Try to reuse the same QImage and just update the content.

But it requires some magic to trigger an update (calling bits()).

Signed-off-by: Andrea Odetti <mariofutire@gmail.com>

source/frontends/qt/emulator.cpp

@@ -34,14 +34,9 @@ void Emulator::refreshScreen(const bool force)
     }
 }
 
-bool Emulator::saveScreen(const QString & filename) const
+void Emulator::loadVideoSettings(QImage * screenBuffer)
 {
-    return ui->video->getScreen().save(filename);
+    ui->video->loadVideoSettings(screenBuffer);
-}
-
-void Emulator::loadVideoSettings()
-{
-    ui->video->loadVideoSettings();
 }
 
 void Emulator::unloadVideoSettings()
@@ -49,11 +44,6 @@ void Emulator::unloadVideoSettings()
     ui->video->unloadVideoSettings();
 }
 
-void Emulator::displayLogo()
-{
-    ui->video->displayLogo();
-}
-
 void Emulator::setVideoSize(QMdiSubWindow * window, const QSize & size)
 {
     window->showNormal();

source/frontends/qt/emulator.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QFrame>
 
 class QMdiSubWindow;
+class QImage;
 
 namespace Ui {
 class Emulator;
@@ -20,10 +21,8 @@ public:
     void redrawScreen();    // regenerate image and repaint
     void refreshScreen(const bool force);
 
-    bool saveScreen(const QString & filename) const;
+    void loadVideoSettings(QImage * screenBuffer);
-    void loadVideoSettings();
     void unloadVideoSettings();
-    void displayLogo();
 
     void setZoom(QMdiSubWindow * window, const int x);
     void set43AspectRatio(QMdiSubWindow * window);

source/frontends/qt/qapple.cpp

@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void QApple::on_actionScreenshot_triggered()
     }
     else
     {
-        const bool ok = myFrame->saveScreen(filename);
+        const bool ok = myFrame->SaveScreen(filename);
         if (!ok)
         {
             const QString message = QString::fromUtf8("Cannot save screenshot to %1").arg(filename);

source/frontends/qt/qtframe.cpp

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 #include "Core.h"
 #include "Utilities.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
 
 #include <QMdiSubWindow>
+#include <QPainter>
 
 QtFrame::QtFrame(Emulator * emulator, QMdiSubWindow * window) : myEmulator(emulator), myWindow(window), myForceRepaint(false)
 {
-
+    myLogo = QImage(":/resources/APPLEWINLOGO.BMP").mirrored(false, true);
 }
 
 void QtFrame::SetForceRepaint(const bool force)
@@ -17,6 +19,12 @@ void QtFrame::SetForceRepaint(const bool force)
     myForceRepaint = force;
 }
 
+void QtFrame::DisplayLogo()
+{
+    QPainter painter(&myFrameBuffer);
+    painter.drawImage(mySX, mySY, myLogo);
+}
+
 void QtFrame::VideoPresentScreen()
 {
     myEmulator->refreshScreen(myForceRepaint);
@@ -33,10 +41,25 @@ void QtFrame::FrameRefreshStatus(int drawflags)
 
 void QtFrame::Initialize()
 {
-    LinuxFrame::Initialize();
+    static_assert(sizeof(bgra_t) == 4, "Invalid size of bgra_t");
+    Video & video = GetVideo();
+
+    mySX = video.GetFrameBufferBorderWidth();
+    mySY = video.GetFrameBufferBorderHeight();
+    mySW = video.GetFrameBufferBorderlessWidth();
+    mySH = video.GetFrameBufferBorderlessHeight();
+
+    const int width = video.GetFrameBufferWidth();
+    const int height = video.GetFrameBufferHeight();
+
+    myFrameBuffer = QImage(width, height, QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
+
+    uchar * bits = myFrameBuffer.bits();
+    video.Initialize(bits);
+
     FrameRefreshStatus(DRAW_TITLE);
-    myEmulator->loadVideoSettings();
+    myEmulator->loadVideoSettings(&myFrameBuffer);
-    myEmulator->displayLogo();
+    DisplayLogo();
 }
 
 void QtFrame::Destroy()
@@ -55,7 +78,8 @@ void QtFrame::Set43Ratio()
     myEmulator->set43AspectRatio(myWindow);
 }
 
