- skins are now pre-loaded in the background (step by step)

5 files changed, 148 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.cpp b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.cpp
index bbc60dd..963e783 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -1,154 +1,159 @@
 #include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 #include <qpe/qlibrary.h>
 #include <qpe/resource.h>
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 #include <qpe/qcopenvelope_qws.h>
 #include <qfileinfo.h>
 
 #include <qmainwindow.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 #include <qwidgetstack.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
 
 #include "mediaplayer.h"
 #include "playlistwidget.h"
 #include "audiowidget.h"
 #include "videowidget.h"
 #include "volumecontrol.h"
 
 #include "mediaplayerstate.h"
 
 // for setBacklight()
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 
 
 
 #define FBIOBLANK             0x4611
 
 MediaPlayer::MediaPlayer( PlayListWidget &_playList, MediaPlayerState &_mediaPlayerState, QObject *parent, const char *name )
     : QObject( parent, name ), volumeDirection( 0 ), mediaPlayerState( _mediaPlayerState ), playList( _playList ) {
 
     m_audioUI = 0;
     m_videoUI = 0;
     m_xineControl = 0;
 
     fd=-1;fl=-1;
     playList.setCaption( tr( "OpiePlayer: Initializating" ) );
 
     qApp->processEvents();
     //    QPEApplication::grabKeyboard(); // EVIL
     connect( qApp,SIGNAL( aboutToQuit()),SLOT( cleanUp()) );
 
     connect( &mediaPlayerState, SIGNAL( playingToggled( bool ) ), this, SLOT( setPlaying( bool ) ) );
 
 // What is pauseCheck good for? (Simon)
 //    connect( &mediaPlayerState, SIGNAL( pausedToggled( bool ) ),  this, SLOT( pauseCheck( bool ) ) );
 
     connect( &mediaPlayerState, SIGNAL( next() ), this, SLOT( next() ) );
     connect( &mediaPlayerState, SIGNAL( prev() ), this, SLOT( prev() ) );
     connect( &mediaPlayerState, SIGNAL( blankToggled( bool ) ), this, SLOT ( blank( bool ) ) );
 
     volControl = new VolumeControl;
     Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
     cfg.setGroup("PlayList");
     QString currentPlaylist = cfg.readEntry( "CurrentPlaylist", "default");
     playList.setCaption( tr( "OpiePlayer: " ) + QFileInfo(currentPlaylist).baseName() );
+
+    m_skinLoader = new SkinLoader;
+    m_skinLoader->schedule( AudioWidget::guiInfo() );
+    m_skinLoader->schedule( VideoWidget::guiInfo() );
+    m_skinLoader->start();
 }
 
 MediaPlayer::~MediaPlayer() {
     delete m_xineControl;
     delete m_audioUI;
     delete m_videoUI;
     delete volControl;
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::pauseCheck( bool b ) {
      if ( b && !mediaPlayerState.isPlaying() ) {
          mediaPlayerState.setPaused( FALSE );
      }
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::play() {
     mediaPlayerState.setPlaying( FALSE );
     mediaPlayerState.setPlaying( TRUE );
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::setPlaying( bool play ) {
     if ( !play ) {
         return;
     }
 
     if ( mediaPlayerState.isPaused() ) {
         mediaPlayerState.setPaused( FALSE );
         return;
     }
 
     QString tickerText, time, fileName;
     if ( playList.currentTab() != PlayListWidget::CurrentPlayList ) {
         //if playing in file list.. play in a different way
         // random and looping settings enabled causes problems here,
         // since there is no selected file in the playlist, but a selected file in the file list,
         // so we remember and shutoff
         l = mediaPlayerState.isLooping();
         if(l) {
             mediaPlayerState.setLooping( false );
         }
         r = mediaPlayerState.isShuffled();
         mediaPlayerState.setShuffled( false );
     }
 
