mapeditor / mapeditor/tiled

Change QPixmap to QImage

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Description

Hello,

To do threaded async loading, it's important to refactor QPixmap to QImage. About the performance an QPixmap cache can by do by the application side if needed (or OpenGL acceleration).

Cheer,

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating QPixmap usage in the Tiled codebase and trace the image-loading path. Determine which parts must use QImage for threaded asynchronous loading and verify that loading remains functional without requiring QPixmap in the worker path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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