ocornut / ocornut/imgui_test_engine

Idea: combine WindowInfo() child unmangling feature into SetRef()

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Description

There are still a few ambiguities to aim to clear up with that mangling of child window names, but it would be nice is SetRef() could support nested child windows with unmangled names.

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Research direction

Start by reading WindowInfo()'s child-window unmangling behavior and the existing SetRef() handling for window references. Clarify the remaining name ambiguities and define how nested unmangled child windows should be represented before implementing or testing the combined behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
api, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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