     PlayListWidget::Entry playListEntry = playList.currentEntry();
     fileName = playListEntry.name;
     xineControl()->play( playListEntry.file );
 
     long seconds = mediaPlayerState.length();
     time.sprintf("%li:%02i", seconds/60, (int)seconds%60 );
 
     if( fileName.left(4) == "http" ) {
         fileName = QFileInfo( fileName ).baseName();
        if ( xineControl()->getMetaInfo().isEmpty() ) {
            tickerText = tr( " File: " ) + fileName;
        } else {
            tickerText = xineControl()->getMetaInfo();
        }
     } else {
         if ( xineControl()->getMetaInfo().isEmpty() ) {
             tickerText = tr( " File: " ) + fileName + tr( ", Length: " ) + time + "  ";
         } else {
             tickerText = xineControl()->getMetaInfo() + " Length: " + time + "  ";
         }
     }
     audioUI()->setTickerText( tickerText );
 }
 
 
 void MediaPlayer::prev() {
     if( playList.currentTab() == PlayListWidget::CurrentPlayList ) { //if using the playlist
         if ( playList.prev() ) {
             play();
         } else if ( mediaPlayerState.isLooping() ) {
             if ( playList.last() ) {
                 play();
             }
         } else {
             mediaPlayerState.setList();
         }
     }
 }
 
 
 void MediaPlayer::next() {
 
     if(playList.currentTab() == PlayListWidget::CurrentPlayList) { //if using the playlist
         if ( playList.next() ) {
             play();
         } else if ( mediaPlayerState.isLooping() ) {
             if ( playList.first() ) {
                 play();
             }
         } else {
             mediaPlayerState.setList();
         }
@@ -254,142 +259,144 @@ void MediaPlayer::timerEvent( QTimerEvent * ) {
         if ( drawnOnScreenDisplay ) {
             if ( onScreenDisplayVolume > v ) {
                 videoUI()->repaint( (w - 200) / 2 + v * 20 + 0, h - yoff + 40, ( onScreenDisplayVolume - v ) * 20 + 9, 30, FALSE );
             }
         }
         drawnOnScreenDisplay = TRUE;
         onScreenDisplayVolume = v;
         QPainter p( videoUI() );
         p.setPen( QColor( 0x10, 0xD0, 0x10 ) );
         p.setBrush( QColor( 0x10, 0xD0, 0x10 ) );
 
         QFont f;
         f.setPixelSize( 20 );
         f.setBold( TRUE );
         p.setFont( f );
         p.drawText( (w - 200) / 2, h - yoff + 20, tr( "Volume" ) );
 
         for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
             if ( v > i ) {
                 p.drawRect( (w - 200) / 2 + i * 20 + 0, h - yoff + 40, 9, 30 );
             } else {
                 p.drawRect( (w - 200) / 2 + i * 20 + 3, h - yoff + 50, 3, 10 );
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 
 void MediaPlayer::blank( bool b ) {
     fd=open("/dev/fb0",O_RDWR);
 #ifdef QT_QWS_EBX
     fl= open( "/dev/fl", O_RDWR );
 #endif
     if (fd != -1) {
         if ( b ) {
             qDebug("do blanking");
 #ifdef QT_QWS_EBX
             ioctl( fd, FBIOBLANK, 1 );
             if(fl !=-1) {
                 ioctl( fl, 2 );
                 ::close(fl);
             }
 #else
             ioctl( fd, FBIOBLANK, 3 );
 #endif
             isBlanked = TRUE;
         } else {
             qDebug("do unblanking");
             ioctl( fd, FBIOBLANK, 0);
 #ifdef QT_QWS_EBX
             if(fl != -1) {
                 ioctl( fl, 1);
                 ::close(fl);
             }
 #endif
             isBlanked = FALSE;
         }
         close( fd );
     } else {
         qDebug("<< /dev/fb0 could not be opened  >>");
     }
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::keyReleaseEvent( QKeyEvent *e) {
     switch ( e->key() ) {
 ////////////////////////////// Zaurus keys
       case Key_Home:
           break;
       case Key_F9: //activity
           break;
       case Key_F10: //contacts
           break;
       case Key_F11: //menu
           break;
       case Key_F12: //home
           qDebug("Blank here");
 //          mediaPlayerState->toggleBlank();
           break;
       case Key_F13: //mail
           qDebug("Blank here");
           //  mediaPlayerState->toggleBlank();
           break;
     }
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::cleanUp() {// this happens on closing
      Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
      mediaPlayerState.writeConfig( cfg );
      playList.writeDefaultPlaylist( );
 
