Release notes

Support of additional texture formats
Commands to assign custom backgrounds
Handle Linear/sRGB vertex color format
Add logging information in netImgui server application
Profile and optimize performances
Add new Dear ImGui multi windows support (docking branch)
~~Add compression to data between Client and Server~~
~~Bugfix : netImgui Server application unable to start when post configured for listening can't be opened. Need to manually edit netImgui.cfg with a valid port.~~
~~Add copy/paste support~~
~~Networking: Add support of client accepting connection from netImgui App~~

(2022/01/30)

API Changes
- Removed the bWait parameter from Shutdown()
  - Always wait for Shutdown completion before returning now
  - This prevents multihread data release issues
- Added a NETIMGUI_API define prefix to functions exported in NetImgui_Api.h
  - Similar to IMGUI_API, allows library user to control dll import/export
  - Takes the same value as IMGUI_API by default
Bug fixes
- Compression feature causing some out of sync issue with NetImgui Server
- 32bits index support crash

(2022/01/10)

API Changes
- Added SetCompressionMode(...) / GetCompressionMode(), allow library user to manage the data compression feature
  - By default, Client relies on Server Setting
Data Compressions Support
- Drawing data generated by the Client can now be compressed before being sent to Server
  - Greatly reduce the bandwidth between Client/Server at a negligible cost on the Client
  - Using Delta Compression. The draw data usually vary little from previous frame. Sending only the changed bytes produce great results at low overhead
- Highly dynamic UI content lower improvements
- A new sample (SampleCompression) demonstrate the use of data compression and its metrics
  - At 30 Fps, data rate send from client goes from ~ 3400 KB/s to ~ 22 KB/s (~ 160x improvement !)
  - Since it depends on static content, moving around a Window reduce the benefits
Other Changes
- Added OpenGL3 support to NetImgui Server
  - Still DirectX11 by default
  - OpenGL3 support helps with the Server Application port to non Windows OS
  - To enable, set HAL_API_PLATFORM_GLFW_GL3 define to 1 and HAL_API_PLATFORM_WIN32_DX11 to 0
- Added support for Visual Studio 2021
- Support up to Dear ImGui 1.86 has been tested

(2021/08/09)

API Changes
- None
Other Changes
- Mostly some small bug fixes
- Fixed issue with keyboard input
- Fixed 16/32bits index handling (NetImgui Server app now handle both case without recompiling)

(2021/05/30)

API Changes
- None
Other Changes
- Mostly some small bug fixes
- Reduced NetImgui server CPU/GPU usage
- Better handling of NetImgui server's window move between 4K and lower resolution monitors

(2021/03/13)

API Changes
- Added SetBackground(...) letting user configure the client window background appearance
  - The new sample SampleBackground demonstrate its usage.
- Removed support of empty API functions when NETIMGUI_ENABLED is false
  - Keeps NetImgui client code clutter to minimum.
New
- Auto interception of Dear ImGui ImGui::NewFrame() / ImGui::Render()
  - Using Dear ImGui 1.81's Callbacks support, replacing theses Dear ImGui functions call with NetImgui::NewFrame() / NetImgui::EndFrame() can now be avoided
  - This means less changes to existing codebase wanting to use NetImgui, only requiring a single call to :
    - Startup
    - Shutdown
    - ConnectToApp or ConnectFromApp
  - However, calling directly NetImgui::NewFrame() / NetImgui::EndFrame() has the additional benefit of being able to skip drawing when not needed

(2021/01/22)

API Changes
- Removed parameter from NetImGui::ConnectToApp() / NetImGui::::ConnectFromApp() to clone the current context. NetImgui now only uses the Dear ImGui Context that was active when requesting a connection, without internally using other contexts.
New
- Complete refactor of the NetImguiServer application.
  - Now relying on Dear ImGui's backend for the renderer and OS support.
  - Other platform's specific functions have all been cleanly abstracted.
  - This means that porting the server application to other platform should be straightforward.
  - Copy/paste from Server to Client support. From Client to Server is still up to the user engine.
- Complete refactor of the NetImguiServer application UI.
  - Now relying on 'Dear ImGui' docking branch to draw the user interface.
  - Can display multiple connected client's windows at the same time, and they can be docked / moved around as user sees fit.
  - Can now specify a display refresh rate for the connected clients.
- Single header include support.
  - For user wanting to minimize changes to their project, it is now possible to only include NetImgui_Api.h after declaring the define NETIMGUI_IMPLEMENTATION, and all needed source files will also be added for compilation.

(2020/08/22)

API Changes
NetImGui::NewFrame() / NetImGui::EndFrame() should always be used, even when disconnected
NetImGui::ConnectToApp() / NetImGui::::ConnectFromApp() take a new parameter, telling netImgui to continue using the same context or use a duplicate
NetImgui::Connect() replaced by NetImgui::ConnectToApp() / NetImGui::ConnectFromApp()
NetImgui::IsRemoteDraw() renamed to NetImgui::IsDrawingRemote()
NetImgui::IsDrawing() added
NetImgui::IsConnectionPending() added
NetImgui::GetDrawData() added
NetImgui::GetRemoteContext() removed
New
Support for connection initiated from netImgui server application
GUI and save file support for Client configurations
Improved samples
Optional commandline parameter to specify Client's address for connection on netImgui Server launch
Launching a second netImgui Server forward commandline option to already running instance
netImgui Server application accepts Client's address request from a Windows 'named pipe'
Bugfix
Issue of text edition not recognizing special key strokes (navigation, delete, ...)

(2020/07/02)

(2020/06/23)

(2020/06/13)

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