Usage of Common ImGui Widgets
First, we will clear all widgets from the previous lesson and create a minimal blank window with zero controls inside. Now we will create ImGui widgets one by one. Text …
Display Menus & Save Dialog with ImGui – Build a TXT Notepad Example
In this lesson, we’ll learn how to render menus. We will build a simple TXT notepad program with a top menu bar containing a Save submenu. Clicking Save will export …
Build a Simple Addition Calculator with ImGui
We’ll create an addition tool with two numeric input boxes, a plus sign in between, and an equals button. After entering two numbers and clicking the = button, the total …
Hide the Black Console Window in ImGui
In the sample projects we walked through over the last two lessons, opening the solution in Visual Studio always spawns two separate windows: a black command-line console, plus our main …
Line-by-Line Breakdown of the ImGui Example From the Previous Post
This header pulls in the GLFW window library. GLFW handles window creation, mouse and keyboard input, OpenGL context management, and the core window message loop.
Minimal ImGui Demo with VS2022 – Environment Setup
Install VS2022 and select components for C++ Desktop Development
Download the ImGui source code from ocornut/imgui: Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies – grab the release build