emu/rendlay.cpp, ui/ui.cpp: Allow layout views to control pointer display.

docs/source/luascript/ref-core.rst

@@ -587,9 +587,6 @@ driver.is_bios_root (read-only)
 driver.requires_artwork (read-only)
     A Boolean indicating whether the system requires external artwork to be
     usable.
-driver.clickable_artwork (read-only)
-    A Boolean indicating whether the system requires clickable artwork features
-    to be usable.
 driver.unofficial (read-only)
     A Boolean indicating whether this is an unofficial but common user
     modification to a system.

docs/source/luascript/ref-render.rst

@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@ manager.machine.video.snapshot_target
 Properties
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+target.ui_container (read-only)
+    The :ref:`render container <luascript-ref-rendercontainer>` for drawing user
+    interface elements over this render target, or ``nil`` for hidden render
+    targets (targets that are not shown to the user directly).
 target.index (read-only)
     The 1-based index of the render target.  This has O(n) complexity.
 target.width (read-only)
@@ -810,6 +814,9 @@ Instantiation
 manager.machine.render.ui_container
     Gets the render container used to draw the user interface, including menus,
     sliders and pop-up messages.
+manager.machine.render.targets[index].ui_container
+    Gets the render container used to draw user interface elements over a
+    particular render target.
 manager.machine.screens[tag].container
     Gets the render container used to draw a given screen.
 
@@ -1145,10 +1152,16 @@ view.bounds (read-only)
     effective bounds of the view in its current configuration.  The coordinates
     are in view units, which are arbitrary but assumed to have square aspect
     ratio.
-view.has_art
+view.has_art (read-only)
     A Boolean indicating whether the view has any non-screen items, including
     items that are not visible because the user has hidden the item collection
     that they belong to.
+view.show_pointers (read/write)
+    A Boolean that sets whether mouse and pon pointers should be displayed for
+    the view.
+view.hide_inactive_pointers (read/write)
+    A Boolean that sets whether mouse pointers for the view should be hidden
+    after a period of inactivity.
 
 
 .. _luascript-ref-renderlayitem:

docs/source/techspecs/layout_files.rst

@@ -690,6 +690,11 @@ element.  This means a view can reference elements and groups that appear after
 it in the file, and parameters from the enclosing scope will have their final
 values from the end of the ``mamelayout`` element.
 
+A ``view`` element may have a ``showpointers`` attribute to set whether mouse
+and pen pointers should be shown for the view.  If present, the value must be
+either ``yes`` or ``no``.  If the ``showpointers`` attribute is not present, pen
+and mouse pointers are shown for views that contain items bound to I/O ports.
+
 The following child elements are allowed inside a ``view`` element:
 
 bounds

scripts/build/complay.py

@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ class LayoutChecker(Minifyer):
                     self.views[attrs['name']] = self.format_location()
                 elif not self.VARPATTERN.match(attrs['name']):
                     self.handle_error('Element view has duplicate name "%s" (previous %s)' % (attrs['name'], self.views[attrs['name']]))
+            self.check_bool_attribute(name, attrs, 'showpointers', None)
             self.handlers.append((self.groupViewStartHandler, self.groupViewEndHandler))
             self.variable_scopes.append({ })
             self.item_ids = { }

src/emu/rendlay.cpp

@@ -4000,7 +4000,17 @@ layout_view::layout_view(
 	, m_elemmap(elemmap)
 	, m_defvismask(0U)
 	, m_has_art(false)
+	, m_show_ptr(false)
+	, m_ptr_time_out(true) // FIXME: add attribute for this
+	, m_exp_show_ptr(-1)
 {
+	// check for explicit pointer display setting
+	if (viewnode.get_attribute_string_ptr("showpointers"))
+	{
+		m_show_ptr = env.get_attribute_bool(viewnode, "showpointers", false);
+		m_exp_show_ptr = m_show_ptr ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
 	// parse the layout
 	m_expbounds.x0 = m_expbounds.y0 = m_expbounds.x1 = m_expbounds.y1 = 0;
 	view_environment local(env, m_name.c_str());
@@ -4178,6 +4188,7 @@ void layout_view::recompute(u32 visibility_mask, bool zoom_to_screen)
 	// loop over items and filter by visibility mask
 	bool first = true;
 	bool scrfirst = true;
+	bool haveinput = false;
 	for (item &curitem : m_items)
 	{
 		if ((visibility_mask & curitem.visibility_mask()) == curitem.visibility_mask())
@@ -4209,9 +4220,15 @@ void layout_view::recompute(u32 visibility_mask, bool zoom_to_screen)
 			// accumulate interactive elements
 			if (!curitem.clickthrough() || curitem.has_input())
 				m_interactive_items.emplace_back(curitem);
+			if (curitem.has_input())
+				haveinput = true;
 		}
 	}
 
