Lazy load CommandPalette and AboutDialog

src/cascadia/LocalTests_TerminalApp/TabTests.cpp

@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ namespace TerminalAppLocalTests
             // If you don't do this, the palette will just stay open, and the
             // next time we call _HandleNextTab, we'll continue traversing the
             // MRU list, instead of just hoping one entry.
-            page->CommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Collapsed);
+            page->LoadCommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Collapsed);
         });
 
         TestOnUIThread([&page]() {
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ namespace TerminalAppLocalTests
             // If you don't do this, the palette will just stay open, and the
             // next time we call _HandleNextTab, we'll continue traversing the
             // MRU list, instead of just hoping one entry.
-            page->CommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Collapsed);
+            page->LoadCommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Collapsed);
         });
 
         TestOnUIThread([&page]() {
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ namespace TerminalAppLocalTests
             VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(L"a", page->_mruTabs.GetAt(3).Title());
         });
 
-        const auto palette = winrt::get_self<winrt::TerminalApp::implementation::CommandPalette>(page->CommandPalette());
+        const auto palette = winrt::get_self<winrt::TerminalApp::implementation::CommandPalette>(page->LoadCommandPalette());
 
         VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(winrt::TerminalApp::implementation::CommandPaletteMode::TabSwitchMode, palette->_currentMode, L"Verify we are in the tab switcher mode");
         // At this point, the contents of the command palette's _mruTabs list is

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AboutDialog.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     AboutDialog::AboutDialog()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
+        QueueUpdateCheck();
     }
 
     winrt::hstring AboutDialog::ApplicationDisplayName()

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppActionHandlers.cpp

@@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     {
         if (const auto& realArgs = args.ActionArgs().try_as<ToggleCommandPaletteArgs>())
         {
-            CommandPalette().EnableCommandPaletteMode(realArgs.LaunchMode());
-            CommandPalette().Visibility(CommandPalette().Visibility() == Visibility::Visible ?
-                                            Visibility::Collapsed :
-                                            Visibility::Visible);
+            const auto p = LoadCommandPalette();
+            const auto v = p.Visibility() == Visibility::Visible ? Visibility::Collapsed : Visibility::Visible;
+            p.EnableCommandPaletteMode(realArgs.LaunchMode());
+            p.Visibility(v);
             args.Handled(true);
         }
     }
@@ -799,9 +799,10 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     void TerminalPage::_HandleTabSearch(const IInspectable& /*sender*/,
                                         const ActionEventArgs& args)
     {
-        CommandPalette().SetTabs(_tabs, _mruTabs);
-        CommandPalette().EnableTabSearchMode();
-        CommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
+        const auto p = LoadCommandPalette();
+        p.SetTabs(_tabs, _mruTabs);
+        p.EnableTabSearchMode();
+        p.Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
 
         args.Handled(true);
     }

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabManagement.cpp

@@ -600,13 +600,14 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         }
         else
         {
-            CommandPalette().SetTabs(_tabs, _mruTabs);
+            const auto p = LoadCommandPalette();
+            p.SetTabs(_tabs, _mruTabs);
 
             // Otherwise, set up the tab switcher in the selected mode, with
             // the given ordering, and make it visible.
-            CommandPalette().EnableTabSwitcherMode(index, tabSwitchMode);
-            CommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
-            CommandPalette().SelectNextItem(bMoveRight);
+            p.EnableTabSwitcherMode(index, tabSwitchMode);
+            p.Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
+            p.SelectNextItem(bMoveRight);
         }
     }
 
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     void TerminalPage::_UpdatedSelectedTab(const winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase& tab)
     {
         // Unfocus all the tabs.
-        for (auto tab : _tabs)
+        for (const auto& tab : _tabs)
         {
             tab.Focus(FocusState::Unfocused);
         }
@@ -936,7 +937,8 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
             // When the tab switcher is eventually dismissed, the focus will
             // get tossed back to the focused terminal control, so we don't
             // need to worry about focus getting lost.
-            if (CommandPalette().Visibility() != Visibility::Visible)
+            const auto p = CommandPaletteElement();
+            if (!p || p.Visibility() != Visibility::Visible)
             {
                 tab.Focus(FocusState::Programmatic);
                 _UpdateMRUTab(tab);

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp

@@ -113,13 +113,14 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 
         _settings = settings;
 
-        // Make sure to _UpdateCommandsForPalette before
-        // _RefreshUIForSettingsReload. _UpdateCommandsForPalette will make
-        // sure the KeyChordText of Commands is updated, which needs to
-        // happen before the Settings UI is reloaded and tries to re-read
-        // those values.
-        _UpdateCommandsForPalette();
-        CommandPalette().SetActionMap(_settings.ActionMap());
+        // Make sure to call SetCommands before _RefreshUIForSettingsReload.
+        // SetCommands will make sure the KeyChordText of Commands is updated, which needs
+        // to happen before the Settings UI is reloaded and tries to re-read those values.
+        if (const auto p = CommandPaletteElement())
+        {
+            p.SetCommands(_settings.GlobalSettings().ActionMap().ExpandedCommands());
+            p.SetActionMap(_settings.ActionMap());
+        }
 
         if (needRefreshUI)
         {
@@ -255,20 +256,6 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 
         _UpdateTabWidthMode();
 
-        // When the visibility of the command palette changes to "collapsed",
-        // the palette has been closed. Toss focus back to the currently active
-        // control.
-        CommandPalette().RegisterPropertyChangedCallback(UIElement::VisibilityProperty(), [this](auto&&, auto&&) {
-            if (CommandPalette().Visibility() == Visibility::Collapsed)
-            {
-                _FocusActiveControl(nullptr, nullptr);
-            }
-        });
-        CommandPalette().DispatchCommandRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnDispatchCommandRequested });
-        CommandPalette().CommandLineExecutionRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnCommandLineExecutionRequested });
-        CommandPalette().SwitchToTabRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnSwitchToTabRequested });
-        CommandPalette().PreviewAction({ this, &TerminalPage::_PreviewActionHandler });
-
         // Settings AllowDependentAnimations will affect whether animations are
         // enabled application-wide, so we don't need to check it each time we
         // want to create an animation.
@@ -684,7 +671,6 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     //   Notes link, send feedback link and privacy policy link.
     void TerminalPage::_ShowAboutDialog()
     {
-        AboutDialog().QueueUpdateCheck();
         _ShowDialogHelper(L"AboutDialog");
     }
 
@@ -1333,8 +1319,9 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     void TerminalPage::_CommandPaletteButtonOnClick(const IInspectable&,
                                                     const RoutedEventArgs&)
     {
-        CommandPalette().EnableCommandPaletteMode(CommandPaletteLaunchMode::Action);
-        CommandPalette().Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
+        auto p = LoadCommandPalette();
+        p.EnableCommandPaletteMode(CommandPaletteLaunchMode::Action);
+        p.Visibility(Visibility::Visible);
     }
 
     // Method Description:
@@ -1350,7 +1337,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     }
 
     // Method Description:
-    // - Called when the users pressed keyBindings while CommandPalette is open.
+    // - Called when the users pressed keyBindings while CommandPaletteElement is open.
     // - As of GH#8480, this is also bound to the TabRowControl's KeyUp event.
     //   That should only fire when focus is in the tab row, which is hard to
     //   do. Notably, that's possible:
@@ -1421,7 +1408,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
             return;
         }
 
