more flexible functions, allow passing arguments to functions

infodisplay.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pygame.init()
 pygame.mouse.set_visible(False)
 
 SIZE = (1280, 1024)
-mode = pygame.display.set_mode(SIZE, 1)
+screen = pygame.display.set_mode(SIZE, pygame.HWSURFACE | pygame.DOUBLEBUF)
 pygame.display.set_caption("weather clock")
 clock = pygame.time.Clock()
 
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def game_loop():
     parent = None
 
     while True:
+        clock.tick(1)
+
         for event in pygame.event.get():
             if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
                 if event.key == pygame.K_q:
@@ -35,13 +37,13 @@ def game_loop():
 
         panel_time = os.stat(CONFIG_PATH).st_mtime_ns
         if panel_time != panel_load:
-            parent = panel.Panel(SIZE, children=panel.load(CONFIG_PATH))
+            parent = panel.Panel(lambda: pygame.Surface(SIZE), children=panel.load(CONFIG_PATH))
             panel_load = panel_time
 
-        mode.blit(parent.surf, (0, 0))
+        screen.fill((0, 0, 0))
+        screen.blit(parent.surf, (0, 0))
 
-        pygame.display.update()
-        clock.tick(8)
+        pygame.display.flip()
 
 
 game_loop()