rust-egui-template-inspiration

A small desktop application that turns common egui layouts and widgets into a searchable, copy-paste-friendly pattern gallery.

The project is deliberately easy to read: the launcher owns navigation and shared state, while each example is an independent Demo implementation under src/demos/. Use it as a starting point for custom desktop UI work.

What is included

The gallery currently contains thirty-nine examples. Every entry below is a real, self-contained implementation in src/demos/, linked to its source so you can copy it directly.

Layout

• Panel layout — src/demos/panels.rs: nested egui::Panels, columns, wrapping, and resize behavior.
• Canvas / drawing — src/demos/canvas.rs: allocate_exact_size, painter primitives, freehand strokes, and undo.
• Dashboard — src/demos/dashboard.rs: KPI cards, responsive wrapping, and summary panels.
• Master–detail — src/demos/master_detail.rs: searchable list, detail pane, and optional metadata.
• Wizard / stepper — src/demos/wizard.rs: guided workflow, validation, and guarded navigation.
• Grid layout — src/demos/grid.rs: aligned rows/columns and nested grids.
• Split panes — src/demos/split.rs: resizable horizontal and vertical work areas.
• Tabs — src/demos/tabs.rs: tab navigation built from selectable labels.
• Document tabs — src/demos/document_tabs.rs: closable tabs with dirty-state indicators and new-document actions.
• Floating windows — src/demos/floating.rs: movable overlay windows over a canvas.
• Three-pane workspace — src/demos/three_pane.rs: explorer, editor, and inspector panes.
• Editor workspace — src/demos/editor_workspace.rs: file explorer, editor surface, and collapsible terminal.
• Nav rail + breadcrumbs — src/demos/nav_rail.rs: compact vertical navigation with active breadcrumb context.
• Responsive layout — src/demos/responsive.rs: wide card grid that adapts to compact space.
• Accordion sections — src/demos/accordion.rs: exclusive collapsible groups and section navigation.
• Masonry / flow — src/demos/masonry.rs: variable-height cards balanced across columns.
• Settings page — src/demos/settings.rs: navigation rail, grouped preferences, and search.
• Kanban board — src/demos/kanban.rs: horizontal columns, cards, and compact repeated surfaces.
• Timeline / activity — src/demos/timeline.rs: date groups, event markers, and a scrollable activity feed.
• Command center — src/demos/command_center.rs: dense operations screen with alerts and live events.
• Property inspector — src/demos/inspector.rs: selectable objects with editable or read-only properties.

Widgets

• Buttons & actions — src/demos/buttons.rs: button variants, menus, busy states, selectable groups, shortcuts.
• Popups & modals — src/demos/popups.rs: tooltips, context menus, menu buttons, blocking dialogs.
• Command palette — src/demos/command_palette.rs: keyboard-first searchable actions in a transient window.
• Grouped bulk selection — src/demos/bulk_selection.rs: grouped checkboxes, select-all controls, and bulk actions.
• Theme tokens & focus — src/demos/theme_tokens.rs: tint system, accent groups, and visible keyboard focus states.
• Accessibility & focus — src/demos/accessibility_focus.rs: labels, focus rings, and keyboard-first choices for clear desktop UX.

Input

• Form & validation — src/demos/forms.rs: Grid rows, validation messages, submit/reset state.
• Input widgets — src/demos/inputs.rs: sliders, drags, toggles, radio buttons, combo boxes, colors.
• Keyboard focus & shortcuts — src/demos/keyboard_nav.rs: arrow-key focus traversal, activation, and shortcut discoverability.
• Unsaved changes — src/demos/unsaved_changes.rs: dirty tracking with guarded navigation and save/discard confirmation.
• Date, time & folder pickers — src/demos/pickers.rs: segmented date/time fields and a filesystem folder browser.

Data

• Data table — src/demos/tables.rs: sortable and striped rows, resizable columns, selection, pagination, and virtualisation.
• Diff / compare — src/demos/diff_view.rs: unified and side-by-side source comparison with change highlighting.
• Tree / hierarchy — src/demos/tree.rs: recursive CollapsingHeader nodes and filtered branches.
• Charts — src/demos/plots.rs: a painter-based line and bar chart with hover feedback.
• Calendar / scheduler — src/demos/calendar.rs: month/week planning with selected-day state.

Feedback

• Progress & status — src/demos/progress.rs: determinate/indeterminate progress, spinners, repaint timers.
• Feedback states — src/demos/feedback_states.rs: loading, empty, error, retry, skeleton, success, toast, and notification-center states.

The launcher also provides:

• category-grouped navigation in a resizable sidebar;
• case-insensitive pattern search, with / as a search shortcut;
• dark/light themes and a configurable accent color;
• a status bar showing the pattern count and current selection.

The per-file map in docs/demo-catalog.md mirrors this list and adds a "useful starting point for" column.

Quick start

Install a recent stable Rust toolchain, then run:

cargo run

For a faster, optimized local build:

cargo run --release

Useful checks before committing changes:

cargo fmt -- --check
cargo check
cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings

License

Cargo.toml declares the intended license expression as MIT OR Apache-2.0. Add the corresponding MIT and Apache-2.0 license files when distributing the project.