Doing it like the new run() was proposed.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 8732ca3..35e5cf9 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ static unsigned int doubleclicktimeout = 300;
 static unsigned int tripleclicktimeout = 600;
 
 /* frames per second st should at maximum draw to the screen */
-static unsigned int framespersecond = 60;
+static unsigned int xfps = 30;
+static unsigned int actionfps = 5;
 
 /* TERM value */
 static char termname[] = "st-256color";
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index f4b419e..f6e606b 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -3166,12 +3166,12 @@ void
 run(void) {
         XEvent ev;
         fd_set rfd;
-        int xfd = XConnectionNumber(xw.dpy);
+        int xfd = XConnectionNumber(xw.dpy), xev;
         struct timeval drawtimeout, *tv = NULL, now, last;
 
         gettimeofday(&last, NULL);
 
-        for(;;) {
+        for(xev = actionfps;;) {
                 FD_ZERO(&rfd);
                 FD_SET(cmdfd, &rfd);
                 FD_SET(xfd, &rfd);
@@ -3184,22 +3184,16 @@ run(void) {
                 gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
                 /* usecs until (next) frame */
                 drawtimeout.tv_sec = 0;
-                drawtimeout.tv_usec = \
-                        ((1000/framespersecond) - TIMEDIFF(now, last)) * 1000;
-
-                /* Let us draw a frame. */
-                if(drawtimeout.tv_usec <= 0) {
-                        draw();
-                        XFlush(xw.dpy);
-
-                        last = now;
-                        tv = NULL;
-                }
+                drawtimeout.tv_usec = (1000/xfps) * 1000;
+                tv = &drawtimeout;
 
                 if(FD_ISSET(cmdfd, &rfd))
                         ttyread();
 
-                if(FD_ISSET(xfd, &rfd)) {
+                if(FD_ISSET(xfd, &rfd))
+                        xev = actionfps;
+
+                if(TIMEDIFF(now, last) > (xev ? (1000/xfps) : (1000/actionfps))) {
                         while(XPending(xw.dpy)) {
                                 XNextEvent(xw.dpy, &ev);
                                 if(XFilterEvent(&ev, None))
@@ -3208,16 +3202,14 @@ run(void) {
                                         (handler[ev.type])(&ev);
                         }
 
-                        if(drawtimeout.tv_usec <= 0) {
-                                draw();
-                                XFlush(xw.dpy);
-                        }
-                }
+                        draw();
+                        XFlush(xw.dpy);
+                        last = now;
 
-                /* There is still some time to wait until next frame. */
-                if(drawtimeout.tv_usec > 0) {
-                        tv = &drawtimeout;
-                        continue;
+                        if(xev && !FD_ISSET(xfd, &rfd))
+                                xev--;
+                        if(!FD_ISSET(cmdfd, &rfd) && !FD_ISSET(xfd, &rfd))
+                                tv = NULL;
                 }
         }
 }