From 97f57edccc10cb5ccef34d9d4c94276748bbd953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jesse Miller <jmiller@jmiller.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:14:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] renderer: vsync unfocused surfaces while dirty

6ae1784f4

Unfocused surfaces stopped the CVDisplayLink and encoded a GPU
frame on every PTY wakeup. A burst of close writes became that many
Metal submits instead of one vsync.

Keep the link running while the surface is visible and dirty or
animating, whether or not it is focused. Idle surfaces still park.
Focus continues to gate cursor blink, custom-shader animation, and
QoS.
---
 src/renderer/generic.zig | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/generic.zig b/src/renderer/generic.zig
index 2c9fb1093..2a81f42b4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/generic.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/generic.zig
@@ -1194,8 +1194,6 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
             const should_run =
                 // Non-visible windows never vsync
                 self.visible and
-                // Non-focused windows only render on-demand
-                self.focused and
                 // Only vsync if we have cell changes or animation
                 (self.cells_rebuilt or self.animationWake() != null);