SDL Backend: Supporting logical size in SDL_Renderer

[dbarkar]

Version/Branch of Dear ImGui:

Version 1.91.6, Branch: XXX master

Back-ends:

imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp + imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.cpp + imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp + imgui_impl_sdlrenderer3.cpp

Compiler, OS:

Windows 11 + MSVC2022

Full config/build information:

Dear ImGui 1.91.6 (19160)
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sizeof(size_t): 8, sizeof(ImDrawIdx): 2, sizeof(ImDrawVert): 20
define: __cplusplus=199711
define: _WIN32
define: _WIN64
define: _MSC_VER=1941
define: _MSVC_LANG=201402
define: IMGUI_HAS_VIEWPORT
define: IMGUI_HAS_DOCK
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io.BackendPlatformName: imgui_impl_sdl2
io.BackendRendererName: imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2
io.ConfigFlags: 0x00000001
 NavEnableKeyboard
io.ConfigViewportsNoDecoration
io.ConfigNavCaptureKeyboard
io.ConfigInputTextCursorBlink
io.ConfigWindowsResizeFromEdges
io.ConfigMemoryCompactTimer = 60.0
io.BackendFlags: 0x00000C0E
 HasMouseCursors
 HasSetMousePos
 PlatformHasViewports
 HasMouseHoveredViewport
 RendererHasVtxOffset
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io.Fonts: 1 fonts, Flags: 0x00000000, TexSize: 512,128
io.DisplaySize: 1445.00,1083.00
io.DisplayFramebufferScale: 1.00,1.00
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style.WindowPadding: 8.00,8.00
style.WindowBorderSize: 1.00
style.FramePadding: 4.00,3.00
style.FrameRounding: 0.00
style.FrameBorderSize: 0.00
style.ItemSpacing: 8.00,4.00
style.ItemInnerSpacing: 4.00,4.00

Details:

Both SDL2 and SDL3 allow a fixed logical resolution for rendering, regardless of the actual output resolution. For more information, please see https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/SDL_SetRenderLogicalPresentation.

Currently, if the renderer uses logcal coordinates, imgui behavior is broken:

1. UI is rendered to logical resolution and then scaled to window coordinates. I believe it should use window coordinates regardless of logical resolution.
2. Mouse coordinates are off

As a workaround, I reset logical resolution before calling imgui frame and set it back after. Also I use SDL_RenderLogicalToWindow to convert mouse coordinates before sending them to imgui backend.

Maybe it's worth adding as a part of the library? Current behavior doesn't look good...

Screenshots/Video:

No response

Minimal, Complete and Verifiable Example code:

[begui]

@dbarkar I notice the same issue. I tried resetting the logical resolution (to none ) , render my IMGUI components, set it back ( to letterbox) and render my elements... One thing i noticed, when setting the window to resizeable, the IMGUI components have issues rendering.. I'll try to come up with a quick demo this weekend....

Also.. using sdl3

[begui]

I added an example sdl3 program using imgui and the sdl logical presentation issue

https://github.com/begui/sdl3-imgui-poc

Let me know if you all have any questions or not able to reproduce

(see the README.md)