 //     QPEApplication::grabKeyboard();
 //     QPEApplication::ungrabKeyboard();
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::recreateAudioAndVideoWidgets() const
 {
+    delete m_skinLoader;
+
     delete m_xineControl;
     delete m_audioUI;
     delete m_videoUI;
     m_audioUI = new AudioWidget( playList, mediaPlayerState, 0, "audioUI" );
     m_videoUI = new VideoWidget( playList, mediaPlayerState, 0, "videoUI" );
 
     connect( m_audioUI,  SIGNAL( moreClicked() ), this, SLOT( startIncreasingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_audioUI,  SIGNAL( lessClicked() ),  this, SLOT( startDecreasingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_audioUI,  SIGNAL( moreReleased() ), this, SLOT( stopChangingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_audioUI,  SIGNAL( lessReleased() ), this, SLOT( stopChangingVolume() ) );
 
     connect( m_videoUI,  SIGNAL( moreClicked() ), this, SLOT( startIncreasingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_videoUI,  SIGNAL( lessClicked() ),  this, SLOT( startDecreasingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_videoUI,  SIGNAL( moreReleased() ), this, SLOT( stopChangingVolume() ) );
     connect( m_videoUI,  SIGNAL( lessReleased() ), this, SLOT( stopChangingVolume() ) );
 
     m_xineControl = new XineControl( m_videoUI->vidWidget(), mediaPlayerState );
 }
 
 AudioWidget *MediaPlayer::audioUI() const
 {
     if ( !m_audioUI )
         recreateAudioAndVideoWidgets();
     return m_audioUI;
 }
 
 VideoWidget *MediaPlayer::videoUI() const
 {
     if ( !m_videoUI )
         recreateAudioAndVideoWidgets();
     return m_videoUI;
 }
 
 XineControl *MediaPlayer::xineControl() const
 {
     if ( !m_xineControl )
         recreateAudioAndVideoWidgets();
     return m_xineControl;
 }
 
 void MediaPlayer::reloadSkins()
 {
     audioUI()->loadSkin();
     videoUI()->loadSkin();
 }
 
diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.h b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.h
index 5975731..351c884 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.h
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediaplayer.h
@@ -1,96 +1,99 @@
  /*
                             This file is part of the Opie Project
 
                              Copyright (c)  2002 Max Reiss <harlekin@handhelds.org>
                              Copyright (c)  2002 LJP <>
                              Copyright (c)  2002 Holger Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
               =.
             .=l.
            .>+-=
  _;:,     .>    :=|.         This program is free software; you can
 .> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or  modify it under
 :`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU General Public
 .="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
  - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
      ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
     .%`+i>       _;_.
     .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This program is distributed in the hope that
      +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
     : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
     =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
   _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 ..}^=.=       =       ;      Library General Public License for more
 ++=   -.     .`     .:       details.
  :     =  ...= . :.=-
  -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
   -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
     --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
                              If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 */
 
 #ifndef MEDIA_PLAYER_H
 #define MEDIA_PLAYER_H
 
 #include <qmainwindow.h>
 #include <qframe.h>
 
 #include "xinecontrol.h"
 
 #include "playlistwidget.h"
+#include "skin.h"
 
 class DocLnk;
 class VolumeControl;
 class MediaPlayerState;
 class AudioWidget;
 class VideoWidget;
 
 class MediaPlayer : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     MediaPlayer( PlayListWidget &_playList, MediaPlayerState &_mediaPlayerState, QObject *parent, const char *name );
     ~MediaPlayer();
 
 public slots:
     void reloadSkins();
 
 private slots:
     void setPlaying( bool );
     void pauseCheck( bool );
     void play();
     void next();
     void prev();
     void startIncreasingVolume();
     void startDecreasingVolume();
     void stopChangingVolume();
     void cleanUp();
     void blank( bool );
 
