Merge pull request #47813 from Calinou/editor-decrease-unfocused-fps-limit

Decrease the editor FPS limit when unfocused from 20 to 10

editor/editor_settings.cpp

@@ -400,8 +400,12 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	hints["interface/editor/code_font"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "interface/editor/code_font", PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_FILE, "*.ttf,*.otf", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", 6900); // ~144 FPS
 	hints["interface/editor/low_processor_mode_sleep_usec"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "interface/editor/low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "1,100000,1", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_RESTART_IF_CHANGED);
-	_initial_set("interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", 50000); // 20 FPS
-	hints["interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "1,100000,1", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_RESTART_IF_CHANGED);
+	_initial_set("interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", 100000); // 10 FPS
+	// Allow an unfocused FPS limit as low as 1 FPS for those who really need low power usage
+	// (but don't need to preview particles or shaders while the editor is unfocused).
+	// With very low FPS limits, the editor can take a small while to become usable after being focused again,
+	// so this should be used at the user's discretion.
+	hints["interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "interface/editor/unfocused_low_processor_mode_sleep_usec", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "1,1000000,1", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_RESTART_IF_CHANGED);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/separate_distraction_mode", false);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/automatically_open_screenshots", true);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/single_window_mode", false);