Added menu bar option to toggle flash visibility

src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ PulsarAnimationWidget::PulsarAnimationWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     // initial view features
     m_showOrbits = false;
     m_showRotationAxes = false;
+    m_showPulseFlashes = true;
     m_cameraInteraction = false;
 
     // initial view settings
@@ -555,12 +556,14 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::paintGL()
             renderText(10, 10, -100, QString::fromLocal8Bit("Max-Planck-Insitut für Gravitationsphysik"), font);
 
             // render pulse "flash"
-            int profileIndex = (int) round(m_pulsarRotationAngle);
-            profileIndex = profileIndex == 360 ? 0 : profileIndex;
-            GLfloat flashAlpha = m_pulseProfile[profileIndex];
-            glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.75 * flashAlpha);
-            glTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);
-            glRectf(0.0, 0.0, width(), height());
+            if(m_showPulseFlashes) {
+                int profileIndex = (int) round(m_pulsarRotationAngle);
+                profileIndex = profileIndex == 360 ? 0 : profileIndex;
+                GLfloat flashAlpha = m_pulseProfile[profileIndex];
+                glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.75 * flashAlpha);
+                glTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);
+                glRectf(0.0, 0.0, width(), height());
+            }
 
             // restore original state
             glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
@@ -621,6 +624,13 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::showRotationAxes(bool enabled)
     updateGL();
 }
 
+void PulsarAnimationWidget::showPulseFlashes(bool enabled)
+{
+    m_showPulseFlashes = enabled;
+
+    updateGL();
+}
+
 void PulsarAnimationWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event);

src/pulsaranimationwidget.h

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public slots:
 
     void showOrbits(bool enabled);
     void showRotationAxes(bool enabled);
+    void showPulseFlashes(bool enabled);
 
 signals:
     void pulsarSemiMajorAxisUpdated(double value);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ private:
 
     bool m_showOrbits;
     bool m_showRotationAxes;
+    bool m_showPulseFlashes;
     bool m_cameraInteraction;
 
     int m_mouseLastX;

src/pulsatingscience.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ PulsatingScience::PulsatingScience(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
     // inital status (based on GUI)
     m_permanentOrbits = ui.actionPermanent_orbits->isChecked();
     m_rotationAxesVisible = ui.actionRotationAxes->isChecked();
+    m_pulseFlashesVisible = ui.actionPulseFlashes->isChecked();
     m_menuBarVisible = ui.actionMenu_bar->isChecked();
     m_statusBarVisible = ui.actionStatus_bar->isChecked();
     m_animControlVisible = true;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ PulsatingScience::PulsatingScience(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
     m_permanentOrbitsShortcut->setEnabled(false);
     m_rotationAxesShortcut = new QShortcut(ui.actionRotationAxes->shortcut(), this);
     m_rotationAxesShortcut->setEnabled(false);
+    m_pulseFlashesShortcut = new QShortcut(ui.actionPulseFlashes->shortcut(), this);
+    m_pulseFlashesShortcut->setEnabled(false);
     m_menuBarShortcut = new QShortcut(ui.actionMenu_bar->shortcut(), this);
     m_menuBarShortcut->setEnabled(false);
     m_fullscreenShortcut = new QShortcut(ui.actionFullscreen->shortcut(), this);
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@ PulsatingScience::PulsatingScience(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
     connect(ui.actionRotationAxes, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
             ui.pulsarGlWidget, SLOT(showRotationAxes(bool)));
 
+    connect(ui.actionPulseFlashes, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
+            ui.pulsarGlWidget, SLOT(showPulseFlashes(bool)));
+
     connect(ui.pulsarGlWidget, SIGNAL(pulsarSemiMajorAxisUpdated(double)),
             this, SLOT(updatePulsarSemiMajorAxisValue(double)));
 
@@ -153,6 +159,11 @@ PulsatingScience::~PulsatingScience()
         delete m_rotationAxesShortcut;
     }
 
+    if(m_pulseFlashesShortcut) {
+        m_pulseFlashesShortcut->disconnect();
+        delete m_pulseFlashesShortcut;
+    }
+
     if(m_menuBarShortcut) {
         m_menuBarShortcut->disconnect();
         delete m_menuBarShortcut;
@@ -303,6 +314,21 @@ void PulsatingScience::on_actionRotationAxes_toggled(bool checked) {
     m_rotationAxesVisible = checked;
 }
 
+void PulsatingScience::pulseFlashesToggled() {
+    if(m_pulseFlashesVisible) {
+        on_actionPulseFlashes_toggled(false);
+        ui.actionPulseFlashes->setChecked(false);
+    }
+    else {
+        on_actionPulseFlashes_toggled(true);
+        ui.actionPulseFlashes->setChecked(true);
+    }
+}
+
+void PulsatingScience::on_actionPulseFlashes_toggled(bool checked) {
+    m_pulseFlashesVisible = checked;
+}
+
 void PulsatingScience::menuBarToggled()
 {
     if(ui.menuBar->isVisible()) {
@@ -333,6 +359,8 @@ void PulsatingScience::on_actionMenu_bar_toggled(bool checked)
         m_permanentOrbitsShortcut->setEnabled(false);
         m_rotationAxesShortcut->disconnect();
         m_rotationAxesShortcut->setEnabled(false);
+        m_pulseFlashesShortcut->disconnect();
+        m_pulseFlashesShortcut->setEnabled(false);
         m_fullscreenShortcut->disconnect();
         m_fullscreenShortcut->setEnabled(false);
         m_menuBarShortcut->disconnect();
@@ -353,6 +381,8 @@ void PulsatingScience::on_actionMenu_bar_toggled(bool checked)
         connect(m_permanentOrbitsShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(permanentOrbitsToggled()));
         m_rotationAxesShortcut->setEnabled(true);
         connect(m_rotationAxesShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(rotationAxesToggled()));
+        m_pulseFlashesShortcut->setEnabled(true);
+        connect(m_pulseFlashesShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(pulseFlashesToggled()));
         m_fullscreenShortcut->setEnabled(true);
         connect(m_fullscreenShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(fullscreenToggled()));
         m_menuBarShortcut->setEnabled(true);

src/pulsatingscience.h

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public slots:
     void on_actionPermanent_orbits_toggled(bool checked);
     void rotationAxesToggled();
     void on_actionRotationAxes_toggled(bool checked);
+    void pulseFlashesToggled();
+    void on_actionPulseFlashes_toggled(bool checked);
     void fullscreenToggled();
     void on_actionFullscreen_toggled(bool checked);
     void menuBarToggled();
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ private:
     QShortcut *m_stopShortcut;
     QShortcut *m_permanentOrbitsShortcut;
     QShortcut *m_rotationAxesShortcut;
+    QShortcut *m_pulseFlashesShortcut;
     QShortcut *m_menuBarShortcut;
     QShortcut *m_fullscreenShortcut;
     QShortcut *m_fullscreenESCShortcut;
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ private:
 
     bool m_permanentOrbits;
     bool m_rotationAxesVisible;
+    bool m_pulseFlashesVisible;
     bool m_menuBarVisible;
     bool m_statusBarVisible;
     bool m_animControlVisible;