Proposed solution when typing is too fast: The system can slightly blur or fade out the cursor whenever typing is too fast, then remove the blur and restore full opacity as it corrects the position.Ĭurrent appearance of text when typing is too fast: In this instance, whenever the system detects that the typing speed is way too fast for the cursor to keep up, it can smoothly animate the visibility of the cursor. Solution B: Add a fade-out and fade-in effect This will make it look better as the the cursor will APPEAR stay ahead of the last letter typed. Shorter animation duration means less distance to compensate for. This will help shorten the animation duration. This could be achieved by compromising on the smoothness of the animation curve to make it more linear.

Solution A: Improve the animation-time of the cursor With animation disabled: Cursor motion is brisk and quite retro really. This could present a huge problem for the user typing large volumes of text. However as one types too fast it creates the illusion that the system is slow to respond due to the cursor somehow lagging behind resulting in an ugly scenario where it appears over the typed text briefly. With animation enabled: Cursor movement is very smooth and is a delight to look at. You can read up on what the Nielson Group had to say about this here: Optimisation of response times is quite a nightmare and will often require extensive tests to be carried on users to reach any conclusion. The first is the visible delay between the instance typing stops and the cursor moves, the second is that instance where the cursor appears above the text.

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