Starting rework for GPU driven UI rendering

client/include/render.h

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ VkResult init_vulkan(
 
 VkResult draw_frame(
     RenderContext* context,
-    UIContext* ui_context,
-    UILayer* ui_layers,
+    UIContextStorage* ui_context,
+    UILayerStorage* ui_layers,
     uint32_t ui_layer_count);
 
 VkResult create_transfer_buffer(

client/include/ui.h

@@ -19,20 +19,16 @@ typedef struct GraphicsPipelineStruct {
   VkPipeline             pipeline;
 } GraphicsPipeline;
 
-typedef struct ColoredRectStruct {
+typedef struct UIRectStruct {
   vec3 pos;
-  uint32_t padding0;
+  float pad0;
   vec2 size;
   vec4 color;
-} ColoredRect;
-
-typedef struct UIUniformStruct {
-  mat4 screen;
-} UIUniform;
+} UIRect;
 
 typedef struct StringStruct {
   vec3 pos;
-  uint32_t padding0;
+  float pad0;
   vec4 color;
   float size;
   uint32_t offset;
@@ -46,27 +42,26 @@ typedef struct DrawCommandStruct {
   uint32_t first_instance;
 } DrawCommand;
 
-typedef struct StringPointersStruct {
-  VkDeviceAddress strings;
-  VkDeviceAddress codes;
-  VkDeviceAddress characters;
-  VkDeviceAddress draw;
-} StringPointers;
+typedef struct DispatchCommandStruct {
+  uint32_t x;
+  uint32_t y;
+  uint32_t z;
+} DispatchCommand;
 
 typedef struct CharacterStruct {
   vec3     pos;
-  uint32_t padding0;
+  float    pad0;
   vec4     color;
   float    size;
   uint32_t code;
 } Character;
 
-typedef struct FontUniformStruct {
+typedef struct FontStruct {
   uint32_t num_symbols;
   uint32_t width;
   uint32_t height;
   VkDeviceAddress symbol_list;
-} FontUniform;
+} Font;
 
 typedef struct SymbolInfoStruct {
   int32_t top;
@@ -76,17 +71,15 @@ typedef struct SymbolInfoStruct {
   uint32_t advance;
 } SymbolInfo;
 
-typedef struct FontStruct {
+typedef struct FontStorageStruct {
   VmaAllocation symbol_memory;
-  VmaAllocation uniform_memory;
   VmaAllocation image_memory;
-  VkBuffer symbols;
-  VkBuffer uniform;
-  VkImage image;
-  VkImageView view;
-  VkSampler sampler;
-  VkDescriptorSet set;
-} Font;
+  VkBuffer      symbols;
+  VkImage       image;
+  VkImageView   view;
+  VkSampler     sampler;
+  uint32_t      index;
+} FontStorage;
 
 typedef struct TextPointersMemoryStruct {
   VmaAllocation pointers_memory;
@@ -102,46 +95,72 @@ typedef struct TextPointersMemoryStruct {
   VkBuffer characters_buffer;
 } TextPointersMemory;
 
+typedef struct UIlayerStorageStruct {
+  VkBuffer        strings;
+  VkBuffer        chars;
+  VkBuffer        codes;
+  VkBuffer        rects; 
+  VkBuffer        layer;
+
+  VmaAllocation strings_memory;
+  VmaAllocation rects_memory;
+  VmaAllocation chars_memory;
+  VmaAllocation codes_memory;
+  VmaAllocation layer_memory;
+
+  VkDeviceAddress address;
+} UILayerStorage;
+
 typedef struct UILayerStruct {
-  VkDeviceAddress colored_rects;
-  uint32_t        colored_rect_count;
+  VkDeviceAddress rects;
+  uint32_t        rect_count;
 
-  VkBuffer        string_draw;
-  VkBuffer        chars;
-  VkDeviceAddress string_pointers;
-  uint32_t        string_count;
-  uint32_t        chars_count;
-  Font            font;
+  VkDeviceAddress strings;
+  uint32_t        font_index;
+
+  DrawCommand     draw_chars;
+  DrawCommand     draw_rects;
+  DispatchCommand dispatch_strings;
 } UILayer;
 
 typedef struct UIContextStruct {
-  VkBuffer ui_descriptor_buffer;
-  VmaAllocation ui_descriptor_memory;
-  VkDescriptorSetLayout ui_descriptor_layout;
-  VkDescriptorPool ui_descriptor_pool;
-  VkDescriptorSet ui_descriptor_set;
-
-  VkDescriptorPool font_pool;
-  VkDescriptorSetLayout font_layout;
- 
-  GraphicsPipeline ui_pipeline_rect;
-  GraphicsPipeline ui_pipeline_text;
-  ComputePipeline ui_compute_text;
+  mat4 screen;
+  VkDeviceAddress font_infos;
 } UIContext;
 
-VkResult init_pipelines(
+typedef struct UIContextStorageStruct {
+  VkDeviceAddress address;
+
+  VkBuffer context;
+
+  VmaAllocation context_memory;
+
+  VkBuffer font_infos;
+  VmaAllocation font_infos_memory;
+  VkDescriptorSet font_samplers;
+  VkDescriptorSet font_textures;
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout font_samplers_layout;
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout font_textures_layout;
+  VkDescriptorPool fonts_pool;
+ 
+  GraphicsPipeline rect_pipeline;
+  GraphicsPipeline char_pipeline;
+  ComputePipeline string_pipeline;
+} UIContextStorage;
+
+VkResult create_ui_context(
     VkDevice device,
     VmaAllocator allocator,
-    VkExtent2D swapchain_extent,
-    vec2 window_scale,
     VkRenderPass render_pass,
-    UIContext* context);
+    UIContextStorage* memory);
 
 VkResult load_font(
     VkDevice device,
     VmaAllocator allocator,
-    VkDescriptorSetLayout layout,
-    VkDescriptorPool pool,
+    VkBuffer font_infos,
+    VkDescriptorSet font_samplers,
+    VkDescriptorSet font_textures,
+    uint32_t last_index,
     VkCommandPool transfer_pool,
     Queue transfer_queue,
     FT_Library library,
@@ -149,16 +168,16 @@ VkResult load_font(
     uint32_t size,
     VkBool32 antialias,
     uint32_t** charmap,
-    Font* descriptor);
+    FontStorage* memory);
 
