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Bindings
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_NB: those third-party bindings may be more or less maintained, more or less close to the spirit of original API and therefore I cannot give much guarantee about them. People who create language bindings sometimes haven't used the C++ API themselves (for the good reason that they aren't C++ users). Dear ImGui was designed with C++ in mind and some of the subtleties may be lost in translation with other languages. If your language supports it, I would suggest replicating the function overloading and default parameters used in the original, else the API may be harder to use. In doubt, please check the original C++ version first!_
Integrating Dear ImGui within your custom engine is a matter of wiring mouse/keyboard inputs and providing a render function that can bind a texture and render simple textured triangles. The examples/ folder is populated with applications doing just that. If you are an experienced programmer it should take you less than an hour to integrate Dear ImGui in your custom engine, but make sure to spend time reading the FAQ, the comments and other documentation!
_Integrating Dear ImGui within your custom engine is a matter of wiring mouse/keyboard inputs and providing a render function that can bind a texture and render simple textured triangles. The examples/ folder is populated with applications doing just that. If you are an experienced programmer it should take you less than an hour to integrate Dear ImGui in your custom engine, but make sure to spend time reading the FAQ, the comments and other documentation!_
_NB: those third-party bindings may be more or less maintained, more or less close to the spirit of original API and therefore I cannot give much guarantee about them. People who create language bindings sometimes haven't used the C++ API themselves (for the good reason that they aren't C++ users). Dear ImGui was designed with C++ in mind and some of the subtleties may be lost in translation with other languages. If your language supports it, I would suggest replicating the function overloading and default parameters used in the original, else the API may be harder to use. In doubt, please check the original C++ version first!_
Languages:
- C (cimgui): thin c-api wrapper for ImGui https://github.com/Extrawurst/cimgui
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See the [Screenshots Thread](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/issues/123) for some user creations.
Also see the [Mega screenshots](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/issues/1273) for an idea of the available features.
![screenshot 1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/ocornut/imgui/web/v148/examples_01.png)
[![screenshot game](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/ocornut/imgui/web/v149/gallery_TheDragonsTrap-01-thumb.jpg)](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8225057/20628927/33e14cac-b329-11e6-80f6-9524e93b048a.png)
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<b>Which version should I get?</b>
I occasionally tag [Releases](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/releases) but it is generally safe and recommended to sync to master. The library is fairly stable and regressions tend to fixed fast when reported. You may also want to checkout the [navigation branch](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/tree/navigation) if you want to use Dear ImGui with a gamepad (it is also possible to map keyboard inputs to some degree). The Navigation branch is being kept up to date with Master.
I occasionally tag [Releases](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/releases) but it is generally safe and recommended to sync to master. The library is fairly stable and regressions tend to be fixed fast when reported. You may also want to checkout the [navigation branch](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/tree/navigation) if you want to use Dear ImGui with a gamepad (it is also possible to map keyboard inputs to some degree). The Navigation branch is being kept up to date with Master.
<b>Why the odd dual naming, "dear imgui" vs "ImGui"?</b>
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<b>How do you use Dear ImGui on a platform that may not have a mouse or keyboard?</b>
I recommend using [Synergy](http://synergy-project.org) ([sources](https://github.com/symless/synergy)). In particular, the _src/micro/uSynergy.c_ file contains a small client that you can use on any platform to connect to your host PC. You can seamlessly use your PC input devices from a video game console or a tablet. Dear ImGui allows to increase the hit box of widgets (via the _TouchPadding_ setting) to accommodate a little for the lack of precision of touch inputs, but it is recommended you use a mouse to allow optimising for screen real-estate.
I recommend using [Synergy](http://synergy-project.org) ([sources](https://github.com/symless/synergy)). In particular, the _src/micro/uSynergy.c_ file contains a small client that you can use on any platform to connect to your host PC. You can seamlessly use your PC input devices from a video game console or a tablet. Dear ImGui allows to increase the hit box of widgets (via the _style.TouchPadding_ setting) to accommodate a little for the lack of precision of touch inputs, but it is recommended you use a mouse to allow optimising for screen real-estate. You can also checkout the beta [navigation branch](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/tree/navigation) which provides support for using Dear ImGui with a game controller.
<b>Can you create elaborate/serious tools with Dear ImGui?</b>
Yes. I have written data browsers, debuggers, profilers and all sort of non-trivial tools with the library. In my experience the simplicity of the API is very empowering. Your UI runs close to your live data. Make the tools always-on and everybody in the team will be inclined to create new tools (as opposed to more "offline" UI toolkits where only a fraction of your team effectively creates tools).
Yes. People have written game editors, data browsers, debuggers, profilers and all sort of non-trivial tools with the library. In my experience the simplicity of the API is very empowering. Your UI runs close to your live data. Make the tools always-on and everybody in the team will be inclined to create new tools (as opposed to more "offline" UI toolkits where only a fraction of your team effectively creates tools).
Dear ImGui is very programmer centric and the immediate-mode GUI paradigm might requires you to readjust some habits before you can realize its full potential. Many programmers have unfortunately been taught by their environment to make unnecessarily complicated things. Dear ImGui is about making things that are simple, efficient and powerful.
Dear ImGui is very programmer centric and the immediate-mode GUI paradigm might requires you to readjust some habits before you can realize its full potential. Dear ImGui is about making things that are simple, efficient and powerful.
<b>Is Dear ImGui fast?</b>
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<b>Can you reskin the look of Dear ImGui?</b>
You can alter the look of the interface to some degree: changing colors, sizes, padding, rounding, fonts. However, as Dear ImGui is designed and optimised to create debug tools, the amount of skinning you can apply is limited. There is only so much you can stray away from the default look and feel of the interface.
This is [LumixEngine](https://github.com/nem0/LumixEngine) with custom colors + a docking/tabs extension (both of which you can find in the Issues section and will eventually be merged).
You can alter the look of the interface to some degree: changing colors, sizes, padding, rounding, fonts. However, as Dear ImGui is designed and optimised to create debug tools, the amount of skinning you can apply is limited. There is only so much you can stray away from the default look and feel of the interface. Below is a screenshot from [LumixEngine](https://github.com/nem0/LumixEngine) with custom colors + a docking/tabs extension (both of which you can find in the Issues section and will eventually be merged):
![LumixEngine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/ocornut/imgui/web/v151/lumix-201710-rearranged.png)