<doc>
  <legacy_id>1487</legacy_id>
  <name>lowResolutionTimers</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the lowResolutionTimers to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Images &amp; Multimedia</category>
    <category>The System Environment</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="move">move Command</command>
    <command tag="wait">wait Command</command>
    <function tag="MCISendString">MCISendString Function</function>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies which operating-system mechanism is used to compute times on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the lowResolutionTimers to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to improve performance on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, timing intervals are measured with the operating system's WM_TIMER <glossary tag="message">messages</glossary>. If the <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> is false, timing intervals are measured with the high-precision multimedia timers.</p><p/><p>The high-precision timers are sometimes unreliable, causing delays in the action of the <b>move</b> and <command tag="wait">wait</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>. You can fix these symptoms by setting the <b>lowResolutionTimers</b> to true. However, using the WM_TIMER <glossary tag="message">messages</glossary> may cause jerkiness in the action of the <command tag="move">move</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property has no effect on Mac OS and Unix systems.</p>
  </description>
</doc>