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author | Tor Arne Vestbø <tor.arne.vestbo@theqtcompany.com> | 2015-03-11 21:25:09 +0100 |
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committer | Tor Arne Vestbø <tor.arne.vestbo@theqtcompany.com> | 2015-03-16 13:52:41 +0000 |
commit | 7212b52e85f254cb079698ee2d63b0444a900466 (patch) | |
tree | c735aa048012fa43bac3f948768f45fb321189a3 | |
parent | bf1e0b6008227f3a0c0e5dce4cde64c57c4a6839 (diff) |
iOS: Clarify implementation of QIOSWindow::isExposed()
We treat windows as exposed even if the application state is still
inactive (e.g. during startup), otherwise there's a visible moment
of black screen between the launch screen fading out and the app
rendering its first pixel.
Change-Id: I48368459a8a46fa1c5b2853ea88adfe1ac61b6f7
Reviewed-by: Richard Moe Gustavsen <richard.gustavsen@theqtcompany.com>
Reviewed-by: Tor Arne Vestbø <tor.arne.vestbo@theqtcompany.com>
-rw-r--r-- | src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm index b22fa4ec58..95a4c28246 100644 --- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm +++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm @@ -206,6 +206,25 @@ void QIOSWindow::applyGeometry(const QRect &rect) bool QIOSWindow::isExposed() const { + // Note: At startup of an iOS app it will enter UIApplicationStateInactive + // while showing the launch screen, and once the application returns from + // applicationDidFinishLaunching it will hide the launch screen and enter + // UIApplicationStateActive. Technically, a window is not exposed until + // it's actually visible on screen, and Apple also documents that "Apps + // that use OpenGL ES for drawing must not use didFinishLaunching to + // prepare their drawing environment. Instead, defer any OpenGL ES + // drawing calls to applicationDidBecomeActive". Unfortunately, if we + // wait until the applicationState reaches ApplicationActive to signal + // that the window is exposed, we get a lag between hiding the launch + // screen and blitting the first pixels of the application, as Qt + // spends some time drawing those pixels in response to the expose. + // In practice there doesn't seem to be any issues starting GL setup + // and drawing from within applicationDidFinishLaunching, and this is + // also the recommended approach for other 3rd party GL toolkits on iOS, + // so we 'cheat', and report that a window is exposed even if the app + // is in UIApplicationStateInactive, so that the startup transition + // between the launch screen and the application content is smooth. + return qApp->applicationState() > Qt::ApplicationHidden && window()->isVisible() && !window()->geometry().isEmpty(); } |