Update layer transparency after 100ms delay

qgis · Jun 3, 2016 · 19f83ae · 19f83ae
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diff --git a/src/gui/layertree/qgslayertreeembeddedwidgetsimpl.cpp b/src/gui/layertree/qgslayertreeembeddedwidgetsimpl.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 
 #include "qgslayertreeembeddedwidgetsimpl.h"
 
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QSlider>
-#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QTimer>
+
 #include "qgsrasterlayer.h"
 #include "qgsrasterrenderer.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
@@ -37,6 +39,12 @@ QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget::QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget( QgsMapLayer* lay
   lay->addWidget( mSlider );
   setLayout( lay );
 
+  // timer for delayed transparency update - for more responsive GUI
+  mTimer = new QTimer( this );
+  mTimer->setSingleShot( true );
+  mTimer->setInterval( 100 );
+  connect( mTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), this, SLOT( updateTransparencyFromSlider() ) );
+
   connect( mSlider, SIGNAL( valueChanged( int ) ), this, SLOT( sliderValueChanged( int ) ) );
 
   // init from layer
@@ -60,6 +68,17 @@ QSize QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget::sizeHint() const
 
 void QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget::sliderValueChanged( int value )
 {
+  Q_UNUSED( value );
+
+  if ( mTimer->isActive() )
+    return;
+  mTimer->start();
+}
+
+void QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget::updateTransparencyFromSlider()
+{
+  int value = mSlider->value();
+
   if ( mLayer->type() == QgsMapLayer::VectorLayer )
   {
     qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer*>( mLayer )->setLayerTransparency( value );

diff --git a/src/gui/layertree/qgslayertreeembeddedwidgetsimpl.h b/src/gui/layertree/qgslayertreeembeddedwidgetsimpl.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 
 class QSlider;
+class QTimer;
 class QgsMapLayer;
 
 /**
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@ class QgsLayerTreeTransparencyWidget : public QWidget
 
   public slots:
     void sliderValueChanged( int value );
+    void updateTransparencyFromSlider();
     void layerTrChanged();
 
   private:
     QgsMapLayer* mLayer;
     QSlider* mSlider;
+    QTimer* mTimer;
 };
 
 #endif // QGSLAYERTREEEMBEDDEDWIDGETSIMPL_H