-VkResult create_text_pointers(
+VkResult create_layer(
     uint32_t max_strings,
     uint32_t max_characters,
+    uint32_t max_rects,
     VkDevice device,
     VmaAllocator allocator,
     VkCommandPool transfer_pool,
     Queue transfer_queue,
-    TextPointersMemory* memory,
+    UILayerStorage* memory,
     VkDeviceAddress* address);
-
 #endif

client/shader_src/ui_rect.vert

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #version 450
 #extension GL_EXT_buffer_reference : require
 
-layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform UIUniform {
-  mat4 screen;
-} ubo;
-
 struct Rect {
   vec3 pos;
   vec2 size;
@@ -15,7 +11,12 @@ layout(std430, buffer_reference) readonly buffer RectList {
   Rect r[];
 };
 
+layout(std430, buffer_reference) readonly buffer ScreenInfo {
+  mat4 bounds;
+};
+
 layout(std430, push_constant) uniform PushConstant {
+  ScreenInfo screen;
   RectList rects;
 } pc;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ const vec2 square[6] = {
 
 void main() {
   Rect rect = pc.rects.r[gl_InstanceIndex];
-  gl_Position = ubo.screen * vec4(vec3(square[gl_VertexIndex] * rect.size, 0.0) + rect.pos.xyz, 1.0);
+  gl_Position = pc.screen.bounds * vec4(vec3(square[gl_VertexIndex] * rect.size, 0.0) + rect.pos.xyz, 1.0);
   fragColor = rect.color;
 }
 

client/shader_src/ui_text.comp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #version 450
 #extension GL_EXT_buffer_reference : require
 
-struct Symbol {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer Symbol {
   int top;
   uint left;
   uint width;
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ struct Symbol {
   uint advance;
 };
 
-struct Character {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer Character {
   vec3 pos;
   vec4 color;
   float size;
   uint code;
 };
 
-struct String {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer String {
   vec3 pos;
   vec4 color;
   float size;
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Strings{
 	String strings[];
 };
 
-layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Font {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Font {
   uint num_symbols;
   uint width;
   uint height;
   SymbolList symbol_list;
-} font;
+};
 
 layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer DrawCommand {
   uint vertex_count;
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Pointers {
   DrawCommand draw;
 };
 
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer FontList {
+  Font fonts[];
+};
+
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer UIContext {
+  mat4 screen;
+  FontList fonts;
+};
+
 layout(std430, push_constant) uniform Push {
+  UIContext ui;
   Pointers pointers;
 } push;
 
@@ -70,6 +80,7 @@ layout(local_size_x = 1) in;
 void main() {
   uint gID = gl_GlobalInvocationID.x;
   String string = push.pointers.strings.strings[gID];
+  Font font = push.ui.fonts.fonts[0];
 
   uint buffer_pos = atomicAdd(push.pointers.draw.instance_count, string.len);
   float x = 0;

client/shader_src/ui_text.frag

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #version 450
+#extension GL_EXT_nonuniform_qualifier : enable
 
-layout(set = 1, binding = 1) uniform sampler2DArray font;
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform sampler font_samplers[];
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform texture2DArray font_textures[];
 
 layout(location = 0) in vec4 fragColor;
 layout(location = 1) in vec2 fragUV;
@@ -9,6 +11,6 @@ layout(location = 2) flat in uint code;
 layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
 
 void main() {
-    outColor = fragColor * texture(font, vec3(fragUV, code));
+    outColor = fragColor * texture(sampler2DArray(font_textures[0], font_samplers[0]), vec3(fragUV, code));
 }
 

client/shader_src/ui_text.vert

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #version 450
 #extension GL_EXT_buffer_reference : require
 
-struct Symbol {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer Symbol {
   int top;
   uint left;
   uint width;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ struct Symbol {
   uint advance;
 };
 
-struct Character {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) buffer Character {
   vec3 pos;
   vec4 color;
   float size;
@@ -24,23 +24,30 @@ layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer CharacterList{
 	Character characters[];
 };
 
-layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform UIUniform {
-  mat4 screen;
-} ubo;
-
-layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform Font {
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Font {
   uint num_symbols;
   uint width;
   uint height;
   SymbolList symbol_list;
-} font;
+};
 
 layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer Pointers {
   uint padding[4];
   CharacterList characters;
+
+};
+
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer FontList {
+  Font fonts[];
+};
+
+layout(buffer_reference, std430) readonly buffer UIContext {
+  mat4 screen;
+  FontList fonts;
 };
 
 layout(std430, push_constant) uniform Push {
+  UIContext ui;
   Pointers pointers;
 } push;
 
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ const vec2 square[6] = {
 
 void main() {
   Character character = push.pointers.characters.characters[gl_InstanceIndex];
+  Font font = push.ui.fonts.fonts[0];
   Symbol symbol = font.symbol_list.symbols[character.code];
 
   float fragU = square[gl_VertexIndex].x * symbol.width/font.width;
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ void main() {
 
   fragUV = vec2(fragU, fragV);
   fragColor = character.color;
-  gl_Position = ubo.screen * vec4(vec3(x, y, 0.0) + character.pos, 1.0);
+  gl_Position = push.ui.screen * vec4(vec3(x, y, 0.0) + character.pos, 1.0);
   code = character.code;
 }
 

client/src/main.c

@@ -10,168 +10,42 @@
 
 VkResult render_thread(GLFWwindow* window, RenderContext* render_context) {
   VkResult result;
-  UIContext ui_context;
-  VkBuffer colored_rect_buffer;
-  VmaAllocation colored_rect_memory;
-
-  result = init_pipelines(render_context->device, render_context->allocator, render_context->swapchain_extent, render_context->window_scale, render_context->render_pass, &ui_context);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
+  UIContextStorage ui;
   FT_Library library;
-  if(FT_Init_FreeType(&library) != FT_Err_Ok) {
-    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
-  }
-
-  Font test_font;
+  FontStorage font;
   uint32_t* charmap;
-  result = load_font(render_context->device, render_context->allocator, ui_context.font_layout, ui_context.font_pool, render_context->transfer_pool, render_context->transfer_queue, library, "test.ttf", 16, VK_TRUE, &charmap, &test_font);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo colored_rect_buffer_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT,
-    .size = 3*sizeof(ColoredRect),
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo colored_rect_memory_info = {
-    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_CPU_TO_GPU,
-  };
+  VkBuffer temp_buffer;
+  VmaAllocation temp_memory;
+  void* mapped;
+  UILayerStorage layer = {};
 
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(render_context->allocator, &colored_rect_buffer_info, &colored_rect_memory_info, &colored_rect_buffer, &colored_rect_memory, NULL);
+  result = create_ui_context(render_context->device, render_context->allocator, render_context->render_pass, &ui);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  ColoredRect* colored_rects;
-
-  result = vmaMapMemory(render_context->allocator, colored_rect_memory, (void**)&colored_rects);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
+  if(FT_Init_FreeType(&library) != FT_Err_Ok) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
 
