ofxSurfingImGui.

A Dear ImGui Toolkit
for openFrameworks
desktop app projects.

An extension for ofxImGui.

WORK IN PROGRESS!

OVERVIEW

• Bundled batteries for your full Desktop OF Apps.
• ofParameter Widgets.
• Layout and Style Helpers.
• Useful Modules/Systems.
• Workflow Engines for the final user.

FEATURES

• Simple Setup:
  • Simplified coder and user workflow.
  • Many useful Internal states and persistent settings:
    • Minimize, debug, extra, advanced, windows auto resize...
    • Log, Notifier, and windows visibility and distribution.
    • Global Scale.
• Useful API methods and Snippets:
  • Help on populate Windows and Widgets.
  • Speed-Up responsive Layout Helpers.
• ofParameter Helpers:
  • Many RAW DearImGui widgets adapted.
  • Added custom useful widgets.
• Multiple instances:
  • Many windows around your classes and ofxAddons.
  • All together without colliding.
• Four active Font Sizes for labels, widgets, and text paragraphs.
  • Four optional extra fonts for alternate monospaced and non-monospaced.
• Extra Mouse Control:
  • Wheel for tweaking:
    • +Ctrl to finetune.
  • Right-Click:
    • To Reset to param Center.
    • +Ctrl to Reset to Min.
    • +Alt to Reset to Max.
• Themes Editor example: ( WIP )
  • 20+ bundled themes compilation.
  • Hardcoded and .ini files.
  • File serializers, A-B compare, sizes and/or colors.
  • Manager, Demo Window and Tester Widgets.

MODULES / SYSTEMS

• Log System:
  • With custom tags.
• Notifier System:
  • With custom layout and styles.
• Debugger System:
  • Metrics: frame rate and frame time.
  • Profiler: Cpu and Gpu measurements.
• Text Editor System:
  • Language marks with custom marked keywords.
  • Font sizes, color themes.
  • Clipboard access and undo/redo history.
• Image Inspector System:
  • Zoom with pixel color picker.
• Console System: ( WIP )
  • Basic console/terminal module.
  • Call methods/commands by typing into the console.

ENGINES

• Windows Organizer:
  • Aligner, cascade, and Group/Linker.
• Layout Presets Engine. ( WIP )
• Docking Helpers. ( WIP )

SCREENSHOTS

• Examples_0_Basic
• Examples_1_Widgets
• Examples_2_Modules
• Examples_3_Engines
• Examples_5_MultipleInstances

EXAMPLE: 00_HelloWorld

#pragma once
#include "ofMain.h"

#include "ofxSurfingImGui.h"

class ofApp : public ofBaseApp
{
  public:
  void draw();

  ofParameter<bool> bEnable{ "Enable", true };
  ofParameter<float> speed{ "Speed", .5f, 0.f, 1.f };
  ofParameterGroup params{ "MyGroup", bEnable, speed };

  ofParameter<bool> bGui{ "Show", true };

  ofxSurfingGui ui;
};

#include "ofApp.h"

void ofApp::draw()
{
  ui.Begin();
  {
    /* Put windows here */
    if (ui.BeginWindow(bGui))
    {
      /* Put widgets here */
      ui.AddLabelBig("00_HelloWorld");
      ui.AddSpacing();
      ui.Add(bEnable, OFX_IM_TOGGLE_BIG_BORDER_BLINK);
      ui.Add(speed, OFX_IM_HSLIDER);
      ui.AddSpacingSeparated();
      ui.AddGroup(params, SurfingGuiGroupStyle_Collapsed);

      ui.EndWindow();
    }
  }
  ui.End();
}

REQUERIMENTS

IMGUI OF BACKEND

• Required: ofxImGui
  • Dear ImGui v1.89.4 BackEnd for OF.
  • Is the AWESOME @Daandelange's FORK.
    • You MUST use this one!
    • Do not use the @jvcleave's REPOSITORY!

DATA ASSET FILES

• Recommended: JetBrainsMono-Bold.ttf
  • The monospaced font file for the default theme.
  • Put into OF_APP/bin/data/assets/fonts/.
• Optional: data.zip
  • More font files (non-monospaced alternative) from the same family.
  • Put into each OF project OF_APP/bin/data/.

CURRENT SYSTEMS

• Windows 11 / Visual Studio 2022.
  • GitHub OF patch-release branch.
  • Last official release OF 0.12.
• macOS 12.5 Monterey / Xcode 14.2 OF 0.11.2. Intel.
  • Not tested on M1/M2 Apple Silicon/iOS yet.
  • Testers are welcome!

THANKS

Thanks to Omar Cornut for the fantastic Dear ImGui.

SUPER THANKS to @Daandelange for HIS AWESOME ofxImGui (maintained) FORK, and some macOS fixes.

Thanks to @alptugan for macOS testing and some fixes.

All source snippets and widgets from other authors are linked into header files as credits. Thanks!

AUTHOR

An addon by moebiusSurfing.
( ManuMolina ) 2021-2023

LICENSE

MIT LICENSE