 protected:
     void timerEvent( QTimerEvent *e );
     void keyReleaseEvent( QKeyEvent *e);
 
 private:
     AudioWidget *audioUI() const;
     VideoWidget *videoUI() const;
     XineControl *xineControl() const;
 
     bool isBlanked, l, r;
     int fd, fl;
     int     volumeDirection;
     VolumeControl *volControl;
     MediaPlayerState &mediaPlayerState;
     PlayListWidget &playList;
 
     void recreateAudioAndVideoWidgets() const;
 
     mutable XineControl *m_xineControl;
     mutable AudioWidget *m_audioUI;
     mutable VideoWidget *m_videoUI;
+
+    QGuardedPtr<SkinLoader> m_skinLoader;
 };
 
 
 #endif // MEDIA_PLAYER_H
 
diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediawidget.h b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediawidget.h
index 40eb0af..45c46ea 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediawidget.h
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/mediawidget.h
@@ -1,167 +1,168 @@
 /*
    Copyright (C) 2002 Simon Hausmann <simon@lst.de>
              (C) 2002 Max Reiss <harlekin@handhelds.org>
              (C) 2002 L. Potter <ljp@llornkcor.com>
              (C) 2002 Holger Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #ifndef MEDIAWIDGET_H
 #define MEDIAWIDGET_H
 
 #include <qwidget.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
 
 #include "mediaplayerstate.h"
 #include "playlistwidget.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace
 {
     struct simpleAndStupidAllocator
     {
         static void *allocate( size_t amount )
         { return ::operator new( amount ); }
         static void deallocate( void *p, size_t )
         { ::operator delete( p ); }
     };
 }
 
 class Skin;
 
 class MediaWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     enum Command { Play = 0, Stop, Next, Previous, VolumeUp, VolumeDown, Loop, PlayList, Forward, Back, FullScreen, Undefined };
     enum ButtonType { NormalButton, ToggleButton };
 
     struct Button
     {
         Button() : command( Undefined ), type( NormalButton ), isDown( false ) {}
 
         Command command;
 
         ButtonType type; // this should be part of the bitfield but gcc2 is too buggy to support this :-(
         bool isDown : 1;
 
         QBitmap mask;
         QPixmap pixUp;
         QPixmap pixDown;
     };
 #if defined( _CC_GNU_ )
     // use that allocator to avoid the default allocator that on gcc2 requires libstdc++ because
     // in the BAD_ALLOC macro it uses std::cerr and friends :-(
     typedef std::vector<Button, std::__allocator<Button, simpleAndStupidAllocator> > ButtonVector;
 #else
     typedef std::vector<Button> ButtonVector;
 #endif
 
     struct SkinButtonInfo
     {
         Command command;
         const char *fileName;
         ButtonType type;
     };
 
     struct GUIInfo
     {
         GUIInfo() : buttonInfo( 0 ), buttonCount( 0 ) {}
         GUIInfo( const QString &_fileNameInfix, const SkinButtonInfo *_buttonInfo, const uint _buttonCount )
             : fileNameInfix( _fileNameInfix ), buttonInfo( _buttonInfo ), buttonCount( _buttonCount )
         {}
 
         QString fileNameInfix;
         const SkinButtonInfo *buttonInfo;
         const uint buttonCount;
     };
+    typedef QValueList<GUIInfo> GUIInfoList;
 
     MediaWidget( PlayListWidget &_playList, MediaPlayerState &_mediaPlayerState, QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 );
     virtual ~MediaWidget();
 
 public slots:
     virtual void setDisplayType( MediaPlayerState::DisplayType displayType ) = 0;
     virtual void setLength( long length ) = 0;
     virtual void setPlaying( bool playing ) = 0;
 
     virtual void loadSkin() = 0;
 
 signals:
     void moreReleased();
     void lessReleased();
     void forwardReleased();
     void backReleased();
     void forwardClicked();
     void backClicked();
     void moreClicked();
     void lessClicked();
 
 protected:
     void setupButtons( const SkinButtonInfo *skinInfo, uint buttonCount,
                        const Skin &skin );
     Button setupButton( const SkinButtonInfo &buttonInfo, const Skin &skin );
 
     void loadDefaultSkin( const GUIInfo &guiInfo );
     void loadSkin( const SkinButtonInfo *skinInfo, uint buttonCount, const Skin &skin );
 
     virtual void closeEvent( QCloseEvent * );
 
     virtual void paintEvent( QPaintEvent *pe );
 
     virtual void resizeEvent( QResizeEvent *e );
 
