Detect scrolling in treviews and optimize drawing

Detecting if the treeview is scrolling we can improve the performance of
the CellRendererIcon by avoiding unneeded calculations.

The example scrollingdetector.py shows how this can be used.  The
changes are backward compatible.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Quiñones <manuel.por.aca@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Gonzalo Odiard <godiard@sugarlabs.org>

examples/scrollingdetector.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import os
+import time
+
+from gi.repository import Gtk
+
+from sugar3.graphics import style
+from sugar3.graphics.icon import CellRendererIcon
+from sugar3.graphics.xocolor import XoColor
+from sugar3.graphics.scrollingdetector import ScrollingDetector
+import common
+
+
+test = common.Test()
+test.show()
+
+model = Gtk.ListStore(str)
+
+data_dir = os.getenv('GTK_DATA_PREFIX', '/usr/')
+
+iconlist = os.listdir(os.path.join(data_dir,
+                      'share/icons/sugar/scalable/actions/'))
+print "Displaying %s icons" % len(iconlist)
+for icon in iconlist:
+    icon = os.path.basename(icon)
+    icon = icon[:icon.find('.')]
+    model.append([icon])
+
+scrolled = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+scrolled.set_size_request(800, 800)
+treeview = Gtk.TreeView()
+
+treeview.set_model(model)
+scrolled.add(treeview)
+test.pack_start(scrolled, True, True, 0)
+test.show_all()
+
+col = Gtk.TreeViewColumn()
+treeview.append_column(col)
+
+xo_color = XoColor('#FF0000,#00FF00')
+cell_icon = CellRendererIcon(treeview)
+cell_icon.props.width = style.GRID_CELL_SIZE
+cell_icon.props.height = style.GRID_CELL_SIZE
+cell_icon.props.size = style.STANDARD_ICON_SIZE
+cell_icon.props.xo_color = xo_color
+
+col.pack_start(cell_icon, expand=False)
+col.add_attribute(cell_icon, 'icon-name', 0)
+cell_text = Gtk.CellRendererText()
+col.pack_start(cell_text, expand=True)
+col.add_attribute(cell_text, 'text', 0)
+
+detector = ScrollingDetector(scrolled)
+detector.connect_treeview(treeview)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    time_ini = time.time()
+    common.main(test)

src/sugar3/graphics/Makefile.am

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sugar_PYTHON =              \
 	panel.py                \
 	radiopalette.py         \
 	radiotoolbutton.py      \
+	scrollingdetector.py    \
 	style.py                \
 	toggletoolbutton.py     \
 	toolbarbox.py           \

src/sugar3/graphics/icon.py

@@ -831,6 +831,24 @@ def __init__(self, tree_view):
 
         self._palette_invoker.attach_cell_renderer(tree_view, self)
 
+        self._tree_view = tree_view
+        self._is_scrolling = False
+
+    def connect_to_scroller(self, scrolled):
+        scrolled.connect('scroll-start', self._scroll_start_cb)
+        scrolled.connect('scroll-end', self._scroll_end_cb)
+
+    def _scroll_start_cb(self, event):
+        self._palette_invoker.detach()
+        self._is_scrolling = True
+
+    def _scroll_end_cb(self, event):
+        self._palette_invoker.attach_cell_renderer(self._tree_view, self)
+        self._is_scrolling = False
+
+    def is_scrolling(self):
+        return self._is_scrolling
+
     def __del__(self):
         self._palette_invoker.detach()
 
@@ -973,55 +991,65 @@ def _point_in_cell_renderer(self, tree_view, x=None, y=None):
         return False
 
     def do_render(self, cr, widget, background_area, cell_area, flags):
-        context = widget.get_style_context()
-        context.save()
-        context.add_class("sugar-icon-cell")
-
-        def is_pointer_inside():
-            # widget is the treeview
-            x, y = widget.get_pointer()
-            x, y = widget.convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords(x, y)
-            return ((cell_area.x <= x <= cell_area.x + cell_area.width)
-                    and (cell_area.y <= y <= cell_area.y + cell_area.height))
-
-        pointer_inside = is_pointer_inside()
-
-        # The context will have prelight state if the mouse pointer is
-        # in the entire row, but we want that state if the pointer is
-        # in this cell only:
-        if flags & Gtk.CellRendererState.PRELIT:
-            if pointer_inside:
-                if self._active_state:
-                    context.set_state(Gtk.StateFlags.ACTIVE)
-            else:
-                context.set_state(Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL)
+        if not self._is_scrolling:
+
+            context = widget.get_style_context()
+            context.save()
+            context.add_class("sugar-icon-cell")
+
+            def is_pointer_inside():
+                # widget is the treeview
+                x, y = widget.get_pointer()
+                x, y = widget.convert_widget_to_bin_window_coords(x, y)
+                return ((cell_area.x <= x <= cell_area.x + cell_area.width)
+                        and
+                        (cell_area.y <= y <= cell_area.y + cell_area.height))
+
+            pointer_inside = is_pointer_inside()
+
+            # The context will have prelight state if the mouse pointer is
+            # in the entire row, but we want that state if the pointer is
+            # in this cell only:
+            if flags & Gtk.CellRendererState.PRELIT:
+                if pointer_inside:
+                    if self._active_state:
+                        context.set_state(Gtk.StateFlags.ACTIVE)
+                else:
+                    context.set_state(Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL)
 
