@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ - CMake: Don't use libzip on embedded platforms (fixes mgba.io/i/1527)
  - Qt: Printer quality of life improvements (fixes mgba.io/i/1540)
  - Qt: Add copy and QoL improvements to graphic views (closes mgba.io/i/1541)
  - Qt: Show list of all sprites in sprite view
+ - Qt: Add option for disabling OSD messages
 
 0.7.3: (2019-09-15)
 Emulation fixes:

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ void Display::interframeBlending(bool lock) {
 	m_interframeBlending = lock;
 }
 
+void Display::showOSDMessages(bool enable) {
+	m_showOSD = enable;
+}
+
 void Display::filter(bool filter) {
 	m_filter = filter;
 }

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ bool isAspectRatioLocked() const { return m_lockAspectRatio; }
 	bool isIntegerScalingLocked() const { return m_lockIntegerScaling; }
 	bool hasInterframeBlending() const { return m_interframeBlending; }
 	bool isFiltered() const { return m_filter; }
+	bool isShowOSD() const { return m_showOSD; }
 
 	virtual void startDrawing(std::shared_ptr<CoreController>) = 0;
 	virtual bool isDrawing() const = 0;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ virtual void forceDraw() = 0;
 	virtual void lockAspectRatio(bool lock);
 	virtual void lockIntegerScaling(bool lock);
 	virtual void interframeBlending(bool enable);
+	virtual void showOSDMessages(bool enable);
 	virtual void filter(bool filter);
 	virtual void framePosted() = 0;
 	virtual void setShaders(struct VDir*) = 0;
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ static Driver s_driver;
 	static const int MOUSE_DISAPPEAR_TIMER = 1000;
 
 	MessagePainter m_messagePainter;
+	bool m_showOSD = true;
 	bool m_lockAspectRatio = false;
 	bool m_lockIntegerScaling = false;
 	bool m_interframeBlending = false;

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 	lockAspectRatio(isAspectRatioLocked());
 	lockIntegerScaling(isIntegerScalingLocked());
 	interframeBlending(hasInterframeBlending());
+	showOSDMessages(isShowOSD());
 	filter(isFiltered());
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 6, 0))
 	messagePainter()->resize(size(), isAspectRatioLocked(), devicePixelRatioF());
@@ -181,6 +182,13 @@ void DisplayGL::interframeBlending(bool enable) {
 	Display::interframeBlending(enable);
 	if (m_drawThread) {
 		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter, "interframeBlending", Q_ARG(bool, enable));
+	}
+}
+
+void DisplayGL::showOSDMessages(bool enable) {
+	Display::showOSDMessages(enable);
+	if (m_drawThread) {
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter, "showOSD", Q_ARG(bool, enable));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -370,6 +378,10 @@ void PainterGL::interframeBlending(bool enable) {
 	m_backend->interframeBlending = enable;
 }
 
+void PainterGL::showOSD(bool enable) {
+	m_showOSD = enable;
+}
+
 void PainterGL::filter(bool filter) {
 	m_backend->filter = filter;
 	if (m_started && !m_active) {
@@ -458,7 +470,7 @@ float r = m_surface->devicePixelRatio();
 	m_backend->resized(m_backend, m_size.width() * r, m_size.height() * r);
 	m_backend->drawFrame(m_backend);
 	m_painter.endNativePainting();
-	if (m_messagePainter) {
+	if (m_showOSD && m_messagePainter) {
 		m_messagePainter->paint(&m_painter);
 	}
 }

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void forceDraw() override;
 	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock) override;
 	void lockIntegerScaling(bool lock) override;
 	void interframeBlending(bool enable) override;
+	void showOSDMessages(bool enable) override;
 	void filter(bool filter) override;
 	void framePosted() override;
 	void setShaders(struct VDir*) override;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ void resize(const QSize& size);
 	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock);
 	void lockIntegerScaling(bool lock);
 	void interframeBlending(bool enable);
+	void showOSD(bool enable);
 	void filter(bool filter);
 	void resizeContext();
 
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ bool m_active = false;
 	bool m_started = false;
 	std::shared_ptr<CoreController> m_context = nullptr;
 	bool m_supportsShaders;
+	bool m_showOSD;
 	VideoShader m_shader{};
 	VideoBackend* m_backend = nullptr;
 	QSize m_size;

