Merge pull request #468 from AttorneyOnline/fix/cont-hitch-mitigation

Mitigate hitching when using continuous playback, fix a botch in handling misc themes

Author: oldmud0

include/aoapplication.h

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class AOApplication : public QApplication {
 
   // Returns the dimensions of widget with specified identifier from p_file
   pos_size_type get_element_dimensions(QString p_identifier, QString p_file,
-                                       QString p_char = "");
+                                       QString p_misc = "");
 
   // Returns the value to you
   QString get_design_element(QString p_identifier, QString p_file,

src/aolayer.cpp

@@ -261,19 +261,22 @@ void CharLayer::start_playback(QString p_image)
 
 void AOLayer::start_playback(QString p_image)
 {
+
+  if (!ao_app->is_continuous_enabled()) {
+    continuous = false;
+    force_continuous = true;
+  }
+
+  if ((last_path == p_image) && (!force_continuous))
+    return;
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_MOVIE
   actual_time.restart();
 #endif
   this->clear();
   freeze();
   movie_frames.clear();
   movie_delays.clear();
-
-  if (!ao_app->is_continuous_enabled()) {
-    continuous = false;
-    force_continuous = true;
-  }
-
   QString scaling_override =
       ao_app->read_design_ini("scaling", p_image + ".ini");
   if (scaling_override != "")
@@ -289,10 +292,6 @@ void AOLayer::start_playback(QString p_image)
   m_reader.setFileName(p_image);
   if (m_reader.loopCount() == 0)
     play_once = true;
-  if ((last_path == p_image) && (!force_continuous))
-    continuous = true;
-  else if ((last_path != p_image) && !force_continuous)
-    continuous = false;
   if (!continuous)
     frame = 0;
   last_max_frames = max_frames;

src/courtroom.cpp

@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ void Courtroom::set_size_and_pos(QWidget *p_widget, QString p_identifier,
   QString filename = "courtroom_design.ini";
 
   pos_size_type design_ini_result =
-      ao_app->get_element_dimensions(p_identifier, filename, p_char);
+      ao_app->get_element_dimensions(p_identifier, filename, ao_app->get_chat(p_char));
 
   if (design_ini_result.width < 0 || design_ini_result.height < 0) {
     qDebug() << "W: could not find \"" << p_identifier << "\" in " << filename;

src/text_file_functions.cpp

@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ QPoint AOApplication::get_button_spacing(QString p_identifier, QString p_file)
 
 pos_size_type AOApplication::get_element_dimensions(QString p_identifier,
                                                     QString p_file,
-                                                    QString p_char)
+                                                    QString p_misc)
 {
   pos_size_type return_value;
   return_value.x = 0;
   return_value.y = 0;
   return_value.width = -1;
   return_value.height = -1;
-  QString f_result = get_design_element(p_identifier, p_file, p_char);
+  QString f_result = get_design_element(p_identifier, p_file, p_misc);
 
   QStringList sub_line_elements = f_result.split(",");