Fonts only need to be reloaded when launching a game with unloadSDL = true.

Reloading it every time the graphics are reallocated has a huge performance
impact.

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp

@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ void Component::allocateGraphicsMemory()
     }
 }
 
+
+void Component::deInitializeFonts()
+{
+}
+
+
+void Component::initializeFonts()
+{
+}
+
+
 void Component::triggerEvent(std::string event, int menuIndex)
 {
     animationRequestedType_ = event;

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~Component();
     virtual void freeGraphicsMemory();
     virtual void allocateGraphicsMemory();
+    virtual void deInitializeFonts();
+    virtual void initializeFonts();
     void triggerEvent(std::string event, int menuIndex = -1);
     void setPlaylist(std::string name );
     void setNewItemSelected();

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableScrollingText.cpp

@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ void ReloadableScrollingText::update(float dt)
 void ReloadableScrollingText::allocateGraphicsMemory( )
 {
     Component::allocateGraphicsMemory( );
-    fontInst_->initialize( );
     reloadTexture( );
 }
 
@@ -109,11 +108,22 @@ void ReloadableScrollingText::allocateGraphicsMemory( )
 void ReloadableScrollingText::freeGraphicsMemory( )
 {
     Component::freeGraphicsMemory( );
-    fontInst_->deInitialize( );
     text_.clear( );
 }
 
 
+void ReloadableScrollingText::deInitializeFonts( )
+{
+    fontInst_->deInitialize( );
+}
+
+
+void ReloadableScrollingText::initializeFonts( )
+{
+    fontInst_->initialize( );
+}
+
+
 void ReloadableScrollingText::reloadTexture( )
 {
 

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableScrollingText.h

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public:
     void     draw( );
     void     allocateGraphicsMemory( );
     void     freeGraphicsMemory( );
+    void     deInitializeFonts();
+    void     initializeFonts();
 
 private:
     void reloadTexture( );

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.cpp

@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ void ReloadableText::allocateGraphicsMemory()
 {
     ReloadTexture();
 
-    fontInst_->initialize();
-
     // NOTICE! needs to be done last to prevent flags from being missed
     Component::allocateGraphicsMemory();
 }
@@ -87,7 +85,17 @@ void ReloadableText::freeGraphicsMemory()
         delete imageInst_;
         imageInst_ = NULL;
     }
+}
 
+
+void ReloadableText::initializeFonts()
+{
+    fontInst_->initialize();
+}
+
+
+void ReloadableText::deInitializeFonts()
+{
     fontInst_->deInitialize();
 }
 

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is part of RetroFE.
+/* This file is part of RetroFE.
 *
- *
  * RetroFE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@ public:
     void     draw();
     void     freeGraphicsMemory();
     void     allocateGraphicsMemory();
+    void     deInitializeFonts();
+    void     initializeFonts();
 
 private:
     void ReloadTexture();

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp

@@ -38,13 +38,21 @@ Text::~Text()
 void Text::freeGraphicsMemory()
 {
     Component::freeGraphicsMemory();
-    fontInst_->deInitialize();
 }
 
 void Text::allocateGraphicsMemory()
 {
     //todo: make the font blend color a parameter that is passed in
     Component::allocateGraphicsMemory();
+}
+
+void Text::deInitializeFonts()
+{
+    fontInst_->deInitialize();
+}
+
+void Text::initializeFonts()
+{
     fontInst_->initialize();
 }
 

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is part of RetroFE.
+/* This file is part of RetroFE.
 *
- *
  * RetroFE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@ public:
     void     setText(std::string text);
     void     allocateGraphicsMemory();
     void     freeGraphicsMemory();
+    void     deInitializeFonts();
+    void     initializeFonts();
     void     draw();
 
 private:

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp

@@ -1049,6 +1049,42 @@ void Page::allocateGraphicsMemory()
 }
 
 
+void Page::deInitializeFonts()
+{
+    for(MenuVector_T::iterator it = menus_.begin(); it != menus_.end(); it++)
+    {
+        for(std::vector<ScrollingList *>::iterator it2 = menus_[std::distance(menus_.begin(), it)].begin(); it2 != menus_[std::distance(menus_.begin(), it)].end(); it2++)
+        {
+            ScrollingList *menu = *it2;
+            menu->deInitializeFonts( );
+        }
+    }
+
+    for(std::vector<Component *>::iterator it = LayerComponents.begin(); it != LayerComponents.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        (*it)->deInitializeFonts();
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Page::initializeFonts()
+{
+    for(MenuVector_T::iterator it = menus_.begin(); it != menus_.end(); it++)
+    {
+        for(std::vector<ScrollingList *>::iterator it2 = menus_[std::distance(menus_.begin(), it)].begin(); it2 != menus_[std::distance(menus_.begin(), it)].end(); it2++)
+        {
+            ScrollingList *menu = *it2;
+            menu->initializeFonts( );
+        }
+    }
+
+    for(std::vector<Component *>::iterator it = LayerComponents.begin(); it != LayerComponents.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        (*it)->initializeFonts( );
+    }
+}
+
+
 void Page::launchEnter()
 {
     if(selectSoundChunk_)

RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public:
     void draw();
     void freeGraphicsMemory();
     void allocateGraphicsMemory();
+    void deInitializeFonts( );
+    void initializeFonts( );
     void launchEnter();
     std::string getCollectionName();
     void setMinShowTime(float value);

RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ void RetroFE::freeGraphicsMemory( )
     config_.getProperty( "unloadSDL", unloadSDL );
     if ( unloadSDL )
     {
+        currentPage_->deInitializeFonts( );
         SDL::deInitialize( );
     }
 
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ void RetroFE::allocateGraphicsMemory( )
     if ( unloadSDL )
     {
         SDL::initialize( config_ );
+        currentPage_->initializeFonts( );
     }
 
     // Allocate textures