Fix white frames at startup

src/bevy_config.rs

@@ -1,37 +1,29 @@
 use crate::util::error;
-use bevy::render::settings::{WgpuFeatures, WgpuSettings};
-use bevy::render::RenderPlugin;
+use bevy::core::FrameCount;
 use bevy::{prelude::*, window::PrimaryWindow, winit::WinitWindows};
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use winit::window::Icon;
 
 /// Overrides the default Bevy plugins and configures things like the screen settings.
 pub(super) fn plugin(app: &mut App) {
     app.add_plugins(
-        DefaultPlugins
-            .set(WindowPlugin {
-                primary_window: Some(Window {
-                    title: "Foxtrot".to_string(),
-                    ..default()
-                }),
+        DefaultPlugins.set(WindowPlugin {
+            primary_window: Window {
+                title: "Foxtrot".to_string(),
+                // This will spawn an invisible window
+                // The window will be made visible in the make_visible() system after 3 frames.
+                // This is useful when you want to avoid the white window that shows up before the GPU is ready to render the app.
+                visible: false,
                 ..default()
-            })
-            .set(RenderPlugin {
-                render_creation: create_wgpu_settings().into(),
-                synchronous_pipeline_compilation: false,
-            }),
+            }
+            .into(),
+            ..default()
+        }),
     )
     .insert_resource(Msaa::Sample4)
     .insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::rgb(0.4, 0.4, 0.4)))
-    .add_systems(Startup, set_window_icon.pipe(error));
-}
-
-fn create_wgpu_settings() -> WgpuSettings {
-    let mut wgpu_settings = WgpuSettings::default();
-    wgpu_settings
-        .features
-        .set(WgpuFeatures::VERTEX_WRITABLE_STORAGE, true);
-    wgpu_settings
+    .add_systems(Startup, set_window_icon.pipe(error))
+    .add_systems(Update, make_visible);
 }
 
 // Sets the icon on Windows and X11
@@ -55,3 +47,14 @@ fn set_window_icon(
     };
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Source: <https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/v0.14.0-rc.4/examples/window/window_settings.rs#L56>
+fn make_visible(mut window: Query<&mut Window>, frames: Res<FrameCount>) {
+    // The delay may be different for your app or system.
+    if frames.0 == 3 {
+        // At this point the gpu is ready to show the app so we can make the window visible.
+        // Alternatively, you could toggle the visibility in Startup.
+        // It will work, but it will have one white frame before it starts rendering
+        window.single_mut().visible = true;
+    }
+}