[Qt, OSX] QProgressBar CPU-Issue workaround

fixes #5295

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index 450b83a8c6..06e53ea1e6 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+#include <QEvent>
+
+// workaround for Qt OSX Bug:
+// https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-15631
+// QProgressBar uses around 10% CPU even when app is in background
+class QProgressBarMac : public QProgressBar
+{
+    bool event(QEvent *e) {
+        return (e->type() != QEvent::StyleAnimationUpdate) ? QProgressBar::event(e) : false;
+    }
+};
+#endif
+
 const QString BitcoinGUI::DEFAULT_WALLET = "~Default";
 
 BitcoinGUI::BitcoinGUI(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle, QWidget *parent) :
@@ -190,7 +204,11 @@ BitcoinGUI::BitcoinGUI(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle, QWidget *parent) :
     // Progress bar and label for blocks download
     progressBarLabel = new QLabel();
     progressBarLabel->setVisible(false);
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    progressBar = new QProgressBarMac();
+#else
     progressBar = new QProgressBar();
+#endif
     progressBar->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
     progressBar->setVisible(false);