Block signals on every filter, which theoretically, should make it so that strain doesn't increase proportionally with filter amount.

cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_color_filter_widget.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "visual_database_display_color_filter_widget.h"
 
+#include "../../../../game/filters/filter_tree.h"
 #include "../cards/additional_info/mana_symbol_widget.h"
 
 #include <QSet>
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplayColorFilterWidget::updateColorFilter()
     blockSync = true;
 
     // Clear previous filters
+    filterModel->blockSignals(true);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(true);
     filterModel->clearFiltersOfType(CardFilter::Attr::AttrColor);
 
     QSet<QString> selectedColors;
@@ -160,6 +163,13 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplayColorFilterWidget::updateColorFilter()
             break;
     }
 
+    filterModel->blockSignals(false);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(false);
+
+    if (filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)) {
+        filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)->nodeChanged();
+    }
+    emit filterModel->layoutChanged();
     blockSync = false;
 }
 

cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_main_type_filter_widget.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "visual_database_display_main_type_filter_widget.h"
 
 #include "../../../../game/cards/card_database_manager.h"
+#include "../../../../game/filters/filter_tree.h"
 #include "../../../../game/filters/filter_tree_model.h"
 
 #include <QPushButton>
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplayMainTypeFilterWidget::handleMainTypeToggled(const QStr
 void VisualDatabaseDisplayMainTypeFilterWidget::updateMainTypeFilter()
 {
     // Clear existing filters related to main type
+    filterModel->blockSignals(true);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(true);
     filterModel->clearFiltersOfType(CardFilter::Attr::AttrMainType);
 
     if (exactMatchMode) {
@@ -140,6 +143,14 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplayMainTypeFilterWidget::updateMainTypeFilter()
             }
         }
     }
+
+    filterModel->blockSignals(false);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(false);
+
+    if (filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)) {
+        filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)->nodeChanged();
+    }
+    emit filterModel->layoutChanged();
 }
 
 void VisualDatabaseDisplayMainTypeFilterWidget::updateFilterMode(bool checked)

cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.h"
 
 #include "../../../../game/cards/card_database_manager.h"
+#include "../../../../game/filters/filter_tree.h"
 #include "../../../../game/filters/filter_tree_model.h"
 
 #include <QLineEdit>
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::createSetButtons()
     std::sort(shared_pointerses.begin(), shared_pointerses.end(),
               [](const auto &a, const auto &b) { return a->getReleaseDate() > b->getReleaseDate(); });
 
+    int setsToPreactivate = 10;
+    int setsActivated = 0;
+
     for (const auto &shared_pointer : shared_pointerses) {
         QString shortName = shared_pointer->getShortName();
         QString longName = shared_pointer->getLongName();
@@ -63,7 +67,13 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::createSetButtons()
         // Connect toggle signal
         connect(button, &QPushButton::toggled, this,
                 [this, shortName](bool checked) { handleSetToggled(shortName, checked); });
+        if (setsActivated < setsToPreactivate) {
+            setsActivated++;
+            activeSets[shortName] = true;
+            button->setChecked(true);
+        }
     }
+    updateSetFilter();
     updateSetButtonsVisibility(); // Ensure visibility is updated initially
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +105,8 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::handleSetToggled(const QString &setSh
 void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::updateSetFilter()
 {
     // Clear existing filters related to sets
+    filterModel->blockSignals(true);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(true);
     filterModel->clearFiltersOfType(CardFilter::Attr::AttrSet);
 
     if (exactMatchMode) {
@@ -131,6 +143,13 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::updateSetFilter()
             }
         }
     }
+    filterModel->blockSignals(false);
+    filterModel->filterTree()->blockSignals(false);
+
+    if (filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)) {
+        filterModel->filterTree()->nodeAt(0)->nodeChanged();
+    }
+    emit filterModel->layoutChanged();
 }
 
 void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::syncWithFilterModel()

cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_sub_type_filter_widget.cpp

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySubTypeFilterWidget::handleSubTypeToggled(const QStrin
 
 void VisualDatabaseDisplaySubTypeFilterWidget::updateSubTypeFilter()
 {
+    filterModel->blockSignals(true);
     // Clear existing filters related to sub types
     filterModel->clearFiltersOfType(CardFilter::Attr::AttrSubType);
 
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySubTypeFilterWidget::updateSubTypeFilter()
             }
         }
     }
+    filterModel->blockSignals(false);
+    emit filterModel->layoutChanged();
 }
 
 void VisualDatabaseDisplaySubTypeFilterWidget::updateFilterMode(bool checked)