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		_dain_ on Oct 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Text showdown: Gap Buffers vs. Ropes >The rule of thumb I have seen is that anything under 100ms is perceived as instantaneous by a user. for typing characters into a text box this is not imperceptible. it should happen in a single frame.

deagle50 on Oct 9, 2023 [–]

And it gets more perceptible when moving the caret (more pixels to track and you're actively tracking).

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