz.

I welcome your help.

Now that L learned how to use SnoopDOS, I attached below the report to see if someone could help me to fix the problems:

Count Process Name Action Target Name Options Res.
----- ------------ ------ ----------- ------- ----
4 Scriba Open * Modify OK
5 Scriba Open CON:10/10/320/80/Output/AUT Modify OK
6 Scriba Open * Modify OK
7 Scriba Open PROGDIR:Scriba.info Read OK
8 Scriba Open env:mui/colors.txt Read Fail
9 Scriba Open env:mui/Dirlist-Format.txt Read OK
10 Scriba ChangeDir Ram Disk:ENV/sys
11 Scriba Open def_Device.info Read Fail
12 Scriba Open def_Device.info Read Fail
13 Scriba Open def_Volume.info Read Fail
14 Scriba Open def_Volume.info Read Fail
15 Scriba Open def_Assign.info Read Fail
16 Scriba Open def_Assign.info Read Fail
17 Scriba Open def_Disk.info Read OK
18 Scriba Open def_Disk.info Read OK
19 Scriba Open def_Drawer.info Read OK
20 Scriba Open def_Drawer.info Read OK
21 Scriba Open def_RAMdisk.info Read OK
22 Scriba Open def_RAMdisk.info Read OK
23 Scriba Open def_MUI.info Read Fail
24 Scriba Open def_MUI.info Read Fail
25 Scriba Open def_CDxdisk.info Read Fail
26 Scriba Open def_CDxdisk.info Read Fail
27 Scriba ChangeDir System:Applications/Scriba_
28 Scriba Open env:mui/SCRIBARX.prefs Read OK
29 Scriba Open settings/Sriba.prefs Read OK
30 Scriba Open System:Applications/Scriba_ Read OK
31 Scriba Open System:Applications/Scriba_ Read OK
32 Scriba ToolType doublebuffer OK
33 Scriba ToolType fontconfig OK
34 Scriba ToolType debug OK
35 Scriba ChangeDir System:MorphOS/Classes/Mult
36 Scriba Open zxscreen.demuxer Read OK
37 Scriba Open zxscreen.decoder Read OK
38 Scriba Open xpk.demuxer Read OK
39 Scriba Open winicon.demuxer Read OK
40 Scriba Open wave.muxer Read OK
41 Scriba Open wave.demuxer Read OK
42 Scriba Open videopcm.encoder Read OK
43 Scriba Open videopcm.decoder Read OK
44 Scriba Open videometa.filter Read OK
45 Scriba Open tiff.muxer Read OK
46 Scriba Open tiff.encoder Read OK
47 Scriba Open targa.demuxer Read OK
48 Scriba Open targa.decoder Read OK
49 Scriba Open sunraster.muxer Read OK
50 Scriba Open sunraster.demuxer Read OK
51 Scriba Open sunraster.decoder Read OK
52 Scriba Open stream.buffer Read OK
53 Scriba Open soundloop.filter Read OK
54 Scriba Open shoutcast.demuxer Read OK
55 Scriba Open rawvideo.muxer Read OK
56 Scriba Open rawvideo.filter Read OK
57 Scriba Open rawaudio.muxer Read OK
58 Scriba Open rawaudio.filter Read OK
59 Scriba Open processblock.class Read OK
60 Scriba Open png.muxer Read OK
61 Scriba Open png.encoder Read OK
62 Scriba Open png.demuxer Read OK
63 Scriba Open png.decoder Read OK
64 Scriba Open picture.output Read OK
65 Scriba Open pcx.demuxer Read OK
66 Scriba Open pcx.decoder Read OK
67 Scriba Open normalize.filter Read OK
68 Scriba Open netpbm.demuxer Read OK
69 Scriba Open multiread.buffer Read OK
70 Scriba Open ms-adpcm.decoder Read OK
71 Scriba Open mpegaudio.demuxer Read OK
72 Scriba Open mpegaudio.decoder Read OK

Can't help you with the SnoopDOS output unfortunately, but I have basically the same setup as you, but I don't experience a flickering screen, but the mouse pointer is slow to respond, in fact the whole program is generally slow to respond, copying/cutting//pasting text, etc. Basically it's slow.

Carsten has gone to a lot of work to get it where it is, but it still needs some additional speed to function better. I don't know why it is so slow, as when it's only doing wordprocessing it should be very quick on such modern hardware, but Wordworth runs rings around it - just for wordprocessing.

However, Wordworth can't save as a PDF or open more up-to-date formatted documents, or import full colour images, etc. So there's a lot to be said for the program, it just needs some additional 'tweaking' initially as it offers quite a lot for a "simple wordprocessor" as Carsten conservatively describes it.

You may also find that sometimes if you page down, using the page down keys on the keyboard, and then click in the text on say the 2nd, or 3rd page the cursor does not move to there, but you have to go back to where you left the cursor and click on it to free its movemnt up again, and then it will jump to where you click the mouse - been reported.

Early versions of Gribouillis was as slow as Scriba (ie. mouse cursor was slow to respond). But Yomgui fixed partially this problem in the v3 release. So perhaps there is a solution also for Scriba?

I have a PMAC 3.1 with MOS 3.3. + latest Chrysalis and Scriba is blazing fast.

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Are you sure that isn't symptom of running out of graphics memory? That might cause temporary glitches and stalls on mouse movement. For example when opening big window or resizing etc.

Otherwise I haven't used Scriba that much, just occasional tests, but I haven't had problems with mouse pointer. Typing is quite slow though, I can type faster than it draws characters on screen. I have Mac mini 1.5GHz too.

[ Edited by jPV 04.10.2013 - 16:40 ]

I agree with jPV, I too can type faster than Scriba can keep up - not that I'm a speed typist you understand, it's just that Scriba is really slow, and importing a page or so of text, as a Paste command leaves you waiting for about 10 seconds for it to set it all out on the screen.

The lack of keyboard commands to copy/paste a line of text, which should be the basics of a wordprocessor just leaves me amazed that Carsten doesn't think this this is an important basic yet essential feature. I have mentioned it to him, but he states there is a copy/paste/cut keyboard command, and there is a menu to select a line/sentence, but often you just need that direct control over words/sentences/paragraphs, etc. to work efficiently, and quickly with a wordprocessor.

I really like some of the neat features with Scriba, but the word processing should be the most important feature of a wordprocessor.

I want Scriba to be a success, but at the moment some of its basics just don't 'cut the mustard' - are not running at the speed, and have the feature set, you should be able to expect/hope of software running on the current version of MorphOS.

I still wish Carsten every success with his Scriba project