DragValue loses adjustability when placed inside a rect/child_ui
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Description
I'm building a custom widget and want to include a DragValue inside. When I place it after my widget it works, but when I place it in a child_ui inside my widget it can't be dragged/text entered, only the hover-effect seems to be fine. I have a red triangle (a set point) that can be dragged and adjusted, but I want the position to be also adjustable by a `DragValue`.

Code structure:
```
pub fn gauge_ui(...) -> egui::Response {
let desired_size = egui::vec2(size as f32, size as f32);
let (rect, mut response) = ui.allocate_exact_size(desired_size, egui::Sense::click_and_drag());
if ui.is_rect_visible(rect) {
let visuals = ui.style().interact(&response);
let rect = rect.expand(visuals.expansion);
// draw the cool shapes
if response.dragged() {
let pos = response.interact_pointer_pos();
match pos {
None => {}
Some(p) => {
// update position of triangle
}
}
response.mark_changed(); // report back that the value changed
}
let mut c_ui = ui.child_ui(rect,Layout::default());
c_ui.add(egui::DragValue::new(set)
.min_decimals(1)
.max_decimals(1)
.suffix(suffix));
ui.add(egui::DragValue::new(set)
.min_decimals(1)
.max_decimals(1)
.suffix(suffix));
}
response
}
```
When called by `c_ui` the DragValue will be inside the widget and not controllable, when called by `ui` it will be placed after my widget. What can be done to make the DragValue adjustable inside the other rect?
I'm fairly new to egui, but I really like it so far! Big kudos to everyone involved!
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Research direction
Start with the gauge_ui snippet and reproduce the difference between adding DragValue through c_ui and directly through ui. Read the egui child_ui and DragValue interaction behavior, especially how input regions overlap. Done means the DragValue inside the child rect accepts both dragging and text entry without breaking the surrounding widget.
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- rust
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- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
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