From ddd7ef537764922fa5140f24dd61b4d7daeafde9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raphael Amorim <rapha850@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:17:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix all time gpu submission

---
 frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs | 11 +++++++----
 frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs   | 16 ++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs b/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
index 8d19c37e..e7c8c95f 100644
--- a/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ impl Renderer {
         sugarloaf: &mut Sugarloaf,
         context_manager: &mut ContextManager<EventProxy>,
         focused_match: &Option<RangeInclusive<Pos>>,
-    ) -> Option<crate::context::renderable::WindowUpdate> {
+    ) -> (Option<crate::context::renderable::WindowUpdate>, bool) {
+        let mut any_panel_dirty = false;
         let grid = context_manager.current_grid_mut();
         let active_key = grid.current;
         let grid_scaled_margin = grid.get_scaled_margin();
@@ -279,12 +280,14 @@ impl Renderer {
 
             let force_full_damage = has_active_changed || self.is_game_mode_enabled;
 
+            let is_dirty = context.renderable_content.pending_update.is_dirty();
+
             // Check if we need to render
-            if !context.renderable_content.pending_update.is_dirty() && !force_full_damage
-            {
+            if !is_dirty && !force_full_damage {
                 // No updates pending, skip rendering
                 continue;
             }
+            any_panel_dirty = true;
 
             // UI-side damage (scroll, selection, resize, etc.)
             let ui_terminal_damage = context
@@ -699,7 +702,7 @@ impl Renderer {
             None
         };
 
-        window_update
+        (window_update, any_panel_dirty)
     }
 
     /// Check if the renderer needs continuous redraw (for animations)
diff --git a/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs b/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
index 797a7309..901729ee 100644
--- a/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
+++ b/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
@@ -3421,11 +3421,13 @@ impl Screen<'_> {
             }
         }
 
-        let window_update = self.renderer.run(
+        let (window_update, any_panel_dirty) = self.renderer.run(
             &mut self.sugarloaf,
             &mut self.context_manager,
             &self.search_state.focused_match,
         );
+        let has_animation = self.renderer.needs_redraw();
+        let should_present = any_panel_dirty || has_animation;
 
         if self.renderer.custom_mouse_cursor {
             let scale = self.sugarloaf.scale_factor();
@@ -3845,10 +3847,12 @@ impl Screen<'_> {
                 frame_grids.push((grid, uniforms));
             }
 
-            if frame_grids.is_empty() {
-                self.sugarloaf.render();
-            } else {
-                self.sugarloaf.render_with_grids(&mut frame_grids);
+            if should_present {
+                if frame_grids.is_empty() {
+                    self.sugarloaf.render();
+                } else {
+                    self.sugarloaf.render_with_grids(&mut frame_grids);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -3856,7 +3860,7 @@ impl Screen<'_> {
         // indeterminate progress bar, trail cursor animation). UI-only
         // — terminal cells didn't change, but we want the next vsync
         // to fire a render so overlays/animations tick forward.
-        if self.renderer.needs_redraw() {
+        if has_animation {
             self.context_manager
                 .current_mut()
                 .renderable_content
-- 
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