feat: Added option to move selection back to hex editor footer

Closes #2024

plugins/builtin/romfs/lang/en_US.json

@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@
         "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.pattern_parent_highlighting": "Highlight pattern parents on hover",
         "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.paste_behaviour": "Single-Byte Paste behaviour",
         "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.sync_scrolling": "Synchronize editor scroll position",
+        "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.show_selection": "Move selection display to hex editor footer",
         "hex.builtin.setting.imhex": "ImHex",
         "hex.builtin.setting.imhex.recent_files": "Recent Files",
         "hex.builtin.setting.interface": "Interface",

plugins/builtin/source/content/settings_entries.cpp

@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
             ContentRegistry::Settings::add<Widgets::ColorPicker>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.highlight_color", ImColor(0x80, 0x80, 0xC0, 0x60));
             ContentRegistry::Settings::add<Widgets::Checkbox>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.sync_scrolling", false);
+            ContentRegistry::Settings::add<Widgets::Checkbox>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.show_selection", false);
             ContentRegistry::Settings::add<Widgets::SliderInteger>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.byte_padding", 0, 0, 50);
             ContentRegistry::Settings::add<Widgets::SliderInteger>("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.char_padding", 0, 0, 50);
 

plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp

@@ -313,16 +313,6 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 }
             }
         });
-
-        ContentRegistry::Interface::addFooterItem([] {
-            if (auto selection = ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection(); selection.has_value()) {
-                ImGuiExt::TextFormatted("0x{0:02X} - 0x{1:02X} (0x{2:02X} | {2} bytes)",
-                    selection->getStartAddress(),
-                    selection->getEndAddress(),
-                    selection->getSize()
-                );
-            }
-        });
     }
 
     static void drawProviderContextMenu(prv::Provider *provider) {

plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp

@@ -1110,6 +1110,26 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         ContentRegistry::Settings::onChange("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.char_padding", [this](const ContentRegistry::Settings::SettingsValue &value) {
             m_hexEditor.setCharacterCellPadding(value.get<int>(0));
         });
+
+        static bool showSelectionInWindowFooter = true;
+        ContentRegistry::Settings::onChange("hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor", "hex.builtin.setting.hex_editor.show_selection", [this](const ContentRegistry::Settings::SettingsValue &value) {
+            const auto show = value.get<bool>(false);
+
+            m_hexEditor.setShowSelectionInFooter(show);
+            showSelectionInWindowFooter = !show;
+        });
+
+        ContentRegistry::Interface::addFooterItem([] {
+            if (!showSelectionInWindowFooter) return;
+
+            if (auto selection = ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection(); selection.has_value()) {
+                ImGuiExt::TextFormatted("0x{0:02X} - 0x{1:02X} (0x{2:02X} | {2} bytes)",
+                    selection->getStartAddress(),
+                    selection->getEndAddress(),
+                    selection->getSize()
+                );
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     void ViewHexEditor::registerMenuItems() {

plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp

@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ IMHEX_PLUGIN_SETUP("Built-in", "WerWolv", "Default ImHex functionality") {
 
     registerMainMenuEntries();
 
+    addFooterItems();
+    addTitleBarButtons();
+    addToolbarItems();
+    addGlobalUIItems();
+
     registerEventHandlers();
     registerDataVisualizers();
     registerMiniMapVisualizers();
@@ -122,10 +127,5 @@ IMHEX_PLUGIN_SETUP("Built-in", "WerWolv", "Default ImHex functionality") {
     addWindowDecoration();
     createWelcomeScreen();
 
-    addFooterItems();
-    addTitleBarButtons();
-    addToolbarItems();
-    addGlobalUIItems();
-
     setupOutOfBoxExperience();
 }

plugins/ui/include/ui/hex_editor.hpp

@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ namespace hex::ui {
             m_tooltipCallback = callback;
         }
 
+        void setShowSelectionInFooter(bool showSelection) {
+            m_showSelectionInFooter = showSelection;
+        }
+
         [[nodiscard]] i64 getScrollPosition() {
             return m_scrollPosition.get();
         }
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@ namespace hex::ui {
         bool m_showAscii = true;
         bool m_showCustomEncoding = true;
         bool m_showMiniMap = false;
+        bool m_showSelectionInFooter = false;
         int m_miniMapWidth = 5;
         u32 m_byteCellPadding = 0, m_characterCellPadding = 0;
         bool m_footerCollapsed = true;

plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <ui/hex_editor.hpp>
 
 #include <hex/api/content_registry.hpp>
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <fonts/vscode_icons.hpp>
 #include <hex/providers/buffered_reader.hpp>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 namespace hex::ui {
 
     /* Data Visualizer */
@@ -1075,6 +1076,14 @@ namespace hex::ui {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    ImGui::SameLine(0, 15_scaled);
+                    ImGui::SetCursorPosY(ImGui::GetCursorPosY() - 2_scaled);
+                    if (m_mode == Mode::Insert) {
+                        ImGui::TextUnformatted("[ INSERT ]");
+                    } else {
+                        ImGui::Dummy({});
+                    }
+
                     // Collapse button
                     ImGui::TableNextColumn();
                     {
@@ -1084,9 +1093,16 @@ namespace hex::ui {
 
                     ImGui::TableNextColumn();
 
-                    ImGui::SameLine(0, 20_scaled);
+                    if (m_showSelectionInFooter && this->isSelectionValid()) {
-                    if (m_mode == Mode::Insert) {
+                        const auto selection = this->getSelection();
-                        ImGui::TextUnformatted("[ INSERT ]");
+
+                        ImGui::SameLine(0, 15_scaled);
+                        ImGui::SetCursorPosY(ImGui::GetCursorPosY() + 2_scaled);
+                        ImGuiExt::TextFormattedSelectable("0x{0:02X} - 0x{1:02X} (0x{2:02X} | {2} bytes)",
+                            selection.getStartAddress(),
+                            selection.getEndAddress(),
+                            selection.getSize()
+                        );
                     }
 
                     if (!m_footerCollapsed) {