-  colored_rects[0].pos[0] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[0].pos[1] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[0].pos[2] = 0.5;
-  colored_rects[0].size[0] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[0].size[1] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[0].color[0] = 1.0;
-  colored_rects[0].color[1] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[0].color[2] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[0].color[3] = 1.0;
-
-  colored_rects[1].pos[0] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[1].pos[1] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[1].pos[2] = 0.5;
-  colored_rects[1].size[0] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[1].size[1] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[1].color[0] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[1].color[1] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[1].color[2] = 1.0;
-  colored_rects[1].color[3] = 1.0;
-
-  colored_rects[2].pos[0] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[2].pos[1] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[2].pos[2] = 0.5;
-  colored_rects[2].size[0] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[2].size[1] = 100.0;
-  colored_rects[2].color[0] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[2].color[1] = 1.0;
-  colored_rects[2].color[2] = 0.0;
-  colored_rects[2].color[3] = 1.0;
-
-
-  vmaUnmapMemory(render_context->allocator, colored_rect_memory);
-
-  TextPointersMemory text_pointers;
-  VkDeviceAddress text_pointers_address;
-  result = create_text_pointers(2, 100, render_context->device, render_context->allocator, render_context->transfer_pool, render_context->transfer_queue, &text_pointers, &text_pointers_address);
+  result = load_font(render_context->device, render_context->allocator, ui.font_infos, ui.font_samplers, ui.font_textures, 0, render_context->transfer_pool, render_context->transfer_queue, library, "test.ttf", 16, VK_TRUE, &charmap, &font);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkBuffer temp_buffer;
-  VmaAllocation temp_memory;
-  void* mapped;
   result = create_transfer_buffer(2*sizeof(String) + 100*sizeof(uint32_t), render_context->allocator, &temp_buffer, &temp_memory, (void**)&mapped);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  String* mapped_strings = (String*)mapped;
-  mapped_strings[0].pos[0] = 0;
-  mapped_strings[0].pos[1] = 200.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].pos[2] = 0.2;
-  mapped_strings[0].color[0] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].color[1] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].color[2] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].color[3] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].size = 50.0;
-  mapped_strings[0].length = 50;
-  mapped_strings[0].offset = 0;
-
-  mapped_strings[1].pos[0] = 0;
-  mapped_strings[1].pos[1] = 225.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].pos[2] = 0.3;
-  mapped_strings[1].color[0] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].color[1] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].color[2] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].color[3] = 1.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].size = 50.0;
-  mapped_strings[1].length = 50;
-  mapped_strings[1].offset = 50;
-
-  uint32* mapped_codes = (uint32_t*)(mapped + 2*sizeof(String));
-  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-    mapped_codes[i]  = i;
-  }
-
-  VkCommandBuffer command_buffer = command_begin_single(render_context->device, render_context->transfer_pool);
-  VkBufferCopy copy_string = {
-    .size = 2*sizeof(String),
-    .srcOffset = 0,
-  };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, temp_buffer, text_pointers.strings_buffer, 1, &copy_string);
-  VkBufferCopy copy_codes = {
-    .size = 100*sizeof(uint32_t),
-    .srcOffset = 2*sizeof(String),
-  };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, temp_buffer, text_pointers.codes_buffer, 1, &copy_codes);
-  result = command_end_single(render_context->device, command_buffer, render_context->transfer_pool, render_context->transfer_queue);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
   vkQueueWaitIdle(render_context->transfer_queue.handle);
   vmaUnmapMemory(render_context->allocator, temp_memory);
   vmaDestroyBuffer(render_context->allocator, temp_buffer, temp_memory);
 
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo colored_rect_address_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = colored_rect_buffer,
-  };
-
-  UILayer test_layer = {
-    .colored_rects = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(render_context->device, &colored_rect_address_info),
-    .colored_rect_count = 3,
-
-    .font = test_font,
-    .chars = text_pointers.characters_buffer,
-    .string_count = 2,
-    .chars_count = 100,
-    .string_pointers = text_pointers_address,
-    .string_draw = text_pointers.draw_buffer,
-  };
-
   while(glfwWindowShouldClose(window) == 0) {
     glfwPollEvents();
 
-    result = draw_frame(render_context, &ui_context, &test_layer, 1);
+    result = draw_frame(render_context, &ui, &layer, 1);
     if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       fprintf(stderr, "draw_frame error: %s\n", string_VkResult(result));
       return result;

client/src/render.c

@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ VkResult create_logical_device(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device, VkSurfaceKHR su
   VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features features_12 = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES,
     .bufferDeviceAddress = VK_TRUE,
+    .runtimeDescriptorArray = VK_TRUE,
     .descriptorIndexing = VK_TRUE,
     .descriptorBindingPartiallyBound = VK_TRUE,
     .descriptorBindingVariableDescriptorCount = VK_TRUE,
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ VkResult init_vulkan(GLFWwindow* window, RenderContext* context) {
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult draw_frame(RenderContext* context, UIContext* ui_context, UILayer* ui_layers, uint32_t ui_layer_count) {
+VkResult draw_frame(RenderContext* context, UIContextStorage* ui_context, UILayerStorage* ui_layers, uint32_t ui_layer_count) {
   VkResult result;
 
   result = vkWaitForFences(context->device, 1, &context->in_flight_fences[context->current_frame], VK_TRUE, UINT64_MAX);
@@ -996,7 +997,6 @@ VkResult draw_frame(RenderContext* context, UIContext* ui_context, UILayer* ui_l
     return result;
   }
 
-
   result = vkResetCommandBuffer(command_buffer, 0);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
@@ -1035,82 +1035,32 @@ VkResult draw_frame(RenderContext* context, UIContext* ui_context, UILayer* ui_l
     .pClearValues = clear_values,
   };
 
