Added horizontal sync problem. Reduced CPU usage consistently.

app/SettingsWindow.qml

@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     id: settings_window
     title: qsTr("Settings")
     width: 640
-    height: 300
+    height: 400
 
-    visible: true
+    //modality: Qt.ApplicationModal
-    modality: Qt.ApplicationModal
 
     TabView{
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -173,6 +172,11 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                         onValueChanged: shadersettings.screen_flickering = value;
                         _value: shadersettings.screen_flickering;
                     }
+                    SettingComponent{
+                        name: "Horizontal flickering"
+                        onValueChanged: shadersettings.horizontal_sincronization = value;
+                        _value: shadersettings.horizontal_sincronization;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

app/ShaderManager.qml

@@ -33,39 +33,33 @@ ShaderEffect {
 
     property real scanlines: shadersettings.scanlines ? 1.0 : 0.0
 
-
-    Behavior on horizontal_distortion {
-        NumberAnimation{
-            duration: 100
-            onRunningChanged:
-                if(!running) shadercontainer.horizontal_distortion = 0.0;
-        }
-    }
-
-
     //Manage brightness (the function might be improved)
     property real screen_flickering: shadersettings.screen_flickering
-    property real _A: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.2
+    property real _A: 0.4 + Math.random() * 0.4
-    property real _B: 0.3 + Math.random() * 0.2
+    property real _B: 0.2 + Math.random() * 0.4
     property real _C: 1.2 - _A - _B
-    property real a: (0.2 + Math.random() * 0.2) * 0.05
+    property real a: (0.1 + Math.random() * 0.4) * 0.05
-    property real b: (0.4 + Math.random() * 0.2) * 0.05
+    property real b: (0.3 + Math.random() * 0.4) * 0.05
-    property real c: (0.7 + Math.random() * 0.2) * 0.05
+    property real c: (0.6 + Math.random() * 0.4) * 0.05
-    property real brightness: screen_flickering * (
+
-                                  _A * Math.cos(a * time) +
+    property real randval: (_A * Math.cos(a * time + _B) +
-                                  _B * Math.sin(b * time) +
+                            _B * Math.sin(b * time + _C) +
-                                  _C * Math.cos(c * time))
+                            _C * Math.cos(c * time + _A))
+
+    property real brightness: screen_flickering * randval
+    property real horizontal_sincronization: shadersettings.horizontal_sincronization
+    property real _neg_sinc: 1 - horizontal_sincronization
+    property real horizontal_distortion: randval > (_neg_sinc) ? (randval - _neg_sinc) * horizontal_sincronization : 0
 
     property real deltay: 3 / terminal.height
     property real deltax: 3 / terminal.width
-    property real horizontal_distortion: 0.0
 
-    NumberAnimation on time{
+    Timer{
-        from: -1
+        id: timetimer
-        to: 10000
+        onTriggered: time += interval
-        duration: 10000
+        interval: 16
-
+        running: true
-        loops: Animation.Infinite
+        repeat: true
     }
 
     fragmentShader: "
@@ -118,9 +112,12 @@ ShaderEffect {
                  vec2 coords = (qt_TexCoord0 - cc * (1.0 + distortion) * distortion);"
                 :"vec2 coords = qt_TexCoord0;") +
 
-                (horizontal_distortion !== 0 ?
+                (shadersettings.horizontal_sincronization !== 0 ?
-                "float distortion = (sin(coords.y * 20.0 * fract(time * 0.1) + sin(fract(time * 0.2))) + sin(time * 0.05));
+                "float h_distortion = 0.5 * sin(time*0.001 + coords.y*10.0*fract(time/10.0));
-                coords.x = coords.x + distortion * 0.3 * horizontal_distortion; " : "") +
+                h_distortion += 0.5 * cos(time*0.04 + 0.03 + coords.y*50.0*fract(time/10.0 + 0.4));
+                coords.x = coords.x + h_distortion * 0.3 * horizontal_distortion;" +
+                    (noise_strength ? "noise_strength += horizontal_distortion * 0.5;" : "")
+                 : "") +
 
                 "float color = texture2D(source, coords).r;" +
 

app/ShaderSettings.qml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Item{
     property real motion_blur: 0.65
     property real bloom_strength: 0.8
 
-    property real horizontal_sinc: 0.2
+    property real horizontal_sincronization: 0.1
     property real screen_flickering: 0.12
 
     property bool scanlines: false

app/Terminal.qml

@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ Item{
             sourceItem: blurredterminal
             recursive: true
             live: true
+            smooth: false
         }
     }
+
     ShaderEffect {
         id: blurredterminal
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ Item{
         property variant blurredSource: (mBlur !== 0) ? blurredSource : undefined
         property variant bloomSource: (mBloom !== 0) ? bloomSource : undefined
         z: 2
+
         fragmentShader:
             "uniform lowp float qt_Opacity;" +
             "uniform lowp sampler2D source;" +

app/app.qmlproject.user

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE QtCreatorProject>
-<!-- Written by QtCreator 3.0.1, 2014-03-26T00:30:22. -->
+<!-- Written by QtCreator 3.0.1, 2014-03-26T18:33:08. -->
 <qtcreator>
  <data>
   <variable>ProjectExplorer.Project.ActiveTarget</variable>

app/main.qml

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ ApplicationWindow{
                 GradientStop{position: 0.7; color: "#00000000"}
             }
         }
+
+        Terminal{
+            anchors.fill: parent
+        }
     }
 
     ShaderSettings{