From f97bba59eed34a4155d2a678635878d9446c0255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cuesta4 <cuesta4@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 09:32:47 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] [Frontend]: improve fullscreen startup presentation

---
 src/sdl_window.cpp                            | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 src/sdl_window.h                              |  4 +++
 .../renderer_vulkan/vk_presenter.cpp          |  7 ++++-
 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/sdl_window.cpp b/src/sdl_window.cpp
index 2dc2e9ffa..04ce55c0f 100644
--- a/src/sdl_window.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl_window.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "core/emulator_settings.h"
 #include "core/libraries/kernel/time.h"
 #include "core/libraries/pad/pad.h"
+#include "core/libraries/system/systemservice.h"
 #include "core/libraries/system/userservice.h"
 #include "core/user_settings.h"
 #include "imgui/renderer/imgui_core.h"
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ WindowSDL::WindowSDL(s32 width_, s32 height_, Input::GameControllers* controller
     SDL_SetNumberProperty(props, SDL_PROP_WINDOW_CREATE_HEIGHT_NUMBER, height);
     SDL_SetNumberProperty(props, "flags", SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN);
     SDL_SetBooleanProperty(props, SDL_PROP_WINDOW_CREATE_RESIZABLE_BOOLEAN, true);
+    const bool start_hidden = EmulatorSettings.IsFullScreen();
+    SDL_SetBooleanProperty(props, SDL_PROP_WINDOW_CREATE_HIDDEN_BOOLEAN, start_hidden);
     window = SDL_CreateWindowWithProperties(props);
     SDL_DestroyProperties(props);
     if (window == nullptr) {
@@ -134,6 +137,15 @@ WindowSDL::WindowSDL(s32 width_, s32 height_, Input::GameControllers* controller
     }
     SDL_SetWindowFullscreen(window, EmulatorSettings.IsFullScreen());
     SDL_SyncWindow(window);
+    if (start_hidden) {
+        const bool defer_reveal = Libraries::SystemService::IsSplashVisible() &&
+                                  !Common::ElfInfo::Instance().GetSplashPath().empty() &&
+                                  SDL_SetWindowOpacity(window, 0.0f);
+        startup_splash_reveal_pending.store(defer_reveal, std::memory_order_release);
+        SDL_ShowWindow(window);
+        SDL_SyncWindow(window);
+    }
+    SDL_GetWindowSizeInPixels(window, &width, &height);
 
     SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_GAMEPAD);
 
@@ -308,6 +320,23 @@ void WindowSDL::InitTimers() {
     SDL_AddTimer(33, Input::MousePolling, (void*)controllers[0]);
 }
 
+void WindowSDL::RequestStartupSplashReveal() {
+    if (!startup_splash_reveal_pending.exchange(false, std::memory_order_acq_rel)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!SDL_RunOnMainThread(
+            [](void* userdata) {
+                static_cast<WindowSDL*>(userdata)->RevealStartupSplash();
+            },
+            this, false)) {
+        startup_splash_reveal_pending.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
+    }
+}
+
+void WindowSDL::RevealStartupSplash() {
+    SDL_SetWindowOpacity(window, 1.0f);
+}
+
 void WindowSDL::RequestKeyboard() {
     if (keyboard_grab == 0) {
         SDL_RunOnMainThread(
diff --git a/src/sdl_window.h b/src/sdl_window.h
index 4fc750bbc..bedfddb40 100644
--- a/src/sdl_window.h
+++ b/src/sdl_window.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "common/types.h"
@@ -76,9 +77,11 @@ public:
 
     void RequestKeyboard();
     void ReleaseKeyboard();
+    void RequestStartupSplashReveal();
 
 private:
     void OnResize();
+    void RevealStartupSplash();
     void OnKeyboardMouseInput(const SDL_Event* event);
     void OnGamepadEvent(const SDL_Event* event);
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     SDL_Window* window{};
     bool is_shown{};
     bool is_open{true};
+    std::atomic_bool startup_splash_reveal_pending{false};
 };
 
 } // namespace Frontend
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_presenter.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_presenter.cpp
index a98a5ce23..ea7823e5c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_presenter.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_presenter.cpp
@@ -1086,12 +1086,17 @@ void Presenter::Present(Frame* frame, bool is_reusing_frame) {
     scheduler.Flush(info);
 
     // Present to swapchain.
+    bool presented = false;
     {
         std::scoped_lock submit_lock{Scheduler::submit_mutex};
-        if (!swapchain.Present()) {
+        presented = swapchain.Present();
+        if (!presented) {
             swapchain.Recreate(window.GetWidth(), window.GetHeight());
         }
     }
+    if (presented) {
+        window.RequestStartupSplashReveal();
+    }
 
     free_frame();
     if (!is_reusing_frame) {