-  // UI strings compute pass
-  vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE, ui_context->ui_compute_text.pipeline);
-  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ui_layer_count; i ++) {
-    if(ui_layers[i].string_count > 0) {
-      VkBufferMemoryBarrier draw_barrier = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-          .size = sizeof(DrawCommand),
-          .buffer = ui_layers[i].string_draw,
-          .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ_BIT,
-          .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
-      };
-      vkCmdPipelineBarrier(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_DRAW_INDIRECT_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_ALL_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT, 0, NULL, 1, &draw_barrier, 0, NULL);
-      vkCmdFillBuffer(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].string_draw, offsetof(DrawCommand, instance_count), sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
-      VkBufferMemoryBarrier clear_barrier = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-        .size = sizeof(uint32_t),
-        .offset = offsetof(DrawCommand, instance_count),
-        .buffer = ui_layers[i].string_draw,
-        .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
-        .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT,
-      };
-      vkCmdPipelineBarrier(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_ALL_TRANSFER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT, 0, NULL, 1, &clear_barrier, 0, NULL);
-      vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE, ui_context->ui_compute_text.layout, 0, 1, &ui_layers[i].font.set, 0, NULL);
-      vkCmdPushConstants(command_buffer, ui_context->ui_pipeline_text.layout, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT, 0, 8, &ui_layers[i].string_pointers);
-      vkCmdDispatch(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].string_count, 1, 1);
-
-      VkBufferMemoryBarrier character_compute_barrier = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-        .size = ui_layers[i].chars_count,
-        .buffer = ui_layers[i].chars,
-        .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT,
-        .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT,
-      };
-      VkBufferMemoryBarrier draw_compute_barrier = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-          .size = sizeof(DrawCommand),
-          .buffer = ui_layers[i].string_draw,
-          .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT,
-          .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ_BIT,
-      };
-      vkCmdPipelineBarrier(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT, VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT, 0, NULL, 1, &character_compute_barrier, 0, NULL);
-      vkCmdPipelineBarrier(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_DRAW_INDIRECT_BIT, VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT, 0, NULL, 1, &draw_compute_barrier, 0, NULL);
-    }
+  VkDeviceAddress push[2] = {ui_context->address, 0};
+  
+  // Compute Pass
+  vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE, ui_context->string_pipeline.pipeline);
+  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ui_layer_count; i++) {
+    push[1] = ui_layers[i].address;
+    vkCmdPushConstants(command_buffer, ui_context->string_pipeline.layout, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT, 0, 16, push);
+    vkCmdDispatchIndirect(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].layer, offsetof(UILayer, dispatch_strings));
   }
 
+
   // Render Pass
   vkCmdBeginRenderPass(command_buffer, &render_pass_begin, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
   // World subpass
-
   vkCmdNextSubpass(command_buffer, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
   // UI subpass
-
-  // Draw UI colored rects ////////////////////////////////
-  vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->ui_pipeline_rect.pipeline);
-  vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->ui_pipeline_rect.layout, 0, 1, &ui_context->ui_descriptor_set, 0, NULL);
-
-  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ui_layer_count; i++) {
-    if(ui_layers[i].colored_rect_count > 0) {
-      vkCmdPushConstants(command_buffer, ui_context->ui_pipeline_rect.layout, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0, 8, &ui_layers[i].colored_rects);
-      vkCmdDraw(command_buffer, 6, ui_layers[i].colored_rect_count, 0, 0);
-    }
-  }
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Draw UI text /////////////////////////////////////////
-  vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->ui_pipeline_text.pipeline);
-  vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->ui_pipeline_text.layout, 0, 1, &ui_context->ui_descriptor_set, 0, NULL);
+  vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->rect_pipeline.layout, 0, 1, &ui_context->font_samplers, 0, NULL);
+  vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->rect_pipeline.layout, 1, 1, &ui_context->font_textures, 0, NULL);
   for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ui_layer_count; i++) {
-    if(ui_layers[i].string_count > 0) {
-      // Bind Font Descriptor
-      vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->ui_pipeline_text.layout, 1, 1, &ui_layers[i].font.set, 0, NULL);
-      // Push pointers
-      vkCmdPushConstants(command_buffer, ui_context->ui_pipeline_text.layout, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT, 0, 8, &ui_layers[i].string_pointers);
-      vkCmdDrawIndirect(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].string_draw, 0, 1, sizeof(DrawCommand));
-    }
+    push[1] = ui_layers[i].address;
+    vkCmdPushConstants(command_buffer, ui_context->rect_pipeline.layout, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0, 16, push);
+    vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->rect_pipeline.pipeline);
+    vkCmdDrawIndirect(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].layer, offsetof(UILayer, draw_rects), 1, 0);
+    vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, ui_context->char_pipeline.pipeline);
+    vkCmdDrawIndirect(command_buffer, ui_layers[i].layer, offsetof(UILayer, draw_chars), 1, 0);
   }
-  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
   vkCmdEndRenderPass(command_buffer);
 

client/src/ui.c

@@ -53,14 +53,33 @@ VkShaderModule load_shader_file(const char* path, VkDevice device) {
 VkResult create_ui_pipeline(
     VkDevice device,
     VkRenderPass render_pass,
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout font_samplers_layout,
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout font_textures_layout,
     VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo* shader_stages,
     uint32_t shader_stage_count,
     VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo input_info,
-    VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo layout_info,
     VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_info,
     GraphicsPipeline* pipeline) {
   VkResult result;
 
+  VkPushConstantRange push_constants[] = {
+    {
+      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
+      .size = 16,
+      .offset = 0,
+    },
+  };
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout set_layouts[] = {font_samplers_layout, font_textures_layout};
+
+  VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo layout_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+    .pushConstantRangeCount = sizeof(push_constants)/sizeof(VkPushConstantRange),
+    .pPushConstantRanges = push_constants,
+    .setLayoutCount = sizeof(set_layouts)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayout),
+    .pSetLayouts = set_layouts,
+  };
+
   result = vkCreatePipelineLayout(device, &layout_info, 0, &pipeline->layout);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
@@ -176,12 +195,12 @@ VkResult create_ui_pipeline(
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult create_ui_colored_rect_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDescriptorSetLayout ui_descriptor_layout, GraphicsPipeline* pipeline) {
-  VkShaderModule vert_shader = load_shader_file("shader_src/ui_colored_rect.vert.spv", device);
+VkResult create_ui_rect_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDescriptorSetLayout font_samplers_layout, VkDescriptorSetLayout font_textures_layout, GraphicsPipeline* pipeline) {
+  VkShaderModule vert_shader = load_shader_file("shader_src/ui_rect.vert.spv", device);
   if(vert_shader == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
     return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
-  VkShaderModule frag_shader = load_shader_file("shader_src/ui_colored_rect.frag.spv", device);
+  VkShaderModule frag_shader = load_shader_file("shader_src/ui_rect.frag.spv", device);
   if(frag_shader == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
     return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
@@ -210,26 +229,13 @@ VkResult create_ui_colored_rect_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pa
     .vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = sizeof(attributes)/sizeof(VkVertexInputAttributeDescription),
   };
 
