Windows key shortcut guide animation performance is choppy

[enricogior]

The WKSG performance during the intro animation is really choppy. Especially on higher resolution monitors. We need to optimize this experience.

[crutkas]

I reference this on issue #853 as well. What API are we using to do the animation.

[crutkas]

have we looked at Composition APIs here? for Win10, these feel like the preferred APIs

[bzoz]

We are planning to do that as part of #156.

The Composition APIs (which also allow for acrylic blur) are different from the Direct2D we are using now. Since we would need to rewrite most of the shortcut guide rendering code while dropping the SVG usage, we intend to move to these new APIs while we are at it.

[crutkas]

@bzoz, is there a doc anywhere with this plan?

[bzoz]

I don't think so. We have issues open with the features we want in the next version of the Shortcut Guide, but I don't think there is a single doc with all the things.

[crutkas]

Lemme create a larger item, we can close this one and account for it in that. I think we have existing items pull from a hardcoded list and then in the future make the list configurable. This way we can improve the experience in the short term but not get death by complex new setting menu :)

[crutkas]

Think we should do UX refresh and this at time time.

[enricogior]

We will not fix this in the current code base, the new SCG will use a complete new code base.