Perform simple check: error if Docking or Viewport are enabled _exactly_ on frame 1 (instead of frame 0 or later), which is a common error leading to loss of .ini data. (#2109)
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index 113bca2..437a719 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -3782,6 +3782,13 @@
if (g.IO.ConfigWindowsResizeFromEdges && !(g.IO.BackendFlags & ImGuiBackendFlags_HasMouseCursors))
g.IO.ConfigWindowsResizeFromEdges = false;
+ // Perform simple check: error if Docking or Viewport are enabled _exactly_ on frame 1 (instead of frame 0 or later), which is a common error leading to loss of .ini data.
+ const ImGuiColumnsFlags prev_config_flags = g.ConfigFlagsForFrame;
+ if (g.FrameCount == 1 && (g.IO.ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable) && (prev_config_flags & ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable) == 0)
+ IM_ASSERT(0 && "Please DockingEnable before the first call to NewFrame()! Otherwise you will lose your .ini settings!");
+ if (g.FrameCount == 1 && (g.IO.ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable) && (prev_config_flags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable) == 0)
+ IM_ASSERT(0 && "Please ViewportEnable before the first call to NewFrame()! Otherwise you will lose your .ini settings!");
+
// Perform simple checks: multi-viewport and platform windows support
if (g.IO.ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable)
{
