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+# D.2b B-Grid Implementation Plan (inventory sub-window mount + UiItemList grid)
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Make `LayoutImporter.Import(0x21000023)` produce the full nested inventory frame and give `UiItemList` an N-cell grid, so F12 shows the real inventory window.
+
+**Architecture:** A ~4-line mount in `LayoutImporter.Resolve` attaches a base element's resolved children to a childless, media-less inheritor (the three gmInventoryUI panels nest via the existing `BaseElement`+`BaseLayoutId` path). `UiItemList` gains a column-count + cell-pitch layout, with single-cell (toolbar) behavior preserved by defaults. `GameWindow` swaps the Sub-phase A placeholder for the real import.
+
+**Tech Stack:** C# .NET 10, xUnit, the `AcDream.App.UI` toolkit + `LayoutImporter`, `DatCollection`.
+
+**Spec:** `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-20-d2b-inventory-grid-mount-design.md`
+
+---
+
+## File Structure
+
+- **Modify** `src/AcDream.App/UI/UiItemList.cs` — add `Columns`/`CellWidth`/`CellHeight` + grid layout (`CellOffset` helper, `LayoutCells`).
+- **Modify** `src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/LayoutImporter.cs` — `ShouldMountBaseChildren` predicate + the `Resolve` mount.
+- **Modify** `src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs` — swap the placeholder for `Import(0x21000023)`.
+- **Create** `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiItemListGridTests.cs` — grid layout tests.
+- **Create** `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/LayoutImporterMountTests.cs` — mount predicate tests.
+
+(`InternalsVisibleTo` from `AcDream.App` → `AcDream.App.Tests` is already configured, so `internal static` helpers are testable — see `UiItemSlot.DragAcceptVisual`.)
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: `UiItemList` grid mode
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/AcDream.App/UI/UiItemList.cs`
+- Test: `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiItemListGridTests.cs` (create)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Create `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiItemListGridTests.cs`:
+
+```csharp
+using AcDream.App.UI;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.Tests.UI;
+
+public class UiItemListGridTests
+{
+ [Fact]
+ public void CellOffset_RowMajor()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal((0f, 0f), UiItemList.CellOffset(0, 3, 36, 36));
+ Assert.Equal((72f, 0f), UiItemList.CellOffset(2, 3, 36, 36));
+ Assert.Equal((36f, 36f), UiItemList.CellOffset(4, 3, 36, 36)); // col 1, row 1
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void GridMode_PositionsCellsInColumns()
+ {
+ var list = new UiItemList { Columns = 3, CellWidth = 36, CellHeight = 36 };
+ list.Flush(); // drop the ctor's default cell
+ for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) list.AddItem(new UiItemSlot());
+
+ var c4 = list.GetItem(4)!;
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c4.Left);
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c4.Top);
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c4.Width);
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c4.Height);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void FillMode_SizesSingleCellToList()
+ {
+ // CellWidth defaults to 0 = "fill the list" (single-cell toolbar legacy).
+ var list = new UiItemList { Width = 36, Height = 36 };
+ list.Flush();
+ list.AddItem(new UiItemSlot());
+
+ var c = list.Cell;
+ Assert.Equal(0f, c.Left);
+ Assert.Equal(0f, c.Top);
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c.Width);
+ Assert.Equal(36f, c.Height);
+ }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run the tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `dotnet test tests/AcDream.App.Tests/AcDream.App.Tests.csproj --filter "FullyQualifiedName~UiItemListGridTests"`
+Expected: FAIL — compile error, `'UiItemList' does not contain a definition for 'Columns'` / `'CellOffset'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement grid mode**
+
+In `src/AcDream.App/UI/UiItemList.cs`, replace the `AddItem` method and the `OnDraw` method:
+
+```csharp
+ public void AddItem(UiItemSlot cell)
+ {
+ cell.SpriteResolve ??= SpriteResolve;
+ _cells.Add(cell);
+ AddChild(cell);
+ LayoutCells();
+ }
+```
+
+```csharp
+ protected override void OnDraw(UiRenderContext ctx)
+ {
+ // The factory sets Width/Height AFTER construction, so re-layout each frame:
+ // fill mode keeps the single toolbar cell sized to the list; grid mode tiles cells.
+ LayoutCells();
+ }
+```
+
+Then add these members to the class (e.g. after the `Cell` property):
+
+```csharp
+ /// Grid columns (row-major). 1 = single column. Ignored in fill mode.
+ public int Columns { get; set; } = 1;
+
+ /// Fixed cell width in grid mode. 0 = "fill the list" — the single cell sizes
+ /// to the whole list (the toolbar single-slot legacy). Set >0 (with CellHeight) for a grid.
+ public float CellWidth { get; set; }
+ /// Fixed cell height in grid mode (pairs with CellWidth).
+ public float CellHeight { get; set; }
+
+ /// Row-major pixel offset of cell in a grid of
+ /// columns at the given cell pitch.
