From 993ac87cfaafea849c03d4d2569b70572c20b384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mia Herkt <mia@0x0.st>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:12:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] WeatherCard: Avoid using too much processing power

Adjust effect speeds and update rates.
Roughly halves power consumption on older Intel hardware (Haswell).
---
 Modules/Cards/WeatherCard.qml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/Cards/WeatherCard.qml b/Modules/Cards/WeatherCard.qml
index cb0f02745..5a853bd8c 100644
--- a/Modules/Cards/WeatherCard.qml
+++ b/Modules/Cards/WeatherCard.qml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ NBox {
       NumberAnimation on shaderTime {
         loops: Animation.Infinite
         from: 0
-        to: 1000
-        duration: 100000
+        to: root.isSnowing ? 900 : 3000
+        duration: 300000
       }
 
       ShaderEffect {
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ NBox {
           hideSource: root.isRaining // Only hide for rain (distortion), show for snow
         }
 
-        property real time: parent.shaderTime
+        // Limit update rate to avoid using too much processing power
+        property real time: parent.shaderTime - (parent.shaderTime % (1 / ( root.isRaining ? 3 : root.isSnowing ? 6 : 2)))
         property real itemWidth: weatherEffect.width
         property real itemHeight: weatherEffect.height
         property color bgColor: root.color