demand character graphics as needed, not on CharacterMan's c'tor (because the display isn't yet initialized)

stepmania/src/Character.cpp

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 bool Character::Load( CString sCharDir )
 {
-	m_Preload.UnloadAll();
-	
 	// Save character directory
 	if( sCharDir.Right(1) != "/" )
 		sCharDir += "/";
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@ bool Character::Load( CString sCharDir )
 	// get display name (if any)
 	ini.GetValue( "Character", "DisplayName", m_sDisplayName );
 
-	CString sIconPath = GetIconPath();
-	if( !sIconPath.empty() )
-		m_Preload.Load( sIconPath );
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +173,18 @@ bool Character::Has2DElems()
 	return false;
 }
 
+void Character::DemandGraphics()
+{
+	CString s = GetIconPath();
+	if( !s.empty() )
+		m_Preload.Load( s );
+}
+
+void Character::UndemandGraphics()
+{
+	m_Preload.UnloadAll();
+}
+
 // lua start
 #include "LuaBinding.h"
 

stepmania/src/Character.h

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
 		return m_sCharacterID.CompareNoCase("default") == 0;
 	}
 
+	void DemandGraphics();
+	void UndemandGraphics();
+
 	//
 	// Lua
 	//

stepmania/src/CharacterManager.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "CharacterManager.h"
 #include "Character.h"
 #include "GameState.h"
+#include "Foreach.h"
 
 #define CHARACTERS_DIR "/Characters/"
 
@@ -78,6 +79,18 @@ Character* CharacterManager::GetDefaultCharacter()
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void CharacterManager::DemandGraphics()
+{
+	FOREACH( Character*, m_pCharacters, c )
+		(*c)->DemandGraphics();
+}
+
+void CharacterManager::UndemandGraphics()
+{
+	FOREACH( Character*, m_pCharacters, c )
+		(*c)->UndemandGraphics();
+}
+
 Character* CharacterManager::GetCharacterFromID( CString sCharacterID )
 {
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pCharacters.size(); i++ )

stepmania/src/CharacterManager.h

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public:
 	Character* GetDefaultCharacter();
 	Character* GetCharacterFromID( CString sCharacterID );
 
+	void DemandGraphics();
+	void UndemandGraphics();
+
 	// Lua
 	void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
 

stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Game.h"
 #include "InputMapper.h"
 #include "ProfileManager.h"
+#include "CharacterManager.h"
 
 #define COIN_MODE_CHANGE_SCREEN		THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"CoinModeChangeScreen")
 
@@ -49,12 +50,16 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Init()
 
 	this->SortByDrawOrder();
 
+	CHARMAN->DemandGraphics();
+
 	SOUND->PlayOnceFromAnnouncer( "title menu game name" );
 }
 
 ScreenTitleMenu::~ScreenTitleMenu()
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenTitleMenu::~ScreenTitleMenu()" );
+	
+	CHARMAN->UndemandGraphics();
 }
 
 void ScreenTitleMenu::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI )