Add ReadInputBuf to TKPComm for direct PChar reads up to 2048 bytes,
eliminating short string allocation and 8x fewer ReadComm API calls.
Add ParseDataBuf to TKPAnsi with run batching: scans ahead for printable
text runs, computes colors once per run, fills cells in tight loop
without per-character state/wrap checks.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The ISR still fills the ring buffer (mandatory for 115200 baud), but the
app now polls ReadComm directly via a PeekMessage loop instead of waiting
for WM_COMMNOTIFY. Blink uses GetTickCount instead of WM_TIMER. This
eliminates all Windows message overhead from the data path while keeping
the message loop alive for keyboard, paint, and scrollbar.
Removed from KPCOMM.PAS: NotifyWndProc, hidden notification window,
RegisterClass/CreateWindow, EnableCommNotification, SetCommEventMask,
DoCommEvent, Process*Notify methods, OnComm/CommEvent/RThreshold/
SThreshold properties, modem shadow state (CTS/DSR/CD).
Removed from KPANSI.PAS: WM_TIMER handler, SetTimer/KillTimer, replaced
with public TickBlink method using GetTickCount at 500ms intervals.
Removed from drv/isr.c: checkNotify function and its call from
isrDispatch. Removed from drv/commdrv.c: pfnPostMessage, all
rxNotifySent/txNotifySent edge-trigger bookkeeping, gutted
enableNotification to a no-op API-compat stub. Removed from
drv/commdrv.h: rxNotifySent/txNotifySent fields (shifts struct layout),
PostMessageProcT typedef, pfnPostMessage extern.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove BeginUpdate/EndUpdate batching from TKPAnsi entirely -- Write now
renders immediately via FlipToScreen after every ParseData call. Remove
FPendingScroll (caused rendering deadlock: EndUpdate refused to call
FlipToScreen while FPendingScroll > 0, but only FlipToScreen cleared it).
DoScrollUp simplified to set FAllDirty directly.
CommEvent drain loop retained (required by edge-triggered CN_RECEIVE) but
each chunk renders immediately -- no deferred batching. Edge-triggered
notifications verified starvation-free at all levels: ISR, driver, KPCOMM
dispatch, terminal rendering, and keyboard output path.
Add comprehensive variable comments to all project files: TKPAnsi (44
fields), TKPComm (23 fields), TMainForm (9 fields), PortStateT, and
driver globals.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Separate parsing from rendering to eliminate per-character GDI calls.
ProcessChar now only updates cell data in memory; rendering is deferred
to FlipToScreen which batches consecutive same-color cells into single
TextOut calls (~5-10 per row instead of 80). Partial BitBlt transfers
only the dirty row band to the screen. Non-blinking rows render to one
buffer and BitBlt to the second, halving GDI work for typical content.
Also removes redundant GetCommError from KPComm receive path and adds
BeginUpdate/EndUpdate batching in the test app's CommEvent handler.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
VBX registration is non-functional in VB4 16-bit (VBRegisterModel is a
no-op, VBGetModelInfo never called). Native Delphi component avoids all
DLL/export/registration issues — compiles directly into the IDE.
TKPComm is a TComponent descendant calling the Windows 3.1 comm API
directly. Uses RegisterClass/CreateWindow for WM_COMMNOTIFY dispatch
with the component instance pointer stored in cbWndExtra. Includes a
test application (KPTEST) with send/receive UI built entirely in code.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