+	// if show pointers isn't explicitly, update it based on visible items
+	if (0 > m_exp_show_ptr)
+		m_show_ptr = haveinput;
+
 	// if we have an explicit bounds, override it
 	if (m_expbounds.x1 > m_expbounds.x0)
 		m_bounds = m_expbounds;
@@ -4282,6 +4299,29 @@ void layout_view::recompute(u32 visibility_mask, bool zoom_to_screen)
 }
 
 
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//  set_show_pointers - set whether pointers
+//  should be displayed
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
+void layout_view::set_show_pointers(bool value) noexcept
+{
+	m_show_ptr = value;
+	m_exp_show_ptr = value ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//  set_pointers_time_out - set whether pointers
+//  should be hidden after inactivity
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
+void layout_view::set_hide_inactive_pointers(bool value) noexcept
+{
+	m_ptr_time_out = value;
+}
+
+
 //-------------------------------------------------
 //  set_prepare_items_callback - set handler called
 //  before adding items to render target

src/emu/rendlay.h

@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ public:
 	const visibility_toggle_vector &visibility_toggles() const { return m_vistoggles; }
 	u32 default_visibility_mask() const { return m_defvismask; }
 	bool has_art() const { return m_has_art; }
+	bool show_pointers() const { return m_show_ptr; }
+	bool hide_inactive_pointers() const { return m_ptr_time_out; }
+
+	// setters
+	void set_show_pointers(bool value) noexcept;
+	void set_hide_inactive_pointers(bool value) noexcept ATTR_COLD;
 
 	// set handlers
 	void set_prepare_items_callback(prepare_items_delegate &&handler) ATTR_COLD;
@@ -621,6 +627,9 @@ private:
 	render_bounds               m_expbounds;        // explicit bounds of the view
 	u32                         m_defvismask;       // default visibility mask
 	bool                        m_has_art;          // true if the layout contains non-screen elements
+	bool                        m_show_ptr;         // whether pointers should be displayed
+	bool                        m_ptr_time_out;     // whether pointers should be hidden after inactivity
+	s8                          m_exp_show_ptr;     // explicitly configured pointer visibility
 };
 
 

src/frontend/mame/luaengine.cpp

@@ -1502,7 +1502,6 @@ void lua_engine::initialize()
 	game_driver_type["no_cocktail"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::NO_COCKTAIL) != 0; });
 	game_driver_type["is_bios_root"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::IS_BIOS_ROOT) != 0; });
 	game_driver_type["requires_artwork"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::REQUIRES_ARTWORK) != 0; });
-	game_driver_type["clickable_artwork"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::CLICKABLE_ARTWORK) != 0; });
 	game_driver_type["unofficial"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::UNOFFICIAL) != 0; });
 	game_driver_type["no_sound_hw"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::NO_SOUND_HW) != 0; });
 	game_driver_type["mechanical"] = sol::property([] (game_driver const &driver) { return (driver.flags & machine_flags::MECHANICAL) != 0; });

src/frontend/mame/luaengine_render.cpp

@@ -994,6 +994,8 @@ void lua_engine::initialize_render(sol::table &emu)
 	layout_view_type["effective_aspect"] = sol::property(&layout_view::effective_aspect);
 	layout_view_type["bounds"] = sol::property(&layout_view::bounds);
 	layout_view_type["has_art"] = sol::property(&layout_view::has_art);
+	layout_view_type["show_pointers"] = sol::property(&layout_view::show_pointers, &layout_view::set_show_pointers);
+	layout_view_type["hide_inactive_pointers"] = sol::property(&layout_view::hide_inactive_pointers, &layout_view::set_hide_inactive_pointers);
 
