From a66a3841573b4129935c62258ef3dabee1429fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dale Eason <doeason@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:56:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] added rate slider to blinker

---
 ronchicomparedialog.cpp | 13 ++++++++++++-
 ronchicomparedialog.h   |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ronchicomparedialog.cpp b/ronchicomparedialog.cpp
index b0b6b948..d6aea267 100644
--- a/ronchicomparedialog.cpp
+++ b/ronchicomparedialog.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,18 @@ RonchiCompareDialog::RonchiCompareDialog(const QImage& img1, const QString& name
 
     m_saveBtn = new QPushButton(tr("Save This Comparison Image"));
     QPushButton* blinkBtn = new QPushButton(tr("Blink"));
+
     mainLayout->addWidget(m_saveBtn);
 
     blinkLayout->addSpacerItem( new QSpacerItem(0, 0, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding));
     blinkLayout->addWidget(blinkBtn);
+    m_speedSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, this);
+    m_speedSlider->setRange(50, 1500);
+    m_speedSlider->setValue(250);
+    m_speedSlider->hide();
+
+
+    blinkLayout->addWidget(m_speedSlider);
     blinkLayout->addSpacerItem( new QSpacerItem(0, 0, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding));
     mainLayout->addLayout(blinkLayout);
     blinkTimer = new QTimer(this);
@@ -90,6 +98,7 @@ void RonchiCompareDialog::startBlink(){
         blinking = false;
         m_slider->show();
         m_saveBtn->show();
+        m_speedSlider->hide();
         m_info->setText(tr("Blend Ratio (Slide to compare difference):"));
     }
     else {
@@ -97,6 +106,8 @@ void RonchiCompareDialog::startBlink(){
         blinkTimer->start(300);
         m_slider->hide();
         m_saveBtn->hide();
+        m_speedSlider->show();
+
     }
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ void RonchiCompareDialog::blink(){
         m_displayLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(m_q2));
         m_info->setText(m_compLabel->text());
     }
-    blinkTimer->start(300);
+    blinkTimer->start(m_speedSlider->value());
 }
 
 cv::Mat RonchiCompareDialog::qImageToMat(const QImage& image)
diff --git a/ronchicomparedialog.h b/ronchicomparedialog.h
index 5dc11a3d..a150723d 100644
--- a/ronchicomparedialog.h
+++ b/ronchicomparedialog.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ private slots:
     void startBlink();
     void blink();
 
+
 private:
     cv::Mat qImageToMat(const QImage& image);
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ private slots:
     bool blinking = false;
     QTimer *blinkTimer;
     QPushButton* m_saveBtn;
+    QSlider* m_speedSlider;
 };
 
 #endif // RONCHICOMPAREDIALOG_H