For Qt/SDL, added logic to make GUI message video overlays optional via video config dialog. Issue #448.

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleVideoConf.cpp

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowFrameCount", &frame_display);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowLagCount", &lagCounterDisplay);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowRerecordCount", &rerecord_display);
+	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowGuiMessages", &vidGuiMsgEna);
 	
 	style = this->style();
 
@@ -171,6 +172,10 @@ ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	// Clip Sides Checkbox
 	clipSidesCbx  = new QCheckBox( tr("Clip Left/Right Sides (8 px on each)") );
 
+	// Show GUI Messages Checkbox
+	showGuiMsgs_cbx  = new QCheckBox( tr("GUI Messages") );
+	showGuiMsgs_cbx->setChecked( vidGuiMsgEna );
+
 	// Show FPS Checkbox
 	showFPS_cbx  = new QCheckBox( tr("Frames Per Second") );
 
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	connect(sprtLimCbx      , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(useSpriteLimitChanged(int)) );
 	connect(clipSidesCbx    , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(clipSidesChanged(int)) );
 	connect(showFPS_cbx     , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(showFPSChanged(int)) );
+	connect(showGuiMsgs_cbx , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(showGuiMsgsChanged(int)) );
 	connect(aspectCbx       , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(aspectEnableChanged(int)) );
 	connect(autoScaleCbx    , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(autoScaleChanged(int)) );
 	connect(drawInputAidsCbx, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(drawInputAidsChanged(int)) );
@@ -366,6 +372,7 @@ ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	vbox3->addStretch(5);
 	 gbox->setLayout( vbox );
 
+	vbox->addWidget( showGuiMsgs_cbx );
 	vbox->addWidget( drawInputAidsCbx );
 	vbox->addWidget( showFPS_cbx );
 	vbox->addWidget( showFrameCount_cbx );
@@ -879,6 +886,14 @@ void ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::showFPSChanged( int value )
 	FCEU_WRAPPER_UNLOCK();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------
+void ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::showGuiMsgsChanged( int value )
+{
+	//printf("Value:%i \n", value );
+	vidGuiMsgEna = (value == Qt::Checked);
+	g_config->setOption("SDL.ShowGuiMessages", vidGuiMsgEna );
+	g_config->save ();
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------
 void ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t::aspectEnableChanged( int value )
 {
 	//printf("Value:%i \n", value );

src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleVideoConf.h

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t : public QDialog
 		QCheckBox   *sprtLimCbx;
 		QCheckBox   *clipSidesCbx;
 		QCheckBox   *showFPS_cbx;
+		QCheckBox   *showGuiMsgs_cbx;
 		QCheckBox   *autoScaleCbx;
 		QCheckBox   *aspectCbx;
 		QCheckBox   *cursorVisCbx;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class ConsoleVideoConfDialog_t : public QDialog
 		void  intFrameRate_changed( int value );
 		void  useSpriteLimitChanged( int value );
 		void  clipSidesChanged( int value );
+		void  showGuiMsgsChanged( int value );
 		void  showFPSChanged( int value );
 		void  aspectChanged(int index);
 		void  regionChanged(int index);

src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "fceu.h"
 #include "ppu.h"
+#include "video.h"
 #include "../common/cheat.h"
 
 #include "Qt/input.h"
@@ -559,6 +560,7 @@ InitConfig()
 	config->addOption("SDL.ShowFrameCount", 0);
 	config->addOption("SDL.ShowLagCount", 0);
 	config->addOption("SDL.ShowRerecordCount", 0);
+	config->addOption("SDL.ShowGuiMessages", 1);
 
 	// OpenGL options
 	config->addOption("opengl", "SDL.OpenGL", 1);
@@ -1071,6 +1073,7 @@ UpdateEMUCore(Config *config)
 	config->getOption("SDL.PostRenderScanlines" , &postrenderscanlines    );
 	config->getOption("SDL.VBlankScanlines"     , &vblankscanlines        );
 	config->getOption("SDL.Skip7bitOverClocking", &skip_7bit_overclocking );
+	config->getOption("SDL.ShowGuiMessages"     , &vidGuiMsgEna           );
 
 	config->getOption("SDL.PAL", &region);
 	FCEUI_SetRegion(region);

src/drivers/Qt/sdl-video.cpp

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ int InitVideo(FCEUGI *gi)
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowFrameCount", &frame_display);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowLagCount", &lagCounterDisplay);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowRerecordCount", &rerecord_display);
+	g_config->getOption("SDL.ShowGuiMessages", &vidGuiMsgEna);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ScanLineStartNTSC", &startNTSC);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ScanLineEndNTSC", &endNTSC);
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.ScanLineStartPAL", &startPAL);

src/video.cpp

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static u8 *xbsave=NULL;
 GUIMESSAGE guiMessage;
 GUIMESSAGE subtitleMessage;
 
+bool vidGuiMsgEna = true;
+
 //for input display
 extern int input_display;
 extern uint32 cur_input_display;
@@ -406,7 +408,10 @@ void FCEU_DispMessageOnMovie(const char *format, ...)
 	vsnprintf(guiMessage.errmsg,sizeof(guiMessage.errmsg),format,ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	guiMessage.howlong = 180;
+	if ( vidGuiMsgEna )
+	{
+		guiMessage.howlong = 180;
+	}
 	guiMessage.isMovieMessage = true;
 	guiMessage.linesFromBottom = 0;
 
@@ -429,7 +434,10 @@ void FCEU_DispMessage(const char *format, int disppos=0, ...)
 	strcat(temp, "\n");
 	FCEU_printf(temp);
 
-	guiMessage.howlong = 180;
+	if ( vidGuiMsgEna )
+	{
+		guiMessage.howlong = 180;
+	}
 	guiMessage.isMovieMessage = false;
 
 	guiMessage.linesFromBottom = disppos;

src/video.h

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ extern struct GUIMESSAGE
 
 extern GUIMESSAGE subtitleMessage;
 
+extern bool vidGuiMsgEna;
+
 void FCEU_DrawNumberRow(uint8 *XBuf, int *nstatus, int cur);
 
 std::string FCEUI_GetSnapshotAsName();