 
 	auto layout_view_item_type = sol().registry().new_usertype<layout_view_item>("layout_item", sol::no_constructor);
@@ -1100,6 +1102,7 @@ void lua_engine::initialize_render(sol::table &emu)
 
 
 	auto target_type = sol().registry().new_usertype<render_target>("target", sol::no_constructor);
+	target_type["ui_container"] = sol::property(&render_target::ui_container);
 	target_type["index"] = sol::property([] (render_target const &t) { return t.index() + 1; });
 	target_type["width"] = sol::property(&render_target::width);
 	target_type["height"] = sol::property(&render_target::height);

src/frontend/mame/ui/selmenu.cpp

@@ -4202,7 +4202,6 @@ void menu_select_launch::general_info(ui_system_info const *system, game_driver
 
 	str << ((flags.machine_flags() & machine_flags::MECHANICAL)        ? _("Mechanical System\tYes\n")          : _("Mechanical System\tNo\n"));
 	str << ((flags.machine_flags() & machine_flags::REQUIRES_ARTWORK)  ? _("Requires Artwork\tYes\n")           : _("Requires Artwork\tNo\n"));
-	str << ((flags.machine_flags() & machine_flags::CLICKABLE_ARTWORK) ? _("Requires Clickable Artwork\tYes\n") : _("Requires Clickable Artwork\tNo\n"));
 	if (flags.machine_flags() & machine_flags::NO_COCKTAIL)
 		str << _("Support Cocktail\tNo\n");
 	str << ((flags.machine_flags() & machine_flags::IS_BIOS_ROOT)      ? _("System is BIOS\tYes\n")             : _("System is BIOS\tNo\n"));

src/frontend/mame/ui/ui.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "render.h"
 #include "cheat.h"
 #include "rendfont.h"
+#include "rendlay.h"
 #include "romload.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "speaker.h"
@@ -165,7 +166,13 @@ enum class mame_ui_manager::ui_callback_type : int
 
 struct mame_ui_manager::active_pointer
 {
-	active_pointer(ui_event const &event) : target(event.target), type(event.pointer_type), ptrid(event.pointer_id), x(-1.0F), y(-1.0F)
+	active_pointer(ui_event const &event)
+		: target(event.target)
+		, updated(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point::min())
+		, type(event.pointer_type)
+		, ptrid(event.pointer_id)
+		, x(-1.0F)
+		, y(-1.0F)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -175,6 +182,7 @@ struct mame_ui_manager::active_pointer
 	}
 
 	render_target *target;
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point updated;
 	osd::ui_event_handler::pointer type;
 	u16 ptrid;
 	float x, y;
@@ -198,8 +206,6 @@ mame_ui_manager::mame_ui_manager(running_machine &machine)
 	, m_popup_text_end(0)
 	, m_mouse_bitmap(32, 32)
 	, m_mouse_arrow_texture(nullptr)
-	, m_mouse_show(false)
-	, m_update_pointers(false)
 	, m_pointers_changed(false)
 	, m_target_font_height(0)
 	, m_has_warnings(false)
@@ -240,7 +246,6 @@ void mame_ui_manager::init()
 					return 0;
 				}));
 	m_non_char_keys_down = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>((std::size(non_char_keys) + 7) / 8);
-	m_mouse_show = machine().system().flags & machine_flags::CLICKABLE_ARTWORK ? true : false;
 
