recording: improvements so frame will be less likely to appear un-rendered

pcsx2/Recording/InputRecording.cpp

@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void InputRecording::ControllerInterrupt(u8 &data, u8 &port, u16 &bufCount, u8 b
     if (bufIndex == PadData::END_INDEX_CONTROLLER_BUFFER) {
 		padData[port]->LogPadData(port);
 		// As well as re-render the virtual pad UI, if applicable
-		if (virtualPads[port] && virtualPads[port]->IsShown())
+		// - Don't render if it's minimized
+        if (virtualPads[port] && virtualPads[port]->IsShown() && !virtualPads[port]->IsIconized())
 		{
 			virtualPads[port]->Redraw();
 		}

pcsx2/Recording/VirtualPad/VirtualPad.cpp

@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ VirtualPad::VirtualPad(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& title, i
 	// Bind Window Events
     Bind(wxEVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND, &VirtualPad::OnEraseBackground, this);
     Bind(wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW, &VirtualPad::OnClose, this);
+    Bind(wxEVT_ICONIZE, &VirtualPad::OnIconize, this);
 	// Temporary Paint event handler so the window displays properly before the controller-interrupt routine takes over with manual drawing.
 	// The reason for this is in order to minimize the performance impact, we need total control over when render is called
 	// Windows redraws the window _alot_ otherwise which leads to major performance problems (when GS is using the software renderer)
     Bind(wxEVT_PAINT, &VirtualPad::OnPaint, this);
+    // DevCon.WriteLn("Paint Event Bound");
 
 	// Finalize layout
 	SetIcons(wxGetApp().GetIconBundle());
@@ -118,27 +120,35 @@ void VirtualPad::OnClose(wxCloseEvent & event)
 	// Re-bind the Paint event in case this is due to a game being opened/closed
     manualRedrawMode = false;
     Bind(wxEVT_PAINT, &VirtualPad::OnPaint, this);
+    // DevCon.WriteLn("Paint Event Bound");
 	Hide();
 }
 
+void VirtualPad::OnIconize(wxIconizeEvent &event)
+{
+    if (event.IsIconized()) 
+	{
+        manualRedrawMode = false;
+        Bind(wxEVT_PAINT, &VirtualPad::OnPaint, this);
+        // DevCon.WriteLn("Paint Event Bound");
+    }
+}
+
 void VirtualPad::OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent &event)
 {
 	// Intentionally Empty
 	// See - https://wiki.wxwidgets.org/Flicker-Free_Drawing
 }
 
-void VirtualPad::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent &evt)
+void VirtualPad::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent &event)
 {
+    // DevCon.WriteLn("Paint Event Called");
 	wxPaintDC dc(this);
 	Render(dc);
 }
 
 void VirtualPad::Redraw()
 {
-    if (!manualRedrawMode) {
-        Unbind(wxEVT_PAINT, &VirtualPad::OnPaint, this);
-        manualRedrawMode = true;
-	}
 	wxClientDC dc(this);
 	Render(dc);
 }
@@ -178,6 +188,13 @@ void VirtualPad::Render(wxDC &dc)
         bdc.DrawBitmap(virtualPadData.background.image, virtualPadData.background.coords, true);
         clearScreenRequired = false;
 
+		// Switch to Manual Rendering once the first user action on the VirtualPad is taken
+		if (!manualRedrawMode && !renderQueue.empty()) {
+            // DevCon.WriteLn("Paint Event Unbound");
+            Unbind(wxEVT_PAINT, &VirtualPad::OnPaint, this);
+            manualRedrawMode = true;
+        }
+
 		// NOTE - there is yet another (and I think final) micro-optimization that can be done:
 		// It can be assumed that if the element has already been drawn to the screen (and not cleared) that we can skip rendering it
 		//

pcsx2/Recording/VirtualPad/VirtualPad.h

@@ -69,16 +69,17 @@ private:
     std::map<wxWindowID, AnalogVector *> analogElements;
 
 	/// Event Listeners
-	void OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent& event);
-	void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent & evt);
-	void Render(wxDC& dc);
 	void OnClose(wxCloseEvent &event);
+    void OnIconize(wxIconizeEvent &event);
+	void OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent &event);
+	void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent &event);
+	void Render(wxDC &dc);
 
-	void OnNormalButtonPress(wxCommandEvent &event);
-	void OnPressureButtonPressureChange(wxCommandEvent &event);
 	void OnAnalogSliderChange(wxCommandEvent &event);
 	void OnAnalogSpinnerChange(wxCommandEvent &event);
 	void OnIgnoreRealController(wxCommandEvent const &event);
+	void OnNormalButtonPress(wxCommandEvent &event);
+	void OnPressureButtonPressureChange(wxCommandEvent &event);
 
 	/// GUI Creation Utility Functions
     float scalingFactor = 1.0;

pcsx2/Recording/VirtualPad/VirtualPadResources.cpp

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ bool ControllerPressureButton::UpdateData(u8 &padDataVal, bool ignoreRealControl
     }
     button.prevPressureVal = padDataVal;
     padDataVal = button.pressure;
-    return button.prevPressedVal != button.pressure;
+    return button.prevPressureVal != button.pressure;
 }
 
 bool AnalogVector::UpdateData(u8 &padDataVal, bool ignoreRealController, bool readOnly)