-        Gtk.render_background(
-            context, cr, background_area.x, background_area.y,
-            background_area.width, background_area.height)
+            Gtk.render_background(
+                context, cr, background_area.x, background_area.y,
+                background_area.width, background_area.height)
 
-        if self._xo_color is not None:
-            stroke_color = self._xo_color.get_stroke_color()
-            fill_color = self._xo_color.get_fill_color()
-            prelit_fill_color = None
-            prelit_stroke_color = None
-        else:
-            stroke_color = self._stroke_color
-            fill_color = self._fill_color
-            prelit_fill_color = self._prelit_fill_color
-            prelit_stroke_color = self._prelit_stroke_color
+            if self._xo_color is not None:
+                stroke_color = self._xo_color.get_stroke_color()
+                fill_color = self._xo_color.get_fill_color()
+                prelit_fill_color = None
+                prelit_stroke_color = None
+            else:
+                stroke_color = self._stroke_color
+                fill_color = self._fill_color
+                prelit_fill_color = self._prelit_fill_color
+                prelit_stroke_color = self._prelit_stroke_color
 
-        has_prelit_colors = None not in [prelit_fill_color,
-                                         prelit_stroke_color]
+            has_prelit_colors = None not in [prelit_fill_color,
+                                             prelit_stroke_color]
 
-        if flags & Gtk.CellRendererState.PRELIT and has_prelit_colors and \
-                pointer_inside:
+            if flags & Gtk.CellRendererState.PRELIT and has_prelit_colors and \
+                    pointer_inside:
 
-            self._buffer.fill_color = prelit_fill_color
-            self._buffer.stroke_color = prelit_stroke_color
+                self._buffer.fill_color = prelit_fill_color
+                self._buffer.stroke_color = prelit_stroke_color
+            else:
+                self._buffer.fill_color = fill_color
+                self._buffer.stroke_color = stroke_color
         else:
-            self._buffer.fill_color = fill_color
-            self._buffer.stroke_color = stroke_color
+            if self._xo_color is not None:
+                self._buffer.fill_color = self._xo_color.get_fill_color()
+                self._buffer.stroke_color = self._xo_color.get_stroke_color()
+            else:
+                self._buffer.fill_color = self._fill_color
+                self._buffer.stroke_color = self._stroke_color
 
         surface = self._buffer.get_surface()
         if surface is None:

src/sugar3/graphics/scrollingdetector.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2014, Sugarlabs
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+# Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+from gi.repository import GObject
+from gi.repository import GLib
+
+from sugar3.graphics.icon import CellRendererIcon
+
+
+class ScrollingDetector(GObject.GObject):
+    """
+    """
+
+    scroll_start_signal = GObject.Signal('scroll-start')
+    scroll_end_signal = GObject.Signal('scroll-end')
+
+    def __init__(self, scrolled_window, timeout=100):
+        self._scrolled_window = scrolled_window
+        self._timeout = timeout
+        self.is_scrolling = False
+        self._prev_value = 0
+
+        self.connect_scrolled_window()
+        GObject.GObject.__init__(self)
+
+    def connect_scrolled_window(self):
+        adj = self._scrolled_window.get_vadjustment()
+        adj.connect('value-changed', self._value_changed_cb)
+
+    def _check_scroll_cb(self, adj):
+        if (adj.props.value == self._prev_value):
+            self.is_scrolling = False
+            self.scroll_end_signal.emit()
+            return False
+
+        self._prev_value = adj.props.value
+        return True
+
+    def _value_changed_cb(self, adj):
+        if (self.is_scrolling):
+            return
+
+        self.is_scrolling = True
+        self.scroll_start_signal.emit()
+        self._prev_value = adj.props.value
+        GLib.timeout_add(self._timeout, self._check_scroll_cb, adj)
+
+
+    def connect_treeview(self, treeview):
+        """
+        treeview -- Gtk.TreeView: a TreeView with CellRendererIcons already
+                    added.
+        """
+        for column in treeview.get_columns():
+            for cell_renderer in column.get_cells():
+                if isinstance(cell_renderer, CellRendererIcon):
+                    cell_renderer.connect_to_scroller(self)