-  VkPushConstantRange push_constant = {
-    .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
-    .size = 8,
-  };
-
-  VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo layout_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
-    .setLayoutCount = 1,
-    .pSetLayouts = &ui_descriptor_layout,
-    .pPushConstantRanges = &push_constant,
-    .pushConstantRangeCount = 1,
-  };
-
   VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
     .topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST,
     .primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE,
   };
 
-  VkResult result = create_ui_pipeline(device, render_pass, shader_stages, sizeof(shader_stages)/sizeof(VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo), input_info, layout_info, input_assembly_info, pipeline);
+  VkResult result = create_ui_pipeline(device, render_pass, font_samplers_layout, font_textures_layout, shader_stages, sizeof(shader_stages)/sizeof(VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo), input_info, input_assembly_info, pipeline);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ VkResult create_ui_colored_rect_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pa
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult create_ui_text_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDescriptorSetLayout ui_descriptor_layout, VkDescriptorSetLayout font_layout, GraphicsPipeline* pipeline, ComputePipeline* compute) {
+VkResult create_ui_text_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDescriptorSetLayout font_samplers_layout, VkDescriptorSetLayout font_textures_layout, GraphicsPipeline* pipeline, ComputePipeline* compute) {
   VkResult result;
   VkShaderModule compute_shader = load_shader_file("shader_src/ui_text.comp.spv", device);
   if(compute_shader == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
@@ -252,18 +258,14 @@ VkResult create_ui_text_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDe
   };
 
   VkPushConstantRange push_constant = {
-    .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
-    .size = 8,
+    .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
+    .size = 16,
   };
 
-  VkDescriptorSetLayout compute_descriptors[] = {font_layout};
-
   VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo compute_layout_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
     .pushConstantRangeCount = 1,
     .pPushConstantRanges = &push_constant,
-    .setLayoutCount = sizeof(compute_descriptors)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayout),
-    .pSetLayouts = compute_descriptors,
   };
 
   result = vkCreatePipelineLayout(device, &compute_layout_info, NULL, &compute->layout);
@@ -320,23 +322,13 @@ VkResult create_ui_text_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDe
     .vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = sizeof(attributes)/sizeof(VkVertexInputAttributeDescription),
   };
  
-  VkDescriptorSetLayout all_layouts[] = {ui_descriptor_layout, font_layout};
-
-  VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo layout_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
-    .setLayoutCount = sizeof(all_layouts)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayout),
-    .pSetLayouts = all_layouts,
-    .pPushConstantRanges = &push_constant,
-    .pushConstantRangeCount = 1,
-  };
-
   VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO,
     .topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST,
     .primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE,
   };
 
-  result = create_ui_pipeline(device, render_pass, shader_stages, sizeof(shader_stages)/sizeof(VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo), input_info, layout_info, input_assembly_info, pipeline);
+  result = create_ui_pipeline(device, render_pass, font_samplers_layout, font_textures_layout, shader_stages, sizeof(shader_stages)/sizeof(VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo), input_info, input_assembly_info, pipeline);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
@@ -344,219 +336,36 @@ VkResult create_ui_text_pipeline(VkDevice device, VkRenderPass render_pass, VkDe
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult create_font_descriptor_pools(VkDevice device, uint32_t max_sets, VkDescriptorPool* font_pool, VkDescriptorSetLayout* font_layout) {
-  VkResult result;
-  VkDescriptorPoolSize font_pool_sizes[] = {
-    {
-      .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
-      .descriptorCount = 1,
-    },
-    {
-      .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
-      .descriptorCount = 1,
-    },
-  };
-
-  VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo font_pool_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
-    .pPoolSizes = font_pool_sizes,
-    .poolSizeCount = sizeof(font_pool_sizes)/sizeof(VkDescriptorPoolSize),
-    .maxSets = max_sets,
-  };
-
-  result = vkCreateDescriptorPool(device, &font_pool_info, NULL, font_pool);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-  
-  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding font_descriptor_bindings[] = {
-    {
-      .binding = 0,
-      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
-      .descriptorCount = 1,
-      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
-    },
-    {
-      .binding = 1,
-      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
-      .descriptorCount = 1,
-      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
-    },
-  };
-
-  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo font_descriptor_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
-    .pBindings = font_descriptor_bindings,
-    .bindingCount = sizeof(font_descriptor_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
-  };
-
-  result = vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &font_descriptor_info, NULL, font_layout);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  return VK_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-VkResult create_text_pointers(
+VkResult create_layer(
     uint32_t max_strings,
     uint32_t max_characters,
+    uint32_t max_rects,
     VkDevice device,
     VmaAllocator allocator,
     VkCommandPool transfer_pool,
     Queue transfer_queue,
-    TextPointersMemory* memory,
+    UILayerStorage* memory,
     VkDeviceAddress* address) {
   VkResult result;
 
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo memory_info = {
-    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
-  };
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo pointers_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .size = sizeof(StringPointers),
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &pointers_info, &memory_info, &memory->pointers_buffer, &memory->pointers_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo draw_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .size = sizeof(DrawCommand),
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &draw_info, &memory_info, &memory->draw_buffer, &memory->draw_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo strings_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .size = max_strings*sizeof(String),
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &strings_info, &memory_info, &memory->strings_buffer, &memory->strings_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo codes_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .size = max_characters*sizeof(DrawCommand),
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &codes_info, &memory_info, &memory->codes_buffer, &memory->codes_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferCreateInfo characters_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .size = max_characters*sizeof(DrawCommand),
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &characters_info, &memory_info, &memory->characters_buffer, &memory->characters_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo pointers_address = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = memory->pointers_buffer,
-  };
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo strings_address = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = memory->strings_buffer,
-  };
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo codes_address = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = memory->codes_buffer,
-  };
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo characters_address = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = memory->characters_buffer,
-  };
-
-  VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo draw_address = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = memory->draw_buffer,
-  };
-
-  VkBuffer temp_buffer;
-  VmaAllocation temp_memory;
-  VkBufferCreateInfo temp_buffer_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT,
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-    .size = sizeof(StringPointers) +
-            sizeof(DrawCommand),
-  };
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo temp_memory_info = {
-    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_CPU_TO_GPU,
-  };
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &temp_buffer_info, &temp_memory_info, &temp_buffer, &temp_memory, NULL);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  void* mapped;
-  result = vmaMapMemory(allocator, temp_memory, &mapped);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  DrawCommand draw = {
-    .vertex_count = 6,
-  };
-
-  memcpy(mapped + 0, &draw, sizeof(DrawCommand));
-  StringPointers pointers = {
-    .strings = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &strings_address),
-    .codes = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &codes_address),
-    .characters = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &characters_address),
-    .draw = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &draw_address),
-  };
-  memcpy(mapped + sizeof(DrawCommand), &pointers, sizeof(StringPointers));
-  vmaUnmapMemory(allocator, temp_memory);
-
-  VkCommandBuffer command_buffer = command_begin_single(device, transfer_pool);
-  VkBufferCopy copy_draw = {
-    .size = sizeof(DrawCommand),
-    .srcOffset = 0,
-  };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, temp_buffer, memory->draw_buffer, 1, &copy_draw);
-  VkBufferCopy copy_pointers = {
-    .size = sizeof(StringPointers),
-    .srcOffset = sizeof(DrawCommand),
-  };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, temp_buffer, memory->pointers_buffer, 1, &copy_pointers);
-  result = command_end_single(device, command_buffer, transfer_pool, transfer_queue);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-  vmaDestroyBuffer(allocator, temp_buffer, temp_memory);
-  *address = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &pointers_address);
-
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayout layout, VkDescriptorPool pool,VkCommandPool transfer_pool, Queue transfer_queue, FT_Library library, const char* ttf_file, uint32_t size, VkBool32 antialias, uint32_t** charmap, Font* descriptor) {  
+VkResult load_font(
+    VkDevice device,
+    VmaAllocator allocator,
+    VkBuffer font_infos,
+    VkDescriptorSet font_samplers,
+    VkDescriptorSet font_textures,
+    uint32_t index,
+    VkCommandPool transfer_pool,
+    Queue transfer_queue,
+    FT_Library library,
+    const char* ttf_file,
+    uint32_t size,
+    VkBool32 antialias,
+    uint32_t** charmap,
+    FontStorage* memory) {  
   FT_Face face;
 
