From 6c754ed2cb483488cf728a0d80f0152cbcb5eeb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ocornut <omar@miracleworld.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:21:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] TempInputText, InputText: enforce making active via
 ImGuiInputTextFlags_MergedItem. Restore cursor as Rect is provided +
 comments. (#2718, #6690)

---
 imgui.cpp         |  2 ++
 imgui_widgets.cpp | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index ac62bccdc..a10d0a0c2 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -11108,6 +11108,8 @@ bool    ImGui::ErrorLog(const char* msg)
     return g.IO.ConfigErrorRecoveryEnableAssert;
 }
 
+// Display an error tooltip when same ID as HoveredId was submitted multiple times.
+// See code in ItemHoverable() for an explanation of why we associate this error to HoveredId + code drawing of rectangles over individual items instances.
 void ImGui::ErrorCheckEndFrameFinalizeErrorTooltip()
 {
 #ifndef IMGUI_DISABLE_DEBUG_TOOLS
diff --git a/imgui_widgets.cpp b/imgui_widgets.cpp
index b2020916c..376a53ca0 100644
--- a/imgui_widgets.cpp
+++ b/imgui_widgets.cpp
@@ -3694,27 +3694,33 @@ int ImParseFormatPrecision(const char* fmt, int default_precision)
 }
 
 // Create text input in place of another active widget (e.g. used when doing a Ctrl+Click on drag/slider widgets)
+// - This must be submitted right after the item it is overlaying.
+// - 'id' must be == 'window->GetID(label)'. See #2718 for a custom use of this.
 // FIXME: Facilitate using this in variety of other situations.
-// FIXME: Among other things, setting ImGuiItemFlags_AllowDuplicateId in LastItemData is currently correct but
-// the expected relationship between TempInputXXX functions and LastItemData is a little fishy.
 bool ImGui::TempInputText(const ImRect& bb, ImGuiID id, const char* label, char* buf, int buf_size, ImGuiInputTextFlags flags)
 {
     // On the first frame, g.TempInputTextId == 0, then on subsequent frames it becomes == id.
     // We clear ActiveID on the first frame to allow the InputText() taking it back.
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
+    ImGuiWindow* window = g.CurrentWindow;
+
     const bool init = (g.TempInputId != id);
     if (init)
         ClearActiveID();
 
-    g.CurrentWindow->DC.CursorPos = bb.Min;
-    g.LastItemData.ItemFlags |= ImGuiItemFlags_AllowDuplicateId;
-    bool value_changed = InputTextEx(label, NULL, buf, buf_size, bb.GetSize(), flags | ImGuiInputTextFlags_MergedItem);
+    ImVec2 backup_pos = window->DC.CursorPos;
+    window->DC.CursorPos = bb.Min;
+    g.LastItemData.ItemFlags |= ImGuiItemFlags_AllowDuplicateId; // Using ImGuiInputTextFlags_MergedItem above will skip ItemAdd() so we poke here.
+    bool value_changed = InputTextEx(label, NULL, buf, buf_size, bb.GetSize(), flags | ImGuiInputTextFlags_MergedItem | ImGuiInputTextFlags_AutoSelectAll);
     if (init)
     {
         // First frame we started displaying the InputText widget, we expect it to take the active id.
         IM_ASSERT(g.ActiveId == id);
         g.TempInputId = g.ActiveId;
     }
+    if (g.ActiveId != id)
+        g.TempInputId = 0;
+    window->DC.CursorPos = backup_pos;
     return value_changed;
 }
 
@@ -4780,9 +4786,10 @@ bool ImGui::InputTextEx(const char* label, const char* hint, char* buf, int buf_
     if (is_wordwrap)
         wrap_width = ImMax(1.0f, GetContentRegionAvail().x + (draw_window->ScrollbarY ? 0.0f : -g.Style.ScrollbarSize));
 
+    const bool user_clicked = hovered && io.MouseClicked[0];
     const bool input_requested_by_nav = (g.ActiveId != id) && (g.NavActivateId == id);
     const bool input_requested_by_reactivate = (g.InputTextReactivateId == id); // for io.ConfigInputTextEnterKeepActive
-    const bool user_clicked = hovered && io.MouseClicked[0];
+    const bool input_requested_by_user = (user_clicked) || (g.ActiveId == 0 && (flags & ImGuiInputTextFlags_MergedItem));
     const ImGuiID scrollbar_id = (is_multiline && state != NULL) ? GetWindowScrollbarID(draw_window, ImGuiAxis_Y) : 0;
     const bool user_scroll_finish = is_multiline && state != NULL && g.ActiveId == 0 && g.ActiveIdPreviousFrame == scrollbar_id;
     const bool user_scroll_active = is_multiline && state != NULL && g.ActiveId == scrollbar_id;
@@ -4793,7 +4800,7 @@ bool ImGui::InputTextEx(const char* label, const char* hint, char* buf, int buf_
 
     const bool init_reload_from_user_buf = (state != NULL && state->WantReloadUserBuf);
     const bool init_changed_specs = (state != NULL && state->Stb->single_line != !is_multiline); // state != NULL means its our state.
-    const bool init_make_active = (user_clicked || user_scroll_finish || input_requested_by_nav || input_requested_by_reactivate);
+    const bool init_make_active = (input_requested_by_user || input_requested_by_nav || input_requested_by_reactivate || user_scroll_finish);
     if (init_reload_from_user_buf)
     {
         int new_len = (int)ImStrlen(buf);