@@ -122,5 +122,7 @@ painter.setOpacity(0.5);
 	}
 	painter.drawImage(full, m_backing, QRect(0, 0, m_width, m_height));
 	painter.setOpacity(1);
-	messagePainter()->paint(&painter);
+	if (isShowOSD()) {
+		messagePainter()->paint(&painter);
+	}
 }

@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ saveSetting("autofireThreshold", m_ui.autofireThreshold);
 	saveSetting("lockAspectRatio", m_ui.lockAspectRatio);
 	saveSetting("lockIntegerScaling", m_ui.lockIntegerScaling);
 	saveSetting("interframeBlending", m_ui.interframeBlending);
+	saveSetting("showOSD", m_ui.showOSD);
 	saveSetting("volume", m_ui.volume);
 	saveSetting("mute", m_ui.mute);
 	saveSetting("fastForwardVolume", m_ui.volumeFf);
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ loadSetting("autofireThreshold", m_ui.autofireThreshold);
 	loadSetting("lockAspectRatio", m_ui.lockAspectRatio);
 	loadSetting("lockIntegerScaling", m_ui.lockIntegerScaling);
 	loadSetting("interframeBlending", m_ui.interframeBlending);
+	loadSetting("showOSD", m_ui.showOSD, true);
 	loadSetting("volume", m_ui.volume, 0x100);
 	loadSetting("mute", m_ui.mute, false);
 	loadSetting("fastForwardVolume", m_ui.volumeFf, m_ui.volume->value());

@@ -562,7 +562,21 @@ <string>Pause when inactive</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="10" column="1">
+       <item row="9" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="pauseOnMinimize">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Pause when minimized</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="10" column="0" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="Line" name="line_17">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="11" column="1">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showFps">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Show FPS in title bar</string>
@@ -572,71 +586,74 @@ <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="12" column="0" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="Line" name="line_13">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       <item row="13" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useDiscordPresence">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Enable Discord Rich Presence</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="15" column="0" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="Line" name="line_16">
+       <item row="14" column="0" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="Line" name="line_13">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="16" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cheatAutosave">
+       <item row="15" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autosave">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Automatically save cheats</string>
+          <string>Automatically save state</string>
          </property>
          <property name="checked">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="17" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cheatAutoload">
+       <item row="16" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoload">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Automatically load cheats</string>
+          <string>Automatically load state</string>
          </property>
          <property name="checked">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="13" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autosave">
+       <item row="17" column="0" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="Line" name="line_16">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="18" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cheatAutosave">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Automatically save state</string>
+          <string>Automatically save cheats</string>
          </property>
          <property name="checked">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="14" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoload">
+       <item row="19" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cheatAutoload">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Automatically load state</string>
+          <string>Automatically load cheats</string>
          </property>
          <property name="checked">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="11" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useDiscordPresence">
+       <item row="12" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showOSD">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Enable Discord Rich Presence</string>
+          <string>Show OSD messages</string>
          </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="9" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="pauseOnMinimize">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Pause when minimized</string>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>

@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ m_screenWidget->setDimensions(size.width(), size.height());
 	m_config->updateOption("lockIntegerScaling");
 	m_config->updateOption("lockAspectRatio");
 	m_config->updateOption("interframeBlending");
+	m_config->updateOption("showOSD");
 	if (m_savedScale > 0) {
 		resizeFrame(size * m_savedScale);
 	}
@@ -908,6 +909,7 @@ m_display->lockAspectRatio(opts->lockAspectRatio);
 	m_display->lockIntegerScaling(opts->lockIntegerScaling);
 	m_display->interframeBlending(opts->interframeBlending);
 	m_display->filter(opts->resampleVideo);
+	m_config->updateOption("showOSD");
 #if defined(BUILD_GL) || defined(BUILD_GLES2)
 	if (opts->shader) {
 		struct VDir* shader = VDirOpen(opts->shader);
@@ -1600,6 +1602,13 @@ updateTitle();
 		} else if (m_controller) {
 			m_fpsTimer.start();
 			m_frameTimer.start();
+		}
+	}, this);
+
+	ConfigOption* showOSD = m_config->addOption("showOSD");
+	showOSD->connect([this](const QVariant& value) {
+		if (m_display) {
+			m_display->showOSDMessages(value.toBool());
 		}
 	}, this);