- Implemented default palette application during graphics data loading to ensure immediate visibility of graphics sheets.
- Refactored GraphicsEditor to queue texture creation without palette management, improving performance and clarity.
- Introduced NotifySheetModified method in Arena to handle texture updates across all editors, ensuring consistency in graphics rendering.
- Enhanced logging for better tracking of graphics sheet modifications and texture operations.
- Introduced new shortcut categories for graphics, screen, and sprite editors, improving accessibility and organization.
- Updated DungeonEditorV2 and other editor classes to register cards with the EditorCardManager, allowing for better control and visibility management.
- Refactored shortcut registration for dungeon, graphics, screen, and sprite editors, ensuring consistent user experience across the application.
- Improved initialization processes to handle dynamic card visibility and shortcuts effectively.
- Implemented a Cleanup method in the Emulator class to manage resources effectively during shutdown.
- Added auto-pause functionality to the emulator when the window loses focus, optimizing CPU and battery usage.
- Updated the DoRender method in the Controller class to include frame timing management and a gentle frame rate cap.
- Enhanced texture processing in the Arena class to batch process up to 8 texture commands per frame, improving rendering efficiency.
- Updated Emulator to support optional lazy initialization of the renderer, enhancing flexibility during runtime.
- Introduced a new method in IRenderer for creating textures with specific pixel formats, improving texture management for the emulator.
- Refactored texture command processing in Arena to handle empty queues more gracefully.
- Enhanced SDL2Renderer to support the new texture creation method, ensuring compatibility with emulator requirements.
- Updated the testing guide to clarify the testing framework's organization and execution methods, improving user understanding.
- Refactored CMakeLists to include new platform-specific files, ensuring proper integration of the rendering backend.
- Modified main application files to utilize the new IRenderer interface, enhancing flexibility in rendering operations.
- Implemented deferred texture management in various components, allowing for more efficient graphics handling and improved performance.
- Introduced new methods for texture creation and updates, streamlining the rendering process across the application.
- Enhanced logging and error handling in the rendering pipeline to facilitate better debugging and diagnostics.
- Deleted OverworldEditorManager and OverworldGraphicsManager classes to streamline the codebase and reduce complexity in the overworld editor.
- Updated CMake configuration to remove references to the deleted files, ensuring a clean build environment.
- Adjusted OverworldEditor to handle graphics management directly, improving maintainability and reducing the number of dependencies.
- Enhanced the initialization and update methods in OverworldEditor to accommodate the removal of the manager classes, ensuring continued functionality.
- Cleaned up related header files to reflect the removal of obsolete classes and methods, enhancing clarity and organization.
- Updated file dialog references across the application to utilize a new `util::FileDialogWrapper` for consistent file handling.
- Refactored existing code to replace direct calls to `core::FileDialogWrapper` with the new utility class, enhancing modularity and maintainability.
- Introduced `util::PlatformPaths` for cross-platform directory management, ensuring consistent access to user directories and application data paths.
- Added new utility functions for file operations, improving the overall file handling capabilities within the application.
- Updated CMake configurations to include new utility source files, streamlining the build process.
- Updated Tile16Editor to regenerate blockset atlas directly from ROM data, bypassing problematic tile cache.
- Enhanced clipboard functionality to extract tile data directly from the atlas, improving reliability.
- Refactored Arena class shutdown process to ensure safe cleanup of resources, preventing double-free issues.
- Optimized Canvas rendering logic to utilize pre-calculated values for improved performance with large selections.
- Integrated performance profiling using ScopedTimer in GraphicsEditor and ScreenEditor for better timing insights.
- Implemented batch texture updates in GraphicsEditor and ScreenEditor to reduce individual texture update calls, improving rendering efficiency.
- Enhanced tile rendering in ScreenEditor with pre-allocated vectors for batch operations, optimizing drawing performance.
- Added safety checks and validation in various components to prevent crashes and ensure data integrity during rendering operations.
- Updated Bitmap and Arena classes to support improved texture management and synchronization, enhancing overall graphics performance.
- Deleted clipboard-related files (clipboard.cc, clipboard.h, clipboard.mm) to streamline the codebase.
- Added a performance dashboard in the EditorManager to monitor performance metrics and improve user experience.
- Integrated performance monitoring capabilities across various editors, allowing for detailed timing of critical operations.
- Updated the graphics system with batch processing for texture updates, significantly improving rendering performance.
- Introduced a memory pool allocator for efficient memory management during graphics operations.
- Introduced a new PerformanceProfiler class for detailed timing and performance measurement across graphics operations.
- Implemented a smart tile cache with LRU eviction in the TileCache structure to optimize memory usage and improve tile rendering efficiency.
- Updated various graphics components to utilize the new caching system, reducing redundant texture updates and enhancing overall performance.
- Added dirty region tracking in Bitmap for efficient texture updates, minimizing the area that needs to be refreshed during rendering.
- Enhanced existing methods to leverage performance monitoring, providing insights into operation durations and potential bottlenecks.
- Added a comprehensive testing framework with support for unit, integration, and UI tests, improving overall test coverage and reliability.
- Integrated ImGui Test Engine for UI testing, allowing for real-time feedback and visualization of test results.
- Updated CMake configuration to conditionally include testing components based on build options, enhancing flexibility for developers.
- Introduced a new command in the CLI for running asset loading tests on ROMs, providing a straightforward way to validate functionality.
- Enhanced error handling and resource management during testing, ensuring stability and clarity in test execution.
- Improved user interface with a dedicated test dashboard for monitoring test progress and results, enhancing developer experience.
