From 01fc7a5e752ef686ae42a12b6ba5410aa3b270d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MarekSpodBiedry <73122968+MarekSpodBiedry@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] UI: star rating previews the hovered rating, Info tab and
 bottom bar (#647)

---
 crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 4281c28ec..54fc662d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -488,27 +488,32 @@ pub fn icon_button(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, icon: Icon, size: egui::Vec2, active:
 pub fn stars(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, rating: u8, size: f32) -> Option<u8> {
     let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
     let mut out = None;
-    let hover_n = {
-        let mut h = None;
-        for i in 0..5u8 {
-            let (r, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(size, size), Sense::click());
-            register(ui.ctx(), format!("star:{id}:{}", i + 1), r);
-            if resp.hovered() {
-                h = Some(i + 1);
-            }
-            if resp.clicked() {
-                out = Some(if rating == i + 1 { 0 } else { i + 1 });
-            }
-            ui.painter().text(r.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, "", t.font(1.0), t.star);
-            let filled = i < rating;
-            paint(ui.painter(), r.shrink(size * 0.12), if filled { Icon::StarFilled } else { Icon::Star }, if filled { t.star } else { t.icon });
+    let mut hover_n = None;
+    let mut rects = [Rect::NOTHING; 5];
+    for (i, slot) in (0..5u8).zip(rects.iter_mut()) {
+        let (r, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(size, size), Sense::click());
+        register(ui.ctx(), format!("star:{id}:{}", i + 1), r);
+        if resp.hovered() {
+            hover_n = Some(i + 1);
         }
-        h
-    };
-    let _ = hover_n;
+        if resp.clicked() {
+            out = Some(if rating == i + 1 { 0 } else { i + 1 });
+        }
+        *slot = r;
+    }
+    // Hover previews the rating a click would set: stars 1..=hovered light up.
+    for (i, r) in (0..5u8).zip(rects) {
+        let filled = star_lit(i, rating, hover_n);
+        paint(ui.painter(), r.shrink(size * 0.12), if filled { Icon::StarFilled } else { Icon::Star }, if filled { t.star } else { t.icon });
+    }
     out
 }
 
+/// Whether the star at zero-based index `i` is drawn filled: the hovered star's rating previews over the current one.
+fn star_lit(i: u8, rating: u8, hover: Option<u8>) -> bool {
+    i < hover.unwrap_or(rating)
+}
+
 /// A borderless dropdown button: `text` followed by a painted chevron (no font glyph needed).
 pub fn dropdown(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, text: &str, font: egui::FontId, color: Color32) -> Response {
     let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
@@ -527,6 +532,16 @@ pub fn dropdown(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, text: &str, font: egui::FontId, color: Co
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    /// Issue #647: hovering a star previews the rating a click would set.
+    #[test]
+    fn hovered_star_previews_its_rating() {
+        let lit = |rating, hover| (0..5u8).filter(|&i| star_lit(i, rating, hover)).count();
+        assert_eq!(lit(2, None), 2, "no hover shows the rating");
+        assert_eq!(lit(2, Some(4)), 4);
+        assert_eq!(lit(5, Some(1)), 1);
+        assert_eq!(lit(0, Some(3)), 3);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn nudges_are_a_sensible_step() {
         let spec = |id, min, max, step| ControlSpec {

From 4cce2d169e74afbc3677298add3978b5234c1cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MarekSpodBiedry <73122968+MarekSpodBiedry@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:26:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] UI: hovered star gets the icon-button hover square (#647)

---
 crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 54fc662d4..5a8d24791 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -501,8 +501,12 @@ pub fn stars(ui: &mut Ui, id: &str, rating: u8, size: f32) -> Option<u8> {
         }
         *slot = r;
     }
-    // Hover previews the rating a click would set: stars 1..=hovered light up.
+    // Hover previews the rating a click would set: stars 1..=hovered light up. The hovered star also gets the
+    // icon_button hover square, so hovering the current rating (where the preview looks the same) still shows feedback.
     for (i, r) in (0..5u8).zip(rects) {
+        if hover_n == Some(i + 1) {
+            ui.painter().rect_filled(r, 4.0, t.hover.gamma_multiply(0.7));
+        }
         let filled = star_lit(i, rating, hover_n);
         paint(ui.painter(), r.shrink(size * 0.12), if filled { Icon::StarFilled } else { Icon::Star }, if filled { t.star } else { t.icon });
     }