--- rxvt-unicode/src/misc.C	2005/02/16 21:37:10	1.27
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/misc.C	2005/08/11 12:31:15	1.29
@@ -610,4 +610,25 @@
     }
 }
 #endif
+
+// should not be used in interactive programs, for obvious reasons
+void rxvt_usleep (int usecs)
+{
+#if HAVE_NANOSLEEP
+  struct timespec ts;
+
+  ts.tv_sec = 0;
+  ts.tv_nsec = usecs * 1000;
+  nanosleep (&ts, NULL);
+#else                 
+  /* use select for timing */
+  struct timeval  tv;
+
+  tv.tv_sec = 0;
+  tv.tv_usec = usecs;
+  select (0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+#endif                
+}
+
 /*----------------------- end-of-file (C source) -----------------------*/
+