     Button *buttonAt( const QPoint &position );
 
     virtual void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event );
     virtual void mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent *event );
 
     virtual void makeVisible();
 
     void handleCommand( Command command, bool buttonDown );
 
     bool isOverButton( const QPoint &position, int buttonId ) const;
 
     void paintAllButtons( QPainter &p );
     void paintButton( const Button &button );
     void paintButton( QPainter &p, const Button &button );
 
     void setToggleButton( Button &button, bool down );
     void setToggleButton( Command command, bool down );
     void toggleButton( Button &button );
 
     MediaPlayerState &mediaPlayerState;
     PlayListWidget &playList;
 
     ButtonVector buttons;
 
     QImage buttonMask;
 
     QPoint upperLeftOfButtonMask;
 
     QPixmap backgroundPixmap;
     QImage buttonUpImage;
     QImage buttonDownImage;
 
     static QPixmap combineImageWithBackground( const QImage &background, const QPixmap &pixmap, const QPoint &offset );
     static QPixmap addMaskToPixmap( const QPixmap &pix, const QBitmap &mask );
 };
 
 #endif // MEDIAWIDGET_H
 /* vim: et sw=4 ts=4
  */
diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.cpp b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.cpp
index 0f49862..e9fb5a6 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.cpp
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.cpp
@@ -1,241 +1,328 @@
 /*
    Copyright (C) 2002 Simon Hausmann <simon@lst.de>
              (C) 2002 Max Reiss <harlekin@handhelds.org>
              (C) 2002 L. Potter <ljp@llornkcor.com>
              (C) 2002 Holger Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #include "skin.h"
 #include "singleton.h"
 
 #include <qcache.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
+#include <qtimer.h>
 
 #include <qpe/resource.h>
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
 struct SkinData
 {
     typedef QMap<QString, QImage> ButtonMaskImageMap;
 
     QImage backgroundImage;
     QImage buttonUpImage;
     QImage buttonDownImage;
     QImage buttonMask;
     ButtonMaskImageMap buttonMasks;
 };
 
 class SkinCache : public Singleton<SkinCache>
 {
 public:
     SkinCache();
 
     SkinData *lookupAndTake( const QString &skinPath, const QString &fileNameInfix );
 
     void store( const QString &skinPath, const QString &fileNameInfix, SkinData *data );
 
 private:
     typedef QCache<SkinData> DataCache;
     typedef QCache<QImage> BackgroundImageCache;
 
     template <class CacheType>
     void store( const QCache<CacheType> &cache, const QString &key, CacheType *data );
 
     DataCache m_cache;
     BackgroundImageCache m_backgroundImageCache;
 };
 
 Skin::Skin( const QString &name, const QString &fileNameInfix )
     : m_fileNameInfix( fileNameInfix )
 {
     init( name );
 }
 
 Skin::Skin( const QString &fileNameInfix )
     : m_fileNameInfix( fileNameInfix )
 {
     init( defaultSkinName() );
 }
 
 Skin::~Skin()
 {
     SkinCache::self().store( m_skinPath, m_fileNameInfix, d );
 }
 
 void Skin::init( const QString &name )
 {
     m_skinPath = "opieplayer2/skins/" + name;
     d = SkinCache::self().lookupAndTake( m_skinPath, m_fileNameInfix );
 }
 
 void Skin::preload( const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, uint buttonCount )
 {
     backgroundImage();
     buttonUpImage();
     buttonDownImage();
     ( void )buttonMask( skinButtonInfo, buttonCount );
 }
 
 QImage Skin::backgroundImage() const
 {
     if ( d->backgroundImage.isNull() )
         d->backgroundImage = loadImage( QString( "%1/background" ).arg( m_skinPath ) );
     return d->backgroundImage;
 }
 
