8 files changed, 6 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/edit/001-editor.mu b/edit/001-editor.mu
index 60042344..a6dde85b 100644
--- a/edit/001-editor.mu
+++ b/edit/001-editor.mu
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ def main text:text [
   local-scope
   load-ingredients
   open-console
-  hide-screen 0/screen
   e:&:editor <- new-editor text, 0/left, 5/right
   render 0/screen, e
-  show-screen 0/screen
   wait-for-event 0/console
   close-console
 ]
@@ -239,6 +237,12 @@ def clear-rest-of-screen screen:&:screen, row:num, left:num, right:num -> screen
   local-scope
   load-ingredients
   row <- add row, 1
+  # if it's the real screen, use the optimized primitive
+  {
+    break-if screen
+    clear-display-from row, left, left, right
+    return
+  }
   screen <- move-cursor screen, row, left
   screen-height:num <- screen-height screen
   {
diff --git a/edit/004-programming-environment.mu b/edit/004-programming-environment.mu
index 943b84f3..f33bfe6f 100644
--- a/edit/004-programming-environment.mu
+++ b/edit/004-programming-environment.mu
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def event-loop screen:&:screen, console:&:console, env:&:environment, resources:
     }
     # if it's not global and not a touch event, send to appropriate editor
     {
-      hide-screen screen
       sandbox-in-focus?:bool <- get *env, sandbox-in-focus?:offset
       {
         break-if sandbox-in-focus?
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ def event-loop screen:&:screen, console:&:console, env:&:environment, resources:
       }
       +finish-event
       screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-      show-screen screen
     }
     loop
   }
@@ -435,7 +433,6 @@ def render-all screen:&:screen, env:&:environment, {render-editor: (recipe (addr
   local-scope
   load-ingredients
   trace 10, [app], [render all]
-  hide-screen screen
   # top menu
   trace 11, [app], [render top menu]
   width:num <- screen-width screen
@@ -459,8 +456,6 @@ def render-all screen:&:screen, env:&:environment, {render-editor: (recipe (addr
   current-sandbox:&:editor <- get *env, current-sandbox:offset
   sandbox-in-focus?:bool <- get *env, sandbox-in-focus?:offset
   screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-  #
-  show-screen screen
 ]
 
 def render-recipes screen:&:screen, env:&:environment, {render-editor: (recipe (address screen) (address editor) -> number number (address screen) (address editor))} -> screen:&:screen, env:&:environment [
@@ -514,18 +509,6 @@ def update-cursor screen:&:screen, recipes:&:editor, current-sandbox:&:editor, s
   screen <- move-cursor screen, cursor-row, cursor-column
 ]
 
-# ctrl-l - redraw screen (just in case it printed junk somehow)
-
-after <global-type> [
-  {
-    redraw-screen?:bool <- equal c, 12/ctrl-l
-    break-unless redraw-screen?
-    screen <- render-all screen, env:&:environment, render
-    sync-screen screen
-    loop +next-event
-  }
-]
-
 # ctrl-n - switch focus
 # todo: test this
 
diff --git a/edit/005-sandbox.mu b/edit/005-sandbox.mu
index 94abe175..db5d692b 100644
--- a/edit/005-sandbox.mu
+++ b/edit/005-sandbox.mu
@@ -971,9 +971,7 @@ after <global-keypress> [
       render-from <- add render-from, 1
       *env <- put *env, render-from:offset, render-from
     }
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
-    show-screen screen
     jump +finish-event
   }
 ]
@@ -1002,9 +1000,7 @@ after <global-keypress> [
     break-if at-beginning?
     render-from <- subtract render-from, 1
     *env <- put *env, render-from:offset, render-from
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
-    show-screen screen
     jump +finish-event
   }
 ]
diff --git a/edit/006-sandbox-copy.mu b/edit/006-sandbox-copy.mu
index 9df5e625..d3f82e88 100644
--- a/edit/006-sandbox-copy.mu
+++ b/edit/006-sandbox-copy.mu
@@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ after <global-touch> [
     break-unless copy?
     copy?, env <- try-copy-sandbox click-row, env
     break-unless copy?
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
     screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-    show-screen screen
     loop +next-event
   }
 ]
diff --git a/edit/007-sandbox-delete.mu b/edit/007-sandbox-delete.mu
index 4fa3c37d..5167b038 100644
--- a/edit/007-sandbox-delete.mu
+++ b/edit/007-sandbox-delete.mu
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ after <global-touch> [
     break-unless delete?
     delete?, env <- try-delete-sandbox click-row, env
     break-unless delete?
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
     screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-    show-screen screen
     loop +next-event
   }
 ]
diff --git a/edit/008-sandbox-edit.mu b/edit/008-sandbox-edit.mu
index dd5c1bb9..2d591ad6 100644
--- a/edit/008-sandbox-edit.mu
+++ b/edit/008-sandbox-edit.mu
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ after <global-touch> [
     break-unless edit?
     edit?, env <- try-edit-sandbox click-row, env
     break-unless edit?
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
     screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-    show-screen screen
     loop +next-event
   }
 ]
diff --git a/edit/009-sandbox-test.mu b/edit/009-sandbox-test.mu
index 39b58ecb..badd795b 100644
--- a/edit/009-sandbox-test.mu
+++ b/edit/009-sandbox-test.mu
@@ -130,11 +130,8 @@ after <global-touch> [
     # toggle its expected-response, and save session
     sandbox <- toggle-expected-response sandbox
     save-sandboxes env, resources
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
     screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-    # no change in cursor
-    show-screen screen
     loop +next-event
   }
 ]
diff --git a/edit/010-sandbox-trace.mu b/edit/010-sandbox-trace.mu
index 65337127..8088577a 100644
--- a/edit/010-sandbox-trace.mu
+++ b/edit/010-sandbox-trace.mu
@@ -200,11 +200,8 @@ after <global-touch> [
     x:bool <- get *sandbox, display-trace?:offset
     x <- not x
     *sandbox <- put *sandbox, display-trace?:offset, x
-    hide-screen screen
     screen <- render-sandbox-side screen, env, render
     screen <- update-cursor screen, recipes, current-sandbox, sandbox-in-focus?, env
-    # no change in cursor
-    show-screen screen
     loop +next-event
   }
 ]