allow configuring imlib2's cache size (#171)

by default imlib2 uses a 4mb cache, which is quite small. this allows
users who have more memory to spare to set a bigger cache size and avoid
reloading an already viewed image if it fits into the cache.

Co-authored-by: Berke Kocaoğlu <berke.kocaoglu@metu.edu.tr>
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N-R-K 2021-11-26 03:04:02 +06:00 committed by NRK
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commit 0639047dde
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@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ static const bool ANTI_ALIAS = true;
*/
static const bool ALPHA_LAYER = false;
/* cache size for imlib2, in bytes. For backwards compatibility reasons, the
* size is kept at 4MiB. For most users, it is advised to pick a value close to
* or above 128MiB for better image (re)loading performance.
*/
static const int CACHE_SIZE = 4 * 1024 * 1024; /* 4MiB */
#endif
#ifdef _THUMBS_CONFIG

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@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void img_init(img_t *img, win_t *win)
imlib_context_set_display(win->env.dpy);
imlib_context_set_visual(win->env.vis);
imlib_context_set_colormap(win->env.cmap);
imlib_set_cache_size(CACHE_SIZE);
img->im = NULL;
img->win = win;