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Example slowing down... (OpenGL/lablgl)

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From:	Jon Harrop <jon@f...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] Example slowing down... (OpenGL/lablgl)

On Friday 13 April 2007 01:30, you wrote:
> For example, if you interrupt the program and restart it a few seconds
> later, the rotation will restart where it left (plus one tiny increment)
> even though time is still running.

Yes. With vsync on the frame rate will be fixed though.

> So there's probably no big trouble with the time function or the
> rotation matrix.

You still shouldn't use Sys.time for animation because it measures CPU time 
and not real time.

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