Added option to Qt GUI to allow for setting of the color of the video background side panel color (side panels on either side of video image in fullscreen or large windowed modes).

src/drivers/Qt/ColorMenu.cpp

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ void ColorMenuItem::pickerClosed(int ret)
 
 			g_config->save();
 		}
+		emit colorChanged( *colorPtr );
 	}
 	//printf("Picker Closed: %i\n", ret );
 }

src/drivers/Qt/ColorMenu.h

@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ class ColorMenuItem : public QAction
 	public slots:
 		void openColorPicker(void);
 		void pickerClosed(int ret);
+
+	signals:
+		void colorChanged( QColor &c );
 };

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "Qt/throttle.h"
 #include "Qt/fceuWrapper.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h"
+#include "Qt/ConsoleUtilities.h"
 
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_width;
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ ConsoleViewGL_t::ConsoleViewGL_t(QWidget *parent)
 	textureType = GL_TEXTURE_2D;
 	//textureType = GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE;
 
+	bgColor.setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+
 	setMinimumWidth( 256 );
 	setMinimumHeight( 224 );
 	setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
@@ -100,6 +103,8 @@ ConsoleViewGL_t::ConsoleViewGL_t(QWidget *parent)
 		g_config->getOption("SDL.YScale", &yscale);
 
 		g_config->getOption ("SDL.ForceAspect", &forceAspect);
+
+		fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", &bgColor );
 	}
 
 	connect( this, SIGNAL(frameSwapped(void)), this, SLOT(renderFinished(void)) );
@@ -363,6 +368,11 @@ void ConsoleViewGL_t::resizeGL(int w, int h)
 	buildTextures();
 }
 
+void ConsoleViewGL_t::setBgColor( QColor &c )
+{
+	bgColor = c;
+}
+
 void ConsoleViewGL_t::setLinearFilterEnable( bool ena )
 {
    if ( linearFilter != ena )
@@ -598,7 +608,7 @@ void ConsoleViewGL_t::paintGL(void)
 	glOrtho( 0.0,  rw,  0.0,  rh,  -1.0,  1.0);
 
 	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-	glClearColor( 0.0, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);	// Background color to black.
+	glClearColor( bgColor.redF(), bgColor.greenF(), bgColor.blueF(), 1.0f);	// Background color to config value.
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
 

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerGL.h

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QOpenGLWidget>
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class ConsoleViewGL_t : public QOpenGLWidget, protected QOpenGLFunctions
 		double getAspectRatio(void);
 
 		void   screenChanged(QScreen *scr);
+		void   setBgColor( QColor &c );
 
 	protected:
 	void initializeGL(void);
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class ConsoleViewGL_t : public QOpenGLWidget, protected QOpenGLFunctions
 
 	unsigned int  textureType;
 	unsigned int  mouseButtonMask;
+	QColor  bgColor;
 
 	uint32_t  *localBuf;
 	uint32_t   localBufSize;

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "Qt/throttle.h"
 #include "Qt/fceuWrapper.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h"
+#include "Qt/ConsoleUtilities.h"
 
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_width;
 extern unsigned int gui_draw_area_height;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ ConsoleViewSDL_t::ConsoleViewSDL_t(QWidget *parent)
 	setAutoFillBackground(true);
 	setPalette(pal);
 
+	bgColor.setRgb( 0, 0, 0 );
+
 	setMinimumWidth( 256 );
 	setMinimumHeight( 224 );
 	setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ ConsoleViewSDL_t::ConsoleViewSDL_t(QWidget *parent)
 		g_config->getOption("SDL.YScale", &yscale);
 
 		g_config->getOption ("SDL.ForceAspect", &forceAspect);
+
+		fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", &bgColor );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -121,6 +126,11 @@ ConsoleViewSDL_t::~ConsoleViewSDL_t(void)
 	}
 }
 
+void ConsoleViewSDL_t::setBgColor( QColor &c )
+{
+	bgColor = c;
+}
+
 void ConsoleViewSDL_t::setLinearFilterEnable( bool ena )
 {
    if ( ena != linearFilter )
@@ -633,7 +643,7 @@ void ConsoleViewSDL_t::render(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor( sdlRenderer, 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor( sdlRenderer, bgColor.red(), bgColor.green(), bgColor.blue(), 255 );
 