-bool QtFrame::saveScreen(const QString & filename) const
+bool QtFrame::SaveScreen(const QString & filename) const
 {
-    return myEmulator->saveScreen(filename);
+    QImage screen = myFrameBuffer.copy(mySX, mySY, mySW, mySH);
+    return screen.save(filename);
 }

source/frontends/qt/qtframe.h

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #define QTFRAME_H
 
 #include "linux/linuxframe.h"
-#include <memory>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QImage>
 
 class Emulator;
 class QMdiSubWindow;
@@ -17,16 +17,25 @@ public:
     virtual void FrameRefreshStatus(int drawflags);
     virtual void Initialize();
     virtual void Destroy();
+    virtual void DisplayLogo();
 
     void SetForceRepaint(const bool force);
     void SetZoom(const int x);
     void Set43Ratio();
-    bool saveScreen(const QString & filename) const;
+
+    bool SaveScreen(const QString & filename) const;
 
 private:
     Emulator * myEmulator;
     QMdiSubWindow * myWindow;
     bool myForceRepaint;
+
+    QImage myLogo;
+    QImage myFrameBuffer;
+    int mySX;
+    int mySY;
+    int mySW;
+    int mySH;
 };
 
 #endif // QTFRAME_H

source/frontends/qt/qvideo.cpp

@@ -16,22 +16,17 @@
 QVideo::QVideo(QWidget *parent) : QVIDEO_BASECLASS(parent)
 {
     this->setMouseTracking(true);
-
-    myLogo = QImage(":/resources/APPLEWINLOGO.BMP").mirrored(false, true);
 }
 
-void QVideo::loadVideoSettings()
+void QVideo::loadVideoSettings(QImage * screenBuffer)
 {
+    myFrameBuffer = screenBuffer;
     Video & video = GetVideo();
 
     mySX = video.GetFrameBufferBorderWidth();
     mySY = video.GetFrameBufferBorderHeight();
     mySW = video.GetFrameBufferBorderlessWidth();
     mySH = video.GetFrameBufferBorderlessHeight();
-    myWidth = video.GetFrameBufferWidth();
-    myHeight = video.GetFrameBufferHeight();
-
-    myFrameBuffer = video.GetFrameBuffer();
 }
 
 void QVideo::unloadVideoSettings()
@@ -39,45 +34,25 @@ void QVideo::unloadVideoSettings()
     myFrameBuffer = nullptr;
 }
 
-QImage QVideo::getScreenImage() const
-{
-    QImage frameBuffer(myFrameBuffer, myWidth, myHeight, QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
-    return frameBuffer;
-}
-
-QImage QVideo::getScreen() const
-{
-    QImage frameBuffer = getScreenImage();
-    QImage screen = frameBuffer.copy(mySX, mySY, mySW, mySH);
-
-    return screen;
-}
-
-void QVideo::displayLogo()
-{
-    QImage frameBuffer = getScreenImage();
-
-    QPainter painter(&frameBuffer);
-    painter.drawImage(mySX, mySY, myLogo);
-}
-
 void QVideo::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 {
-    QImage frameBuffer = getScreenImage();
+    if (myFrameBuffer)
-
-    const QSize actual = size();
-    const double scaleX = double(actual.width()) / mySW;
-    const double scaleY = double(actual.height()) / mySH;
-
-    // then paint it on the widget with scale
     {
-        QPainter painter(this);
+        myFrameBuffer->bits(); // triggers a refresh of the QImage
 
-        // scale and flip vertically
+        const QSize actual = size();
-        const QTransform transform(scaleX, 0.0, 0.0, -scaleY, 0.0, actual.height());
+        const double scaleX = double(actual.width()) / mySW;
-        painter.setTransform(transform);
+        const double scaleY = double(actual.height()) / mySH;
 
-        painter.drawImage(0, 0, frameBuffer, mySX, mySY, mySW, mySH);
+        // then paint it on the widget with scale
+        {
+            QPainter painter(this);
+
+            // scale and flip vertically
+            const QTransform transform(scaleX, 0.0, 0.0, -scaleY, 0.0, actual.height());
+            painter.setTransform(transform);
+            painter.drawImage(0, 0, *myFrameBuffer, mySX, mySY, mySW, mySH);
+        }
     }
 }
 

source/frontends/qt/qvideo.h

@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ class QVideo : public QVIDEO_BASECLASS
 public:
     explicit QVideo(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
-    QImage getScreen() const;
+    void loadVideoSettings(QImage * screenBuffer);
-    void loadVideoSettings();
     void unloadVideoSettings();
-    void displayLogo();
 
 signals:
 
@@ -32,18 +30,12 @@ protected:
     virtual void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
 
 private:
-    QImage myLogo;
+    QImage * myFrameBuffer;
 
     int mySX;
     int mySY;
     int mySW;
     int mySH;
-    int myWidth;
-    int myHeight;
-
-    quint8 * myFrameBuffer;
-
-    QImage getScreenImage() const;
 };
 
 #endif // QVIDEO_H