[Bug] AHK is typing to fast causing half the letters not to show.

[VNRARA]

Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

AHK typing speed is to high causing it to type to fast and missing letters and doing the " wrong.
PMC (also based on AHK does the same thing). An option type speed should be set in the program.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Follow normal steps.

Expected behavior
AHK to type normal.

[enoversum]

Can verify this. When projects get more complex, LES often not picks the item I selected, but re-inserts the last plugin or preset I had used. You can watch it type and select the wrong plugin in the browser.

[Inversil]

someone else messaged me about this on twitter the other day and unfortunately there isn't really a good way to fix this, as ableton's terrible UI lag is at fault here. I've been bugging them about their poor UI performance for years..

The only way to fix it is to increase the amount of time the program waits before attempting to add the device, which is currently hardcoded... but even then; it would be a tradeoff and it would make the menu more unresponsive also when it doesnt need to be.

It would be possible to add extra waiting times on search queries; but these waits would always happen. I considered maybe adding a toggle in the submenu so you can switch between a "fast" and a "slow" mode- but this is a terrible solution for a more systematic problem with ableton itself.

[enoversum]

someone else messaged me about this on twitter the other day and unfortunately there isn't really a good way to fix this, as ableton's terrible UI lag is at fault here. I've been bugging them about their poor UI performance for years..

The only way to fix it is to increase the amount of time the program waits before attempting to add the device, which is currently hardcoded... but even then; it would be a tradeoff and it would make the menu more unresponsive also when it doesnt need to be.

It would be possible to add extra waiting times on search queries; but these waits would always happen. I considered maybe adding a toggle in the submenu so you can switch between a "fast" and a "slow" mode- but this is a terrible solution for a more systematic problem with ableton itself.

In the latest 11.3 beta of Live they state they have solved this long-term UI lag problem. I haven't really had the chance to check it out, as they have introduced a severe bug with pitch modulation on audio clips that prevent me from actively using the Beta. Once they got this nasty little insect ironed out, I'll try to replicate the sluggishness that comes with heavier projects in order to evoke this lag-and-won't-find-search-terms behaviour and report back here.

On another note, Elisabeth Homeland's VisualBrowser, which is an alternative, obviously pure visual attempt at having a self-built library menu, allows for changing the delay/speed of a search query. Since I'm very much used to LES, I haven't checked it out actively, but a configurable delay or waiting time would be a very valuable addition to LES.

[VNRARA]

someone else messaged me about this on twitter the other day and unfortunately there isn't really a good way to fix this, as ableton's terrible UI lag is at fault here. I've been bugging them about their poor UI performance for years..

The only way to fix it is to increase the amount of time the program waits before attempting to add the device, which is currently hardcoded... but even then; it would be a tradeoff and it would make the menu more unresponsive also when it doesnt need to be.

It would be possible to add extra waiting times on search queries; but these waits would always happen. I considered maybe adding a toggle in the submenu so you can switch between a "fast" and a "slow" mode- but this is a terrible solution for a more systematic problem with ableton itself.

Windows by itself has a similar problem with other programs written with AHK itself. This had been mentioned on AHK forums. One solution is to use the paste command after ctrl-f instead of key input.