[1.1.1] macOS Sierra 10.12: type() gets very slow after about 40 sec runtime - fixed 2016-10-10

[RaiMan]

********* RaiMan tested and confirmed

after about 40 seconds runtime, the type command pauses about 10 seconds at key release for each following single character/key.

This is the same problem as we had with click actions with OSX 10.10.
It was caused by some strange behavior of the Java Robot deep inside.
At this time, type() was not yet affected. But now it seems to be.

this is my test script, that recovers from the situation with an intermediate highlight.

# TextEdit must be running with an open text window
switchApp("textedit")
x = "asdfghjklyxcvbnmqwertzuiop"
type("a", Key.CMD)
type(Key.BACKSPACE)
wait(1)
start = time.time()
for i in range(50):
  type(str(int(time.time() - start)) + " ")
  for c in x:
    lap = time.time()
    type(c)
    if time.time()-lap > 1:
      getCenter().grow(50).highlight(2)
  type("\n")

After detecting the extended delay, the problem is fixed by the highlight.

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After Upgrade to Sierra the Type Command seems very Slow
Is anyone else finding this or is it just my old Mac struggling

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

I have to check, wether the click()-delay fix works as well here.

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

macOS Sierra 10.12 was not detected, hence the hack was not applied.

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

@jeff:
please check - highly appreciated

[Jeff_Vallis (vallis-pj)]

Enventualy I found out what my problem was - and it was complex

My Usage of Sikuli
    I call Sikuli from Power Manager which enables me to Schedule events to be done
    After the update to Sierra the typing speed was 5 times slower than before
    (i.e. Test Script Typing 10 lines of rubbish into textedit 1min 25 Seconds - run direct 20 seconds)
    Sikuli was called using a command script
    After working with "Power Manager Support" I found that calling Sikuli using Applescript resolved the issue

Posted this in case anyone else has encountered this

[IvanKovtunov (qovtunov)]

I think I have the same behavior on my MacbookPro 13(Mid 2012) 10.14.2. I'm using SikuliX.app IDE 1.1.3

This is a console output after several type()

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 8797

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 4588

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 6330
[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 5550

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 1463

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 5343

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 1727

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 10010

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 10026

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 10024

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 10019

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 10026

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 10021

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 10026

[log] ( ⌥ ) TYPE "i"

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 10024

[debug] KeyPress: extended delay: 10031

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 10025

[debug] KeyRelease: extended delay: 3913

[Jeff_Vallis (vallis-pj)]

If you are running from the IDE then yes I have the same problem
Run your Script from the Command Line

[Desmond Zhen (zomgitzdes)]

how do you run it from command line from mac?

[Jeff_Vallis (vallis-pj)]

for example
my Sikuli is installed in Applications

and my Script is in a desktop folder
/Users/Jeff/Desktop/SikuliScripts/Vikings/Code

from Command Line enter (This comment box makes below look like 2 lines - it is one line continuous)

/Applications/Sikuli/runsikulix -r /Users/Jeff/Desktop/SikuliScripts/Vikings/Code/Vikings_Main.sikuli