   int error;
@@ -572,7 +381,7 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
 
   uint32_t* tmp_charmap = malloc(sizeof(uint32_t)*face->num_glyphs);
   SymbolInfo* symbols = malloc(sizeof(SymbolInfo)*face->num_glyphs);
-  FontUniform uniform;
+  Font info;
 
   uint32_t glyph_index;
   uint32_t max_height = 0;
@@ -607,9 +416,9 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
     c = FT_Get_Next_Char(face, c, &glyph_index);
   }
 
-  uniform.width = max_width;
-  uniform.height = max_height;
-  uniform.num_symbols = symbol_count;
+  info.width = max_width;
+  info.height = max_height;
+  info.num_symbols = symbol_count;
   uint32_t image_size = max_width*max_height*sizeof(uint32_t);
   uint32_t* images = malloc(image_size*symbol_count);
   memset(images, 0x00, image_size*symbol_count);
@@ -636,53 +445,29 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
   }
 
   VkResult result;
-  VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo set_allocate_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
-    .pSetLayouts = &layout,
-    .descriptorSetCount = 1,
-    .descriptorPool = pool,
-  };
-
-  result = vkAllocateDescriptorSets(device, &set_allocate_info, &descriptor->set);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
   VkBufferCreateInfo symbol_buffer_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
     .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT,
     .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-    .size = sizeof(SymbolInfo)*uniform.num_symbols,
+    .size = sizeof(SymbolInfo)*info.num_symbols,
   };
   VmaAllocationCreateInfo symbol_memory_info = {
     .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
   };
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &symbol_buffer_info, &symbol_memory_info, &descriptor->symbols, &descriptor->symbol_memory, NULL);
+  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &symbol_buffer_info, &symbol_memory_info, &memory->symbols, &memory->symbol_memory, NULL);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkBufferCreateInfo uniform_buffer_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .size = sizeof(FontUniform),
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-  };
-
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo uniform_memory_info = {
-    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
-  };
-
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &uniform_buffer_info, &uniform_memory_info, &descriptor->uniform, &descriptor->uniform_memory, NULL);
   VkImageCreateInfo image_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
     .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
     .usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT,
     .extent.depth  = 1,
-    .extent.width  = uniform.width,
-    .extent.height = uniform.height,
+    .extent.width  = info.width,
+    .extent.height = info.height,
     .mipLevels = 1,
-    .arrayLayers = uniform.num_symbols,
+    .arrayLayers = info.num_symbols,
     .format = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB,
     .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
     .initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
@@ -694,7 +479,7 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
     .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
   };
 
-  result = vmaCreateImage(allocator, &image_info, &image_memory_info, &descriptor->image, &descriptor->image_memory, NULL);
+  result = vmaCreateImage(allocator, &image_info, &image_memory_info, &memory->image, &memory->image_memory, NULL);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
@@ -703,7 +488,7 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
     .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT,
     .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-    .size = sizeof(FontUniform) + image_size*uniform.num_symbols + sizeof(SymbolInfo)*uniform.num_symbols,
+    .size = sizeof(Font) + image_size*info.num_symbols + sizeof(SymbolInfo)*info.num_symbols,
   };
 
   VmaAllocationCreateInfo staging_memory_info = {
@@ -722,66 +507,66 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
-  memcpy(mapped_staging + image_size*uniform.num_symbols + sizeof(FontUniform), symbols, sizeof(SymbolInfo)*uniform.num_symbols);
+  memcpy(mapped_staging + image_size*info.num_symbols + sizeof(Font), symbols, sizeof(SymbolInfo)*info.num_symbols);
   VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo address_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_INFO,
-    .buffer = descriptor->symbols,
+    .buffer = memory->symbols,
   };
-	uniform.symbol_list = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &address_info);
-  memcpy(mapped_staging + image_size*uniform.num_symbols, &uniform, sizeof(FontUniform));
-  memcpy(mapped_staging, images, image_size*uniform.num_symbols);
+	info.symbol_list = vkGetBufferDeviceAddress(device, &address_info);
+  memcpy(mapped_staging + image_size*info.num_symbols, &info, sizeof(Font));
+  memcpy(mapped_staging, images, image_size*info.num_symbols);
   vmaUnmapMemory(allocator, staging_memory);
   free(images);
   free(symbols);
 
   VkCommandBuffer command_buffer = command_begin_single(device, transfer_pool);
 
-  VkBufferCopy uniform_copy_info = {
-    .size = sizeof(FontUniform),
-    .srcOffset = image_size*uniform.num_symbols,
-    .dstOffset = 0,
+  VkBufferCopy info_copy = {
+    .size = sizeof(Font),
+    .srcOffset = image_size*info.num_symbols,
+    .dstOffset = index*sizeof(Font),
   };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, staging_buffer, descriptor->uniform, 1, &uniform_copy_info);
+  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, staging_buffer, font_infos, 1, &info_copy);
 
