fix: remove per-call finish-output from backend-write (flush once per frame via end-sync)

backend-write flushed output after every single draw-text/draw-rect
call, causing hundreds of individual flushes per frame. This caused
visible flicker on slow terminals.

Remove finish-output from backend-write — all critical flush points
(initialize-backend, shutdown-backend, enable-mouse, enable-bracketed-paste,
end-sync) already call finish-output explicitly.

DECICM sync (begin-sync/end-sync) wraps every frame boundary,
making the frame render atomically with a single flush at end-sync.
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2026-05-14 19:36:21 -04:00
parent 916f473107
commit bb579be207
4 changed files with 6 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -701,15 +701,15 @@ Uses a fallback chain to determine terminal dimensions:
*** backend-write
Writes a string to the backend's output stream, flushing after each
write to ensure the terminal receives the escape sequence immediately.
Writes a string to the backend's output stream. Does NOT flush — the
caller is responsible for calling ~finish-output~ at appropriate sync
points (frame boundaries via ~end-sync~, initialization, shutdown).
Returns the string length for protocol compatibility.
#+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp
(defmethod backend-write ((b modern-backend) string)
(let ((stream (backend-output-stream b)))
(write-string string stream)
(finish-output stream)
(length string)))
#+END_SRC