 QImage Skin::buttonUpImage() const
 {
     if ( d->buttonUpImage.isNull() )
         d->buttonUpImage = loadImage( QString( "%1/skin%2_up" ).arg( m_skinPath ).arg( m_fileNameInfix ) );
     return d->buttonUpImage;
 }
 
 QImage Skin::buttonDownImage() const
 {
     if ( d->buttonDownImage.isNull() )
         d->buttonDownImage = loadImage( QString( "%1/skin%2_down" ).arg( m_skinPath ).arg( m_fileNameInfix ) );
     return d->buttonDownImage;
 }
 
 QImage Skin::buttonMask( const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, uint buttonCount ) const
 {
     if ( !d->buttonMask.isNull() )
         return d->buttonMask;
 
     QSize buttonAreaSize = buttonUpImage().size();
 
     d->buttonMask = QImage( buttonAreaSize, 8, 255 );
     d->buttonMask.fill( 0 );
 
     for ( uint i = 0; i < buttonCount; ++i )
         addButtonToMask( skinButtonInfo[ i ].command + 1, buttonMaskImage( skinButtonInfo[ i ].fileName ) );
 
     return d->buttonMask;
 }
 
 void Skin::addButtonToMask( int tag, const QImage &maskImage ) const
 {
     if ( maskImage.isNull() )
         return;
 
     uchar **dest = d->buttonMask.jumpTable();
     for ( int y = 0; y < d->buttonMask.height(); y++ ) {
         uchar *line = dest[y];
         for ( int x = 0; x < d->buttonMask.width(); x++ )
             if ( !qRed( maskImage.pixel( x, y ) ) )
                 line[x] = tag;
     }
 }
 
 QImage Skin::buttonMaskImage( const QString &fileName ) const
 {
     SkinData::ButtonMaskImageMap::Iterator it = d->buttonMasks.find( fileName );
     if ( it == d->buttonMasks.end() ) {
         QString prefix = m_skinPath + QString::fromLatin1( "/skin%1_mask_" ).arg( m_fileNameInfix );
         QString path = prefix + fileName + ".png";
         it = d->buttonMasks.insert( fileName, loadImage( path ) );
     }
     return *it;
 }
 
 QString Skin::defaultSkinName()
 {
     Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
     cfg.setGroup( "Options" );
     return cfg.readEntry( "Skin", "default" );
 }
 
 QImage Skin::loadImage( const QString &fileName )
 {
     return QImage( Resource::findPixmap( fileName ) );
 }
 
 SkinCache::SkinCache()
 {
     // let's say we cache two skins (audio+video) at maximum
     m_cache.setMaxCost( 2 );
     // ... and one background pixmap
     m_backgroundImageCache.setMaxCost( 1 );
 }
 
 SkinData *SkinCache::lookupAndTake( const QString &skinPath, const QString &fileNameInfix )
 {
     QString key = skinPath + fileNameInfix;
 
     SkinData *data = m_cache.take( key );
     if ( !data )
         data = new SkinData;
+    else
+        qDebug( "SkinCache: hit" );
 
     QImage *bgImage = m_backgroundImageCache.find( skinPath );
-    if ( bgImage )
+    if ( bgImage ) {
+        qDebug( "SkinCache: hit on bgimage" );
         data->backgroundImage = *bgImage;
+    }
     else
         data->backgroundImage = QImage();
 
     return data;
 }
 
 void SkinCache::store( const QString &skinPath, const QString &fileNameInfix, SkinData *data )
 {
     QImage *backgroundImage = new QImage( data->backgroundImage );
 
     data->backgroundImage = QImage();
 
     QString key = skinPath + fileNameInfix;
 
     if ( m_cache.find( key, false /*ref*/ ) != 0 ||
          !m_cache.insert( key, data ) )
         delete data;
 
     if ( m_backgroundImageCache.find( skinPath, false /*ref*/ ) != 0 ||
          !m_backgroundImageCache.insert( skinPath, backgroundImage ) )
         delete backgroundImage;
 }
 