-  VkBufferCopy symbol_copy_info = {
-    .size = sizeof(SymbolInfo)*uniform.num_symbols,
-    .srcOffset = image_size*uniform.num_symbols + sizeof(FontUniform),
+  VkBufferCopy symbol_copy = {
+    .size = sizeof(SymbolInfo)*info.num_symbols,
+    .srcOffset = image_size*info.num_symbols + sizeof(Font),
     .dstOffset = 0,
   };
-  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, staging_buffer, descriptor->symbols, 1, &symbol_copy_info);
+  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, staging_buffer, memory->symbols, 1, &symbol_copy);
 
   VkImageMemoryBarrier first_barrier = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-    .image = descriptor->image,
+    .image = memory->image,
     .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
     .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
     .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
     .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
     .subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
     .subresourceRange.levelCount = 1,
-    .subresourceRange.layerCount = uniform.num_symbols,
+    .subresourceRange.layerCount = info.num_symbols,
     .srcAccessMask = 0,
     .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
   };
   vkCmdPipelineBarrier(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, 0, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 1, &first_barrier);
 
   VkBufferImageCopy image_copy = {
-    .imageSubresource.layerCount = uniform.num_symbols,
+    .imageSubresource.layerCount = info.num_symbols,
     .imageSubresource.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
     .imageExtent = image_info.extent,
   };
-  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(command_buffer, staging_buffer, descriptor->image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, 1, &image_copy);
+  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(command_buffer, staging_buffer, memory->image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, 1, &image_copy);
 
   VkImageMemoryBarrier second_barrier = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
-    .image = descriptor->image,
+    .image = memory->image,
     .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
     .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
     .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
     .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
     .subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
     .subresourceRange.levelCount = 1,
-    .subresourceRange.layerCount = uniform.num_symbols,
+    .subresourceRange.layerCount = info.num_symbols,
     .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
     .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT,
   };
@@ -795,18 +580,18 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
 
   VkImageViewCreateInfo view_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
-    .image = descriptor->image,
+    .image = memory->image,
     .viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY,
     .format = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB,
     .subresourceRange = {
       .aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
-      .layerCount = uniform.num_symbols,
+      .layerCount = info.num_symbols,
       .baseMipLevel = 0,
       .levelCount = 1,
       .baseArrayLayer = 0,
     },
   };
-  result = vkCreateImageView(device, &view_info, NULL, &descriptor->view);
+  result = vkCreateImageView(device, &view_info, NULL, &memory->view);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
@@ -819,171 +604,199 @@ VkResult load_font(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkDescriptorSetLayou
     .addressModeV = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT,
     .addressModeW = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT,
   };
-  result = vkCreateSampler(device, &sampler_info, NULL, &descriptor->sampler);
+  result = vkCreateSampler(device, &sampler_info, NULL, &memory->sampler);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkDescriptorBufferInfo desc_uniform_info = {
-    .offset = 0,
-    .range = sizeof(FontUniform),
-    .buffer = descriptor->uniform,
+  VkDescriptorImageInfo desc_sampler_info = {
+    .sampler = memory->sampler,
   };
 
-  VkDescriptorImageInfo desc_image_info = {
-    .sampler = descriptor->sampler,
+  VkDescriptorImageInfo desc_texture_info = {
     .imageLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
-    .imageView = descriptor->view,
+    .imageView = memory->view,
   };
 
   VkWriteDescriptorSet descriptor_writes[] = {
     {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
-      .dstSet = descriptor->set,
+      .dstSet = font_textures,
       .dstBinding = 0,
-      .dstArrayElement = 0,
-      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+      .dstArrayElement = index,
+      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE,
       .descriptorCount = 1,
-      .pBufferInfo = &desc_uniform_info,
+      .pImageInfo = &desc_texture_info,
     },
     {
       .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
-      .dstSet = descriptor->set,
-      .dstBinding = 1,
-      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
+      .dstSet = font_samplers,
+      .dstBinding = 0,
+      .dstArrayElement = index,
+      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER,
       .descriptorCount = 1,
-      .pImageInfo = &desc_image_info,
-    }
+      .pImageInfo = &desc_sampler_info,
+    },
   };
 
-  vkUpdateDescriptorSets(device, 2, descriptor_writes, 0, NULL);
+  vkUpdateDescriptorSets(device, sizeof(descriptor_writes)/sizeof(VkWriteDescriptorSet), descriptor_writes, 0, NULL);
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult create_ui_descriptor_set(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkExtent2D swapchain_extent, vec2 window_scale, VkDescriptorSetLayout* ui_descriptor_layout, VkDescriptorPool* ui_descriptor_pool, VkDescriptorSet* ui_descriptor_set, VmaAllocation* ui_descriptor_memory, VkBuffer* ui_descriptor_buffer) { 
-  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding ui_descriptor_bindings[] = {
+VkResult create_ui_descriptor(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, uint32_t max_fonts, VkBuffer* font_infos, VmaAllocation* font_infos_memory, VkDescriptorSet* font_samplers, VkDescriptorSet* font_textures, VkDescriptorSetLayout* font_sampler_layout, VkDescriptorSetLayout* font_texture_layout, VkDescriptorPool* font_pool) { 
+  VkBufferCreateInfo font_infos_buffer = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+    .size = sizeof(Font)*max_fonts,
+    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_SHADER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
+  };
+
+  VmaAllocationCreateInfo font_infos_memory_info = {
+    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
+  };
+
+  VkResult result;
+  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &font_infos_buffer, &font_infos_memory_info, font_infos, font_infos_memory, NULL);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding font_sampler_bindings[] = {
     {
       .binding = 0,
-      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
-      .descriptorCount = 1,
-      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
-    }
+      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER,
+      .descriptorCount = max_fonts,
+      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
+    },
+  };
+
+  VkDescriptorBindingFlags bindless_flags[] = {
+    VK_DESCRIPTOR_BINDING_PARTIALLY_BOUND_BIT | VK_DESCRIPTOR_BINDING_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_BIT | VK_DESCRIPTOR_BINDING_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND_BIT,
+  };
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBindingFlagsCreateInfo font_sampler_bindings_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_BINDING_FLAGS_CREATE_INFO,
+    .bindingCount = sizeof(font_sampler_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
+    .pBindingFlags = bindless_flags,
   };
 