 	SDL_RenderClear(sdlRenderer);
 

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleViewerSDL.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma  once
 
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QCursor>
 #include <QPaintEvent>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class ConsoleViewSDL_t : public QWidget
 
 		void   setCursor(const QCursor &c);
 		void   setCursor( Qt::CursorShape s );
+		void   setBgColor( QColor &c );
 	protected:
 
 	//void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ class ConsoleViewSDL_t : public QWidget
 	bool linearFilter;
 	bool forceAspect;
 	bool autoScaleEna;
+	QColor  bgColor;
 
 	uint32_t  *localBuf;
 	uint32_t   localBufSize;

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "Qt/main.h"
 #include "Qt/dface.h"
 #include "Qt/input.h"
+#include "Qt/ColorMenu.h"
 #include "Qt/ConsoleWindow.h"
 #include "Qt/InputConf.h"
 #include "Qt/GamePadConf.h"
@@ -868,6 +869,7 @@ void consoleWin_t::createMainMenu(void)
 	QActionGroup *group;
 	int useNativeMenuBar;
 	int customAutofireOnFrames, customAutofireOffFrames;
+	ColorMenuItem *bgColorItem;
 	//QShortcut *shortcut;
 
 	menubar = new consoleMenuBar(this);
@@ -1214,6 +1216,15 @@ void consoleWin_t::createMainMenu(void)
 	Hotkeys[ HK_MAIN_MENU_HIDE ].setAction( act );
 	connect( Hotkeys[ HK_MAIN_MENU_HIDE ].getShortcut(), SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(toggleMenuVis(void)) );
 
+	// Options -> Video BG Color
+	fceuLoadConfigColor( "SDL.VideoBgColor", &videoBgColor );
+
+	bgColorItem = new ColorMenuItem( tr("BG Side Panel Color"), "SDL.VideoBgColor", this );
+	bgColorItem->connectColor( &videoBgColor );
+
+	optMenu->addAction(bgColorItem);
+
+	connect( bgColorItem, SIGNAL(colorChanged(QColor&)), this, SLOT(videoBgColorChanged(QColor&)) );
 	//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Emulation
 
@@ -2069,6 +2080,22 @@ void consoleWin_t::closeApp(void)
 	qApp->quit();
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void consoleWin_t::videoBgColorChanged( QColor &c )
+{
+	//printf("Color Changed\n");
+
+	if ( viewport_GL )
+	{
+		viewport_GL->setBgColor(c);
+		viewport_GL->update();
+	}
+	else if ( viewport_SDL )
+	{
+		viewport_SDL->setBgColor(c);
+		viewport_SDL->render();
+	}
+}
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int  consoleWin_t::showListSelectDialog( const char *title, std::vector <std::string> &l )
 {
 	if ( QThread::currentThread() == emulatorThread )

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.h

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QCursor>
 #include <QMutex>
+#include <QColor>
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6,0,0)
 #include <QRecursiveMutex>
 #endif
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ class  consoleWin_t : public QMainWindow
 		//QAction *aviMsgAct;
 
 		QTimer  *gameTimer;
+		QColor   videoBgColor;
 
 		std::string errorMsg;
 		bool        errorMsgValid;
@@ -439,6 +441,7 @@ class  consoleWin_t : public QMainWindow
 		void winScreenChanged( QScreen *scr );
 		void winActiveChanged(void);
 		void emuFrameFinish(void);
+		void videoBgColorChanged( QColor &c );
 
 };
 

src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp

@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ InitConfig()
 	// video controls
 	config->addOption('f', "fullscreen", "SDL.Fullscreen", 0);
 	config->addOption("videoDriver", "SDL.VideoDriver", 0);
+	config->addOption("SDL.VideoBgColor", "#000000");
 
 	// set x/y res to 0 for automatic fullscreen resolution detection (no change)
 	config->addOption('x', "xres", "SDL.XResolution", 0);