+SkinLoader::IncrementalLoader::IncrementalLoader( const Info &info )
+    : m_skin( info.skinName, info.fileNameInfix ), m_info( info )
+{
+    m_currentState = LoadBackgroundImage;
+}
+
+SkinLoader::IncrementalLoader::LoaderResult SkinLoader::IncrementalLoader::loadStep()
+{
+    switch ( m_currentState ) {
+        case LoadBackgroundImage:
+            qDebug( "load bgimage" );
+            m_skin.backgroundImage();
+            m_currentState = LoadButtonUpImage;
+            break;
+        case LoadButtonUpImage:
+            qDebug( "load upimage" );
+            m_skin.buttonUpImage();
+            m_currentState = LoadButtonDownImage;
+            break;
+        case LoadButtonDownImage:
+            qDebug( "load downimage" );
+            m_skin.buttonDownImage();
+            m_currentState = LoadButtonMasks;
+            m_currentButton = 0;
+            break;
+        case LoadButtonMasks:
+            qDebug( "load button masks %i", m_currentButton );
+            m_skin.buttonMaskImage( m_info.buttonInfo[ m_currentButton ].fileName );
+
+            m_currentButton++;
+            if ( m_currentButton >= m_info.buttonCount )
+                m_currentState = LoadButtonMask;
+
+            break;
+        case LoadButtonMask:
+            qDebug( "load whole mask" );
+            m_skin.buttonMask( m_info.buttonInfo, m_info.buttonCount );
+            return LoadingCompleted;
+    }
+
+    return MoreToCome;
+}
+
 SkinLoader::SkinLoader()
+    : m_currentLoader( 0 ), m_timerId( -1 )
 {
 }
 
-void SkinLoader::schedule( const QString &skinName, const QString &fileNameInfix, 
-                           const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, const uint buttonCount )
+SkinLoader::~SkinLoader()
 {
-    assert( isRunning() == false );
+    qDebug( "SkinLoader::~SkinLoader()" );
+    killTimers();
+    delete m_currentLoader;
+}
 
-    pendingSkins << Info( skinName, fileNameInfix, skinButtonInfo, buttonCount );
+void SkinLoader::schedule( const MediaWidget::GUIInfo &guiInfo )
+{
+    schedule( Skin::defaultSkinName(), guiInfo );
 }
 
-void SkinLoader::run()
+void SkinLoader::schedule( const QString &skinName, const MediaWidget::GUIInfo &guiInfo )
 {
-    qDebug( "SkinLoader::run()" );
-    for ( InfoList::ConstIterator it = pendingSkins.begin(); it != pendingSkins.end(); ++it )
-        load( *it );
-    qDebug( "SkinLoader is done." );
+    pendingSkins << Info( skinName, guiInfo );
 }
 
-void SkinLoader::load( const Info &nfo )
+void SkinLoader::start()
 {
-    qDebug( "preloading %s with infix %s", nfo.skinName.ascii(), nfo.fileNameInfix.ascii() );
+    assert( m_timerId == -1 );
+    m_timerId = startTimer( 100 /* ms */ );
+    qDebug( "SkinLoader::start() %d jobs", pendingSkins.count() );
+}
 
-    Skin skin( nfo.skinName, nfo.fileNameInfix );
-    skin.preload( nfo.skinButtonInfo, nfo.buttonCount );
+void SkinLoader::timerEvent( QTimerEvent *ev )
+{
+    if ( ev->timerId() != m_timerId ) {
+        QObject::timerEvent( ev );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ( !m_currentLoader ) {
+
+        if ( pendingSkins.isEmpty() ) {
+            qDebug( "all jobs done" );
+            killTimer( m_timerId );
+            m_timerId = -1;
+            // ### qt3: use deleteLater();
+            QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, SLOT( deleteMe() ) );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Info nfo = *pendingSkins.begin();
+        pendingSkins.remove( pendingSkins.begin() );
+
+        m_currentLoader = new IncrementalLoader( nfo );
+        qDebug( "new loader %i jobs left", pendingSkins.count() );
+    }
+
+    if ( m_currentLoader->loadStep() == IncrementalLoader::LoadingCompleted ) {
+        delete m_currentLoader;
+        m_currentLoader = 0;
+    }
+
+    qDebug( "finished step" );
+}
+
+void SkinLoader::deleteMe()
+{
+    delete this;
 }
 