-  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo ui_descriptor_info = {
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo font_sampler_info = {
     .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
-    .pBindings = ui_descriptor_bindings,
-    .bindingCount = sizeof(ui_descriptor_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
+    .pBindings = font_sampler_bindings,
+    .bindingCount = sizeof(font_sampler_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
+    .flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND_POOL_BIT,
+    .pNext = &font_sampler_bindings_info,
   }; 
 
-  VkResult result;
-  result = vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &ui_descriptor_info, NULL, ui_descriptor_layout);
+
+  result = vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &font_sampler_info, NULL, font_sampler_layout);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkDescriptorPoolSize pool_size = {
-    .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
-    .descriptorCount = 1,
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding font_texture_bindings[] = {
+    {
+      .binding = 0,
+      .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE,
+      .descriptorCount = max_fonts,
+      .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
+    },
   };
 
-  VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo ui_pool_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
-    .pPoolSizes = &pool_size,
-    .poolSizeCount = 1,
-    .maxSets = 1,
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBindingFlagsCreateInfo font_texture_bindings_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_BINDING_FLAGS_CREATE_INFO,
+    .bindingCount = sizeof(font_texture_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
+    .pBindingFlags = bindless_flags,
   };
 
-  result = vkCreateDescriptorPool(device, &ui_pool_info, NULL, ui_descriptor_pool);
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo font_texture_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+    .pBindings = font_texture_bindings,
+    .bindingCount = sizeof(font_texture_bindings)/sizeof(VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding),
+    .flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND_POOL_BIT,
+    .pNext = &font_texture_bindings_info,
+  }; 
+
+  result = vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device, &font_texture_info, NULL, font_texture_layout);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo ui_descriptor_allocate_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
-    .pSetLayouts = ui_descriptor_layout,
-    .descriptorSetCount = 1,
-    .descriptorPool = *ui_descriptor_pool,
+  VkDescriptorPoolSize font_pool_sizes[] = {
+    {
+      .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE,
+      .descriptorCount = max_fonts,
+    },
+    {
+      .type = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER,
+      .descriptorCount = max_fonts,
+    },
+  };
+  VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo font_pool_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO,
+    .pPoolSizes = font_pool_sizes,
+    .poolSizeCount = 2,
+    .maxSets = 2,
+    .flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND_BIT,
   };
 
-  result = vkAllocateDescriptorSets(device, &ui_descriptor_allocate_info, ui_descriptor_set);
+  result = vkCreateDescriptorPool(device, &font_pool_info, NULL, font_pool);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  VkBufferCreateInfo ui_uniform_buffer_info = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-    .usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT,
-    .size = sizeof(UIUniform),
-    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
+  uint32_t max_font_binding = max_fonts - 1;
+  VkDescriptorSetVariableDescriptorCountAllocateInfo count_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_VARIABLE_DESCRIPTOR_COUNT_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+    .descriptorSetCount = 1,
+    .pDescriptorCounts = &max_font_binding,
   };
 
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo ui_uniform_memory_info = {
-    .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_CPU_TO_GPU,
+  VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo allocate_font_samplers = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+    .pSetLayouts = font_sampler_layout,
+    .descriptorSetCount = 1,
+    .descriptorPool = *font_pool,
+    .pNext = &count_info,
   };
 
-  result = vmaCreateBuffer(allocator, &ui_uniform_buffer_info, &ui_uniform_memory_info, ui_descriptor_buffer, ui_descriptor_memory, NULL);
+  VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo allocate_font_textures = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+    .pSetLayouts = font_texture_layout,
+    .descriptorSetCount = 1,
+    .descriptorPool = *font_pool,
+    .pNext = &count_info,
+  };
+
+  result = vkAllocateDescriptorSets(device, &allocate_font_samplers, font_samplers);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  void* mapped;
-  result = vmaMapMemory(allocator, *ui_descriptor_memory, &mapped);
+  result = vkAllocateDescriptorSets(device, &allocate_font_textures, font_textures);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
-  UIUniform ui_uniform;
-  vec3 screen_offset = {-1.0, -1.0, 0.0};
-  vec3 screen_scale = {1.0/(float)swapchain_extent.width*window_scale[0], 1.0/(float)swapchain_extent.height*window_scale[1], 1.0};
-  glm_mat4_identity(ui_uniform.screen);
-  glm_translate(ui_uniform.screen, screen_offset);
-  glm_scale(ui_uniform.screen, screen_scale);
-  memcpy(mapped, &ui_uniform, sizeof(ui_uniform));
-  vmaUnmapMemory(allocator, *ui_descriptor_memory);
-
-  VkDescriptorBufferInfo ui_uniform_info = {
-    .offset = 0,
-    .range = sizeof(ui_uniform),
-    .buffer = *ui_descriptor_buffer,
-  };
 
-  VkWriteDescriptorSet ui_uniform_write = {
-    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET,
-    .dstSet = *ui_descriptor_set,
-    .dstBinding = 0,
-    .dstArrayElement = 0,
-    .descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
-    .descriptorCount = 1,
-    .pBufferInfo = &ui_uniform_info,
-  };
-
-  vkUpdateDescriptorSets(device, 1, &ui_uniform_write, 0, NULL);
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkResult init_pipelines(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkExtent2D swapchain_extent, vec2 window_scale, VkRenderPass render_pass, UIContext* context) {
+VkResult create_ui_context(VkDevice device, VmaAllocator allocator, VkRenderPass render_pass, UIContextStorage* memory) {
 
   VkResult result;
-  result = create_ui_descriptor_set(device, allocator, swapchain_extent, window_scale, &context->ui_descriptor_layout, &context->ui_descriptor_pool, &context->ui_descriptor_set, &context->ui_descriptor_memory, &context->ui_descriptor_buffer);
+  result = create_ui_descriptor(device, allocator, 10, &memory->font_infos, &memory->font_infos_memory, &memory->font_samplers, &memory->font_textures, &memory->font_samplers_layout, &memory->font_textures_layout, &memory->fonts_pool);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  result = create_ui_colored_rect_pipeline(device, render_pass, context->ui_descriptor_layout, &context->ui_pipeline_rect);
+  result = create_ui_rect_pipeline(device, render_pass, memory->font_samplers_layout, memory->font_textures_layout, &memory->rect_pipeline);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  result = create_font_descriptor_pools(device, 10, &context->font_pool, &context->font_layout);
+  result = create_ui_text_pipeline(device, render_pass, memory->font_samplers_layout, memory->font_textures_layout, &memory->char_pipeline, &memory->string_pipeline);
   if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  result = create_ui_text_pipeline(device, render_pass, context->ui_descriptor_layout, context->font_layout, &context->ui_pipeline_text, &context->ui_compute_text);
-  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
-
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }