Graphics quality slider: audit for settings not reachable from Advanced settings #151

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opened 2026-09-29 02:16:05 +00:00 by backspace119 · 0 comments

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Check whether the main graphics quality slider (Preferences > Graphics, Low ... Ultra) changes any settings that the user can't see or change in Advanced Settings. If a preset sets something hidden, users can't tune it back, and moving the slider silently overrides it.

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The slider applies the feature table levels (featuretable*.txt, LLFeatureManager::setGraphicsLevel) plus our Vulkan preset logic (the first-run GPU-based preset, and presets that scale shadows).
List every setting each level writes, then diff that list against the controls in floater_preferences_graphics_advanced.xml (and Quick Preferences / Lightbox where relevant).
For each setting that's only reachable through the slider, either:
- add it to Advanced Settings (if users would want to tune it),
- drop it from the presets (if it's GL-only / dead under Vulkan), or
- document it as intentionally internal.
Also flag settings the slider sets that do nothing under Vulkan (GL leftovers). They're misleading, and removing them ties into the GL removal work (#80, #81).

Check whether the main **graphics quality slider** (Preferences > Graphics, Low ... Ultra) changes any settings that the user can't see or change in **Advanced Settings**. If a preset sets something hidden, users can't tune it back, and moving the slider silently overrides it. ## How - The slider applies the feature table levels (`featuretable*.txt`, `LLFeatureManager::setGraphicsLevel`) plus our Vulkan preset logic (the first-run GPU-based preset, and presets that scale shadows). - List every setting each level writes, then diff that list against the controls in `floater_preferences_graphics_advanced.xml` (and Quick Preferences / Lightbox where relevant). - For each setting that's only reachable through the slider, either: - add it to Advanced Settings (if users would want to tune it), - drop it from the presets (if it's GL-only / dead under Vulkan), or - document it as intentionally internal. - Also flag settings the slider sets that do nothing under Vulkan (GL leftovers). They're misleading, and removing them ties into the GL removal work (#80, #81).