Overlay supports the box model now

playground/parrots/BlurringNode.cpp

@@ -174,8 +174,3 @@ void BlurringNode::setRect( const QRectF& rect )
         markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
     }
 }
-
-QRectF BlurringNode::rect() const
-{
-    return d_func()->rect;
-}

playground/parrots/BlurringNode.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 class QRect;
 class QSGTexture;
+
 class BlurringNodePrivate;
 
 class BlurringNode : public QSGGeometryNode
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ class BlurringNode : public QSGGeometryNode
     QSGTexture* texture();
 
     void setRect( const QRectF& );
-    QRectF rect() const;
 
   private:
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE( BlurringNode )

playground/parrots/Overlay.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <QskBoxBorderMetrics.h>
 #include <QskBoxBorderColors.h>
 #include <QskGradient.h>
+#include <QskSGNode.h>
+#include <QskRgbValue.h>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ namespace
             setNodeRoles( { EffectRole, BorderRole } );
         }
 
+        QRectF subControlRect( const QskSkinnable*,
+            const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol ) const override
+        {
+            return contentsRect;
+        }
+
         QSGNode* updateSubNode(
             const QskSkinnable* skinnable, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const
         {
@@ -36,11 +44,10 @@ namespace
             switch ( nodeRole )
             {
                 case EffectRole:
-                    return updateEffectNode( overlay, node );
+                    return updateClippedEffectNode( overlay, node );
 
                 case BorderRole:
-                    return updateBoxNode( overlay, node, overlay->contentsRect(),
+                    return updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, Overlay::Panel );
-                        QskBoxShapeMetrics(), 1, Qt::darkGray, QskGradient() );
                     break;
             };
 
@@ -48,6 +55,47 @@ namespace
         }
 
       private:
+        QSGNode* updateClippedEffectNode( const Overlay* overlay, QSGNode* node ) const
+        {
+            /*
+                There should be a way to avoid the clip node by passing the
+                vertex list directly to the effect node. TODO ...
+             */
+            using Q = Overlay;
+
+            QSGNode* clipNode = nullptr;
+            QSGNode* effectNode = nullptr;
+
+            if ( node )
+            {
+                if ( node->firstChild() )
+                {
+                    clipNode = node;
+                    effectNode = node->firstChild();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    effectNode = node;
+                }
+            }
+
+            effectNode = updateEffectNode( overlay, effectNode );
+
+            if ( overlay->boxShapeHint( Q::Panel ).isRectangle() )
+            {
+                delete clipNode;
+                clipNode = nullptr;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                clipNode = updateBoxClipNode( overlay, clipNode, Q::Panel );
+            }
+
+            QskSGNode::setParentNode( effectNode, clipNode );
+
+            return clipNode ? clipNode : effectNode;
+        }
+
         QSGNode* updateEffectNode( const Overlay* overlay, QSGNode* node ) const
         {
             const auto window = overlay->window();
@@ -71,31 +119,48 @@ namespace
                 effectNode->setTexture( texture );
             }
 
+            {
                 auto texture = qobject_cast< QskSceneTexture* >( effectNode->texture() );
                 Q_ASSERT( texture );
 
-            texture->setFiltering( overlay->smooth() ? QSGTexture::Linear : QSGTexture::Nearest );
+                texture->setFiltering(
+                    overlay->smooth() ? QSGTexture::Linear : QSGTexture::Nearest );
 
                 auto finalNode = const_cast< QSGTransformNode* >( qskItemNode( overlay ) );
                 texture->render( rootNode, finalNode, overlay->geometry() );
+            }
 
-            effectNode->setRect( overlay->rect() );
+            {
+                const auto rect = overlay->subControlRect( Overlay::Panel );
+                effectNode->setRect( rect );
+            }
 
             return effectNode;
         }
     };
 }
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( Overlay, Panel )
+
 Overlay::Overlay( QQuickItem* parent )
     : Inherited( parent )
 {
     setSkinlet( new Skinlet() );
+
+    setBoxBorderMetricsHint( Panel, 1 );
+    setBoxBorderColorsHint( Panel, QskRgb::toTransparent( QskRgb::DarkGrey, 100 ) );
+    setBoxShapeHint( Panel, QskBoxShapeMetrics( 25, Qt::RelativeSize ) );
 }
 
 Overlay::~Overlay()
 {
 }
 
+QRectF Overlay::layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& size ) const
+{
+    return subControlContentsRect( size, Panel );
+}
+
 void Overlay::geometryChange(
     const QRectF& newGeometry, const QRectF& oldGeometry )
 {

playground/parrots/Overlay.h

@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ class Overlay : public QskControl
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
   public:
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel )
+
     Overlay( QQuickItem* = nullptr );
     ~Overlay() override;
 
+    QRectF layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& ) const override;
+
   protected:
     void geometryChange( const QRectF&, const QRectF& ) override;
 };

playground/parrots/main.cpp

@@ -57,36 +57,6 @@ class ForegroundItem : public QskLinearBox
     }
 };
 
-class OverlayBox : public Overlay
-{
-    using Inherited = Overlay;
-
-  public:
-    OverlayBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
-        : Inherited( parent )
-    {
-        setObjectName( "overlay" );
-    }
-
-  protected:
-    void geometryChange( const QRectF& newRect, const QRectF& oldRect ) override
-    {
-        Inherited::geometryChange( newRect, oldRect );
-
-        const auto rect = qskItemRect( this );
-
-        const auto children = childItems();
-        for ( auto child : children )
-        {
-            if ( qskIsAdjustableByLayout( child ) )
-            {
-                const auto r = qskConstrainedItemRect( child, rect );
-                qskSetItemGeometry( child, r );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-};
-
 class BackgroundItem : public QskControl
 {
     using Inherited = QskControl;
@@ -97,15 +67,11 @@ class BackgroundItem : public QskControl
     {
         setObjectName( "background" );
 
-#if 1
         m_label = new Image( this );
         m_label->setFillMode( QskGraphicLabel::Stretch );
         m_label->setObjectName( "parrots" );
-#endif
 
-#if 1
         startTimer( 20 );
-#endif
     }
 
   protected:
@@ -162,7 +128,10 @@ class MainView : public QskControl
             box->setObjectName( "redBox" );
         }
 #endif
-        m_overlay = new OverlayBox( m_background );
+        m_overlay = new Overlay( m_background );
+        m_overlay->setAutoLayoutChildren( true );
+        m_overlay->setObjectName( "overlay" );
+
         (void )new ForegroundItem( m_overlay );
 
 #if 0

src/nodes/QskBoxNode.cpp

@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ void QskBoxNode::updateNode( const QRectF& rect,
     }
 
     /*
-        QskBoxRectangleNode supports vertical/horizontal and many tilted
+        QskBoxRectangleNode is more efficient and creates batchable geometries.
-        linear gradients.  If our gradient doesn't fall into this category
+        So we prefer using it where possible.
-        we use a QskBoxFillNode.
+        Note, that the border is always done with a QskBoxRectangleNode
-
-        However the border is always done with a QskBoxRectangleNode
      */
 
     if ( QskBoxRenderer::isGradientSupported( shape, gradient ) )