column graphics updates freeze the editor less

Scenes/GenerateBorderWindow.gd

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func _on_ButtonNewMapOK_pressed():
 
 	oCurrentMap._on_ButtonNewMap_pressed()
 
-	yield(oOverheadGraphics, "graphics_thread_completed")
+	yield(oOverheadGraphics, "column_graphics_completed")
 
 	if Slabset.dat.empty() == true:
 		oMessage.quick("Failed loading slabset, game executable might not be correct. Set in File -> Preferences")

Scenes/MapBrowser.gd

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func activate(path):
 	else: # Edit
 		path = path.get_basename()
 		oOpenMap.open_map(path)
+		yield(oOverheadGraphics, "column_graphics_completed")
 		toggle_map_preview(false)
 
 func _on_DynamicMapTree_item_selected():

Scenes/OverheadGraphics.gd

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ onready var oUndoStates = Nodelist.list["oUndoStates"]
 onready var oQuickMapPreviewDisplay = Nodelist.list["oQuickMapPreviewDisplay"]
 onready var oMessage = Nodelist.list["oMessage"]
 
+signal column_graphics_completed
+
 var overheadImgData = Image.new()
 var overheadTexData = ImageTexture.new()
 
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ func update_full_overhead_map():
 		for xSlab in range(0, M.xSize):
 			shapePositionArray.append(Vector2(xSlab,ySlab))
 
-	overhead2d_update_rect_single_threaded(shapePositionArray)
-
+	for i in 2: # Helps prevent the column updating from freezing the editor so much.
+		yield(get_tree(),'idle_frame')
+	call_deferred("overhead2d_update_rect_single_threaded", shapePositionArray)
 	print('Overhead graphics done in '+str(OS.get_ticks_msec()-CODETIME_START)+'ms')
 
 
@@ -45,12 +48,13 @@ func overhead2d_update_rect_single_threaded(shapePositionArray):
 	pixel_data = generate_pixel_data(pixel_data, shapePositionArray)
 	overheadImgData.create_from_data(M.xSize * 3, M.ySize * 3, false, Image.FORMAT_RGB8, pixel_data)
 	overheadTexData.create_from_image(overheadImgData, 0)
+	emit_signal("column_graphics_completed")
 
-
 func generate_pixel_data(pixData, shapePositionArray):
-	print("generate_pixel_data START")
+	var CODETIME_START = OS.get_ticks_msec()
 	var width = M.xSize * 3
 	var height = M.ySize * 3
+
 	pixData.resize(width * height * 3)  # Assuming RGB8 format
 
 	for pos in shapePositionArray:
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ func generate_pixel_data(pixData, shapePositionArray):
 			pixData[pixelIndex] = cubeFace >> 16 & 255
 			pixData[pixelIndex + 1] = cubeFace >> 8 & 255
 			pixData[pixelIndex + 2] = cubeFace & 255
-	print("generate_pixel_data END")
+	print('pixData Codetime: ' + str(OS.get_ticks_msec() - CODETIME_START) + 'ms')
 	return pixData
 
 

Scenes/WriteData.gd

@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ func write_tng():
 
 
 func write_tngfx():
-	print("write_tngfx START")
 	var buffer = StreamPeerBuffer.new()
 	var groupNames = {
 		Things.TYPE.OBJECT: "Object",
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@ func write_tngfx():
 	lines.set(1, "ThingsCount = " + str(entryNumber))
 	buffer.put_data("\n".join(lines).to_ascii())
 
-	print("write_tngfx END")
 	return buffer