 /* vim: et sw=4 ts=4
  */
diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.h b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.h
index 9180067..a43a1d0 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.h
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/skin.h
@@ -1,105 +1,124 @@
 /*
    Copyright (C) 2002 Simon Hausmann <simon@lst.de>
              (C) 2002 Max Reiss <harlekin@handhelds.org>
              (C) 2002 L. Potter <ljp@llornkcor.com>
              (C) 2002 Holger Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #ifndef SKIN_H
 #define SKIN_H
 
 #include <qstring.h>
 #include <qimage.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
 
 #include "mediawidget.h"
-#include "threadutil.h"
 
 struct SkinData;
 
 class Skin
 {
 public:
     Skin( const QString &name, const QString &fileNameInfix );
     Skin( const QString &fileNameInfix );
     ~Skin();
 
     void preload( const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, uint buttonCount );
 
     QImage backgroundImage() const;
     QImage buttonUpImage() const;
     QImage buttonDownImage() const;
 
     QImage buttonMask( const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, uint buttonCount ) const;
 
     QImage buttonMaskImage( const QString &fileName ) const;
 
     static QString defaultSkinName();
 
 private:
     void init( const QString &name );
 
     void addButtonToMask( int tag, const QImage &maskImage ) const;
 
     static QImage loadImage( const QString &fileName );
 
     QString m_fileNameInfix;
     QString m_skinPath;
 
     SkinData *d;
 
     Skin( const Skin & );
     Skin &operator=( const Skin & );
 };
 
-class SkinLoader : public ThreadUtil::Thread
+class SkinLoader : public QObject
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     SkinLoader();
+    virtual ~SkinLoader();
 
-    void schedule( const QString &skinName, const QString &fileNameInfix, 
-                   const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo, const uint buttonCount );
+    void schedule( const MediaWidget::GUIInfo &guiInfo );
+    void schedule( const QString &skinName, const MediaWidget::GUIInfo &guiInfo );
+
+    void start();
 
 protected:
-    virtual void run();
+    virtual void timerEvent( QTimerEvent *ev );
+
+private slots:
+    void deleteMe();
 
 private:
-    struct Info
+    struct Info : public MediaWidget::GUIInfo
     {
-        Info() : skinButtonInfo( 0 ), buttonCount( 0 ) {}
-        Info( const QString &_skinName, const QString &_fileNameInfix, 
-              const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *_skinButtonInfo, const uint _buttonCount )
-            : skinName( _skinName ), fileNameInfix( _fileNameInfix ), 
-              skinButtonInfo( _skinButtonInfo ), buttonCount( _buttonCount )
+        Info() {}
+        Info( const QString &_skinName, const MediaWidget::GUIInfo &guiInfo )
+            : MediaWidget::GUIInfo( guiInfo ), skinName( _skinName )
         {}
 
-        const QString skinName;
-        const QString fileNameInfix;
-        const MediaWidget::SkinButtonInfo *skinButtonInfo;
-        const uint buttonCount;
+        QString skinName;
     };
     typedef QValueList<Info> InfoList;
 
-    void load( const Info &nfo );
+    class IncrementalLoader
+    {
+    public:
+        enum LoaderResult { LoadingCompleted, MoreToCome };
+
+        IncrementalLoader( const Info &info );
+
+        LoaderResult loadStep();
+
+    private:
+        enum State { LoadBackgroundImage, LoadButtonUpImage, LoadButtonDownImage, LoadButtonMasks, LoadButtonMask };
+
+        Skin m_skin;
+        Info m_info;
+        State m_currentState;
+        uint m_currentButton;
+    };
 
     InfoList pendingSkins;
-    ThreadUtil::Mutex guard;
+    IncrementalLoader *m_currentLoader;
+    int m_timerId;
 };
 
 #endif // SKIN_H
 /* vim: et sw=4 ts=4
  */