 	// request notification callbacks
 	machine().add_notifier(MACHINE_NOTIFY_FRAME, machine_notify_delegate(&mame_ui_manager::frame_update, this));
@@ -733,7 +738,7 @@ bool mame_ui_manager::update_and_render(render_container &container)
 	// display the internal pointers
 	bool const pointer_update = m_pointers_changed;
 	m_pointers_changed = false;
-	if (m_mouse_show || (is_menu_active() && machine().options().ui_mouse()))
+	if (!is_menu_active() || machine().options().ui_mouse())
 	{
 		const float cursor_size = 0.6 * get_line_height();
 		for (auto const &pointer : m_display_pointers)
@@ -1128,12 +1133,12 @@ void mame_ui_manager::process_ui_events()
 			{
 				if (osd::ui_event_handler::pointer::TOUCH != event.pointer_type)
 				{
-					m_update_pointers = true;
 					auto pos(std::lower_bound(m_active_pointers.begin(), m_active_pointers.end(), std::make_pair(event.target, event.pointer_id)));
 					if ((m_active_pointers.end() == pos) || (pos->target != event.target) || (pos->ptrid != event.pointer_id))
 						pos = m_active_pointers.emplace(pos, event);
 					else
 						assert(pos->type == event.pointer_type);
+					pos->updated = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 					event.target->map_point_container(event.pointer_x, event.pointer_y, *event.target->ui_container(), pos->x, pos->y);
 				}
 
@@ -1150,10 +1155,7 @@ void mame_ui_manager::process_ui_events()
 			{
 				auto const pos(std::lower_bound(m_active_pointers.begin(), m_active_pointers.end(), std::make_pair(event.target, event.pointer_id)));
 				if (m_active_pointers.end() != pos)
-				{
-					m_update_pointers = true;
 					m_active_pointers.erase(pos);
-				}
 
 				event.target->pointer_left(
 						event.pointer_type, event.pointer_id, event.pointer_device,
@@ -1168,10 +1170,7 @@ void mame_ui_manager::process_ui_events()
 			{
 				auto const pos(std::lower_bound(m_active_pointers.begin(), m_active_pointers.end(), std::make_pair(event.target, event.pointer_id)));
 				if (m_active_pointers.end() != pos)
-				{
-					m_update_pointers = true;
 					m_active_pointers.erase(pos);
-				}
 
 				event.target->pointer_aborted(
 						event.pointer_type, event.pointer_id, event.pointer_device,
@@ -1379,15 +1378,20 @@ uint32_t mame_ui_manager::handler_ingame(render_container &container)
 
 	// process UI events and update pointers if necessary
 	process_ui_events();
-	if (m_update_pointers)
+	display_pointer_vector pointers;
+	pointers.reserve(m_active_pointers.size());
+	auto const now(std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
+	for (auto const &pointer : m_active_pointers)
 	{
-		display_pointer_vector pointers;
-		pointers.reserve(m_active_pointers.size());
-		for (auto const &pointer : m_active_pointers)
-			pointers.emplace_back(display_pointer{ *pointer.target, pointer.type, pointer.x, pointer.y });
-		set_pointers(pointers.begin(), pointers.end());
-		m_update_pointers = false;
+		layout_view const &view(pointer.target->current_view());
+		if (view.show_pointers())
+		{
+			// TODO: make timeout configurable
+			if (!view.hide_inactive_pointers() || (osd::ui_event_handler::pointer::PEN == pointer.type) || ((now - pointer.updated) <= std::chrono::seconds(3)))
+				pointers.emplace_back(display_pointer{ *pointer.target, pointer.type, pointer.x, pointer.y });
+		}
 	}
+	set_pointers(pointers.begin(), pointers.end());
 
 	if (!ui_disabled)
 	{
@@ -2400,6 +2404,12 @@ bool mame_ui_manager::set_ui_event_handler(std::function<bool ()> &&handler)
 	if (ui_callback_type::GENERAL != m_handler_callback_type)
 		return false;
 
+	for (auto *target = machine().render().first_target(); target; target = target->next())
+	{
+		if (!target->hidden())
+			target->forget_pointers();
+	}
+
 	set_handler(
 			ui_callback_type::CUSTOM,
 			handler_callback_func(

src/frontend/mame/ui/ui.h

@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ private:
 	display_pointer_vector  m_display_pointers;
 	bitmap_argb32           m_mouse_bitmap;
 	render_texture *        m_mouse_arrow_texture;
-	bool                    m_mouse_show;
-	bool                    m_update_pointers;
 	bool                    m_pointers_changed;
 
 	ui_options              m_ui_options;