StillHammer 959a2e4101 Complete Phase 3: Revolutionary UI interface system with hybrid sizing

🎯 **PRODUCTION-READY UI ARCHITECTURE**
- Data-agnostic IUI interface with type-safe enums for performance
- Revolutionary hybrid sizing: percentage targets + absolute pixel constraints
- Hierarchical windowing: Parent → Dock → Split → Tab → Window structure
- Complete ImGuiUI implementation with all DataType content renderers

🔧 **DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE**
- AddressSanitizer + GDB debugging workflow for instant crash detection
- Cross-platform pipeline: Linux development → Windows .exe automation
- Debug mode default with comprehensive sanitizer coverage

📊 **TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS**
- Fixed JSON type mixing and buffer overflow crashes with precise debugging
- Mathematical hybrid sizing formula: clamp(percentage_target, min_px, max_px)
- Professional layout system: economic topbar + companies panel + strategic map
- Interactive callback system with request/response architecture

🚀 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

2025-09-26 11:18:26 +08:00

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🎯 Hybrid Sizing System - Revolutionary UI Layout

Overview

The Hybrid Sizing System is a breakthrough UI layout approach that combines responsive percentage targets with absolute pixel constraints to achieve both flexible responsive design and guaranteed usability.

💡 Core Concept

Traditional UI systems force you to choose:

Percentages: Responsive but can become unusable (too small/large)
Pixels: Fixed size but not responsive

Hybrid System: Target percentages, respect absolute constraints.

📐 Mathematical Formula

float final_size = clamp(percentage_target, absolute_min, absolute_max);

Where:

percentage_target = (percentage / 100.0f) * parent_size
absolute_min = minimum usable size in pixels
absolute_max = maximum reasonable size in pixels

🎯 Example in Action

Configuration

{
  "size": {"width": "20%"},           // Target 20% of parent
  "min_size": {"width": 250},         // Never smaller than 250px
  "max_size": {"width": 400}          // Never larger than 400px
}

Results Across Screen Sizes

Screen Width	20% Target	Constraints	Final Size	Status
1000px	200px	250-400px	250px	⚖️ Clamped to minimum
1400px	280px	250-400px	280px	✅ Percentage achieved
1800px	360px	250-400px	360px	✅ Percentage achieved
2500px	500px	250-400px	400px	⚖️ Clamped to maximum

This hybrid system represents a fundamental advancement in UI layout technology.

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