-        if (const auto p = CommandPalette(); p.Visibility() == Visibility::Visible && cmd.ActionAndArgs().Action() != ShortcutAction::ToggleCommandPalette)
+        if (const auto p = CommandPaletteElement(); p.Visibility() == Visibility::Visible && cmd.ActionAndArgs().Action() != ShortcutAction::ToggleCommandPalette)
         {
             p.Visibility(Visibility::Collapsed);
         }
@@ -1745,6 +1732,40 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         }
         return nullptr;
     }
+
+    CommandPalette TerminalPage::LoadCommandPalette()
+    {
+        if (const auto p = CommandPaletteElement())
+        {
+            return p;
+        }
+
+        return _loadCommandPaletteSlowPath();
+    }
+
+    CommandPalette TerminalPage::_loadCommandPaletteSlowPath()
+    {
+        const auto p = FindName(L"CommandPaletteElement").as<CommandPalette>();
+
+        p.SetCommands(_settings.GlobalSettings().ActionMap().ExpandedCommands());
+        p.SetActionMap(_settings.ActionMap());
+
+        // When the visibility of the command palette changes to "collapsed",
+        // the palette has been closed. Toss focus back to the currently active control.
+        p.RegisterPropertyChangedCallback(UIElement::VisibilityProperty(), [this](auto&&, auto&&) {
+            if (CommandPaletteElement().Visibility() == Visibility::Collapsed)
+            {
+                _FocusActiveControl(nullptr, nullptr);
+            }
+        });
+        p.DispatchCommandRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnDispatchCommandRequested });
+        p.CommandLineExecutionRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnCommandLineExecutionRequested });
+        p.SwitchToTabRequested({ this, &TerminalPage::_OnSwitchToTabRequested });
+        p.PreviewAction({ this, &TerminalPage::_PreviewActionHandler });
+
+        return p;
+    }
+
     // Method Description:
     // - Warn the user that they are about to close all open windows, then
     //   signal that we want to close everything.
@@ -3140,21 +3161,6 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         }
     }
 
-    // Method Description:
-    // - Repopulates the list of commands in the command palette with the
-    //   current commands in the settings. Also updates the keybinding labels to
-    //   reflect any matching keybindings.
-    // Arguments:
-    // - <none>
-    // Return Value:
-    // - <none>
-    void TerminalPage::_UpdateCommandsForPalette()
-    {
-        // Update the command palette when settings reload
-        const auto& expanded{ _settings.GlobalSettings().ActionMap().ExpandedCommands() };
-        CommandPalette().SetCommands(expanded);
-    }
-
     // Method Description:
     // - Sets the initial actions to process on startup. We'll make a copy of
     //   this list, and process these actions when we're loaded.
@@ -4828,5 +4834,4 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         // _RemoveTab will make sure to null out the _stashed.draggedTab
         _RemoveTab(*_stashed.draggedTab);
     }
-
 }

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         winrt::hstring ApplicationDisplayName();
         winrt::hstring ApplicationVersion();
 
+        CommandPalette LoadCommandPalette();
         winrt::fire_and_forget RequestQuit();
         winrt::fire_and_forget CloseWindow(bool bypassDialog);
 
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection::ConptyConnection::NewConnection_revoker _newConnectionRevoker;
 
+        __declspec(noinline) CommandPalette _loadCommandPaletteSlowPath();
         winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Controls::ContentDialogResult> _ShowDialogHelper(const std::wstring_view& name);
 
         void _ShowAboutDialog();
@@ -312,7 +314,6 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         void _UpdateTabIcon(TerminalTab& tab);
         void _UpdateTabView();
         void _UpdateTabWidthMode();
-        void _UpdateCommandsForPalette();
         void _SetBackgroundImage(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::IAppearanceConfig& newAppearance);
 
         void _DuplicateFocusedTab();

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.xaml

@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
         -->
 
         <local:AboutDialog x:Name="AboutDialog"
-                           Grid.Row="2" />
+                           Grid.Row="2"
+                           x:Load="False" />
 
         <ContentDialog x:Name="QuitDialog"
                        x:Uid="QuitDialog"
@@ -167,9 +168,10 @@
             </TextBlock>
         </ContentDialog>
 
-        <local:CommandPalette x:Name="CommandPalette"
+        <local:CommandPalette x:Name="CommandPaletteElement"
                               Grid.Row="2"
                               VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
+                              x:Load="False"
                               PreviewKeyDown="_KeyDownHandler"
                               Visibility="Collapsed" />