Tables: tamed some .ini settings optimizations to more accurately allow overwriting/hot-reloading settings. (#7934)

docs/CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Other changes:
   to not leak the value into a subsequent window. (#8196)
 - Tables: fixed an issue where Columns Visible/Hidden state wouldn't be correctly
   overridden when hot-reloading .ini state. (#7934)
+- Tables: tamed some .ini settings optimizations to more accurately allow
+  overwriting/hot-reloading settings in more situations. (#7934)
 - Styles, Tabs: made the Close Button of selected tabs always visible by default,
   without requiring to hover the tab. (#8387)
   - Added style.TabCloseButtonMinWidthSelected/TabCloseButtonMinWidthUnselected settings

imgui_tables.cpp

@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ bool    ImGui::BeginTableEx(const char* name, ImGuiID id, int columns_count, ImG
         // Initialize
         table->SettingsOffset = -1;
         table->IsSortSpecsDirty = true;
+        table->IsSettingsDirty = true; // Records itself into .ini file even when in default state (#7934)
         table->InstanceInteracted = -1;
         table->ContextPopupColumn = -1;
         table->ReorderColumn = table->ResizedColumn = table->LastResizedColumn = -1;
@@ -3718,6 +3719,19 @@ void ImGui::TableLoadSettings(ImGuiTable* table)
     table->SettingsLoadedFlags = settings->SaveFlags;
     table->RefScale = settings->RefScale;
 
+    // Initialize default columns settings
+    for (int column_n = 0; column_n < table->ColumnsCount; column_n++)
+    {
+        ImGuiTableColumn* column = &table->Columns[column_n];
+        column->StretchWeight = -1.0f;
+        column->WidthRequest = -1.0f;
+        column->AutoFitQueue = 0x00;
+        column->DisplayOrder = (ImGuiTableColumnIdx)column_n;
+        column->IsUserEnabled = column->IsUserEnabledNextFrame = (column->Flags & ImGuiTableColumnFlags_DefaultHide) ? 0 : 1;
+        column->SortOrder = (column->Flags & ImGuiTableColumnFlags_DefaultSort) ? 0 : -1;
+        column->SortDirection = (column->Flags & ImGuiTableColumnFlags_DefaultSort) ? (ImS8)ImGuiSortDirection_None : (column->Flags & ImGuiTableColumnFlags_PreferSortDescending) ? (ImS8)ImGuiSortDirection_Descending : (ImU8)(ImGuiSortDirection_Ascending);
+    }
+
     // Serialize ImGuiTableSettings/ImGuiTableColumnSettings into ImGuiTable/ImGuiTableColumn
     ImGuiTableColumnSettings* column_settings = settings->GetColumnSettings();
     ImU64 display_order_mask = 0;
@@ -3734,14 +3748,12 @@ void ImGui::TableLoadSettings(ImGuiTable* table)
                 column->StretchWeight = column_settings->WidthOrWeight;
             else
                 column->WidthRequest = column_settings->WidthOrWeight;
-            column->AutoFitQueue = 0x00;
         }
         if (settings->SaveFlags & ImGuiTableFlags_Reorderable)
             column->DisplayOrder = column_settings->DisplayOrder;
-        else
-            column->DisplayOrder = (ImGuiTableColumnIdx)column_n;
         display_order_mask |= (ImU64)1 << column->DisplayOrder;
-        column->IsUserEnabled = column->IsUserEnabledNextFrame = (column_settings->IsEnabled != -1 ? column_settings->IsEnabled == 1 : (column->Flags & ImGuiTableColumnFlags_DefaultHide) ? 0 : 1);
+        if ((settings->SaveFlags & ImGuiTableFlags_Hideable) && column_settings->IsEnabled != -1)
+            column->IsUserEnabled = column->IsUserEnabledNextFrame = column_settings->IsEnabled == 1;
         column->SortOrder = column_settings->SortOrder;
         column->SortDirection = column_settings->SortDirection;
     }
@@ -3837,8 +3849,7 @@ static void TableSettingsHandler_WriteAll(ImGuiContext* ctx, ImGuiSettingsHandle
         const bool save_visible = (settings->SaveFlags & ImGuiTableFlags_Hideable) != 0;
         const bool save_order   = (settings->SaveFlags & ImGuiTableFlags_Reorderable) != 0;
         const bool save_sort    = (settings->SaveFlags & ImGuiTableFlags_Sortable) != 0;
-        if (!save_size && !save_visible && !save_order && !save_sort)
-            continue;
+        // We need to save the [Table] entry even if all the bools are false, since this records a table with "default settings".
 
         buf->reserve(buf->size() + 30 + settings->ColumnsCount * 50); // ballpark reserve
         buf->appendf("[%s][0x%08X,%d]\n", handler->TypeName, settings->ID, settings->ColumnsCount);