/* alt screens */
int allowaltscreen = 1;
-/* frames per second st should at maximum draw to the screen */
-static unsigned int xfps = 120;
-static unsigned int actionfps = 30;
+/*
+ * draw latency range in ms - from new content/keypress/etc until drawing.
+ * within this range, st draws when content stops arriving (idle). mostly it's
+ * near minlatency, but it waits longer for slow updates to avoid partial draw.
+ * low minlatency will tear/flicker more, as it can "detect" idle too early.
+ */
+static double minlatency = 8;
+static double maxlatency = 33;
/*
* blinking timeout (set to 0 to disable blinking) for the terminal blinking