+ internal static (float x, float y) CellOffset(int index, int columns, float cellW, float cellH)
+ {
+ int col = index % columns, row = index / columns;
+ return (col * cellW, row * cellH);
+ }
+
+ /// Position every cell per the current mode: fill (CellWidth<=0) sizes the single
+ /// cell to the list; grid (CellWidth>0) tiles cells row-major at the cell pitch.
+ private void LayoutCells()
+ {
+ if (CellWidth <= 0f)
+ {
+ if (_cells.Count > 0)
+ {
+ var c = _cells[0];
+ c.Left = 0; c.Top = 0; c.Width = Width; c.Height = Height;
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+ int cols = Columns < 1 ? 1 : Columns;
+ for (int i = 0; i < _cells.Count; i++)
+ {
+ var (x, y) = CellOffset(i, cols, CellWidth, CellHeight);
+ var cell = _cells[i];
+ cell.Left = x; cell.Top = y; cell.Width = CellWidth; cell.Height = CellHeight;
+ }
+ }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run the tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `dotnet test tests/AcDream.App.Tests/AcDream.App.Tests.csproj --filter "FullyQualifiedName~UiItemListGridTests"`
+Expected: PASS (3 tests).
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/AcDream.App/UI/UiItemList.cs tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiItemListGridTests.cs
+git commit -m "feat(ui): D.2b-B — UiItemList N-cell grid mode
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) "
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: Sub-window mount in `LayoutImporter.Resolve`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/LayoutImporter.cs` (add `ShouldMountBaseChildren`; restructure `Resolve`)
+- Test: `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/LayoutImporterMountTests.cs` (create)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Create `tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/LayoutImporterMountTests.cs`:
+
+```csharp
+using AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.Tests.UI;
+
+public class LayoutImporterMountTests
+{
+ [Fact]
+ public void Mounts_ChildlessMediaLessInheritor_WithContentfulBase()
+ => Assert.True(LayoutImporter.ShouldMountBaseChildren(derivedChildCount: 0, derivedMediaCount: 0, baseChildCount: 5));
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void DoesNotMount_WhenDerivedHasOwnMedia() // close button / title
+ => Assert.False(LayoutImporter.ShouldMountBaseChildren(0, 1, 5));
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void DoesNotMount_WhenDerivedHasOwnChildren()
+ => Assert.False(LayoutImporter.ShouldMountBaseChildren(2, 0, 5));
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void DoesNotMount_WhenBaseIsChildless() // vitals/chat/toolbar style prototypes
+ => Assert.False(LayoutImporter.ShouldMountBaseChildren(0, 0, 0));
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run the tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `dotnet test tests/AcDream.App.Tests/AcDream.App.Tests.csproj --filter "FullyQualifiedName~LayoutImporterMountTests"`
+Expected: FAIL — compile error, `'LayoutImporter' does not contain a definition for 'ShouldMountBaseChildren'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Add the predicate**
+
+In `src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/LayoutImporter.cs`, add this method just above the private `Resolve` method (after the `Import` method, in the "Inheritance resolution" region):
+
+```csharp
+ /// True when a pure-container leaf should inherit its base's subtree (the
+ /// gmInventoryUI sub-window mount): the derived element has no own children, no own
+ /// state media, and the base resolved to ≥1 child. Inert for media-bearing inheritors
+ /// (close button / title), elements with their own children, and childless style
+ /// prototypes (vitals/chat/toolbar text).
+ internal static bool ShouldMountBaseChildren(int derivedChildCount, int derivedMediaCount, int baseChildCount)
+ => derivedChildCount == 0 && derivedMediaCount == 0 && baseChildCount > 0;
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Wire the mount into `Resolve`**
+
+In `src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/LayoutImporter.cs`, replace the entire body of the private `Resolve` method:
+
+```csharp
+ private static ElementInfo Resolve(
+ DatCollection dats,
+ ElementDesc d,
+ HashSet<(uint layoutId, uint elementId)> baseChain)
+ {
+ // Read this element's own fields + media (no inheritance, no children yet).
+ var self = ToInfo(d);
+ var result = self;
+ List? baseChildren = null;
+
+ // Apply BaseElement / BaseLayoutId inheritance if present.
+ if (d.BaseElement != 0 && d.BaseLayoutId != 0
+ && baseChain.Add((d.BaseLayoutId, d.BaseElement)))
+ {
+ var baseLd = dats.Get(d.BaseLayoutId);
+ var baseDesc = baseLd is null ? null : FindDesc(baseLd, d.BaseElement);
+ if (baseDesc is not null)
+ {
+ // Recurse the base chain (already guarded by the HashSet add above).
+ var baseInfo = Resolve(dats, baseDesc, baseChain);
+ // Derived fields override the base; children are attached below.
+ result = ElementReader.Merge(baseInfo, self);
+ baseChildren = baseInfo.Children; // capture for the sub-window mount
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Resolve + attach children. Each child gets a FRESH base-chain set:
+ // the cycle guard is per-element, not shared across siblings.
+ foreach (var kv in d.Children)
+ result.Children.Add(Resolve(dats, kv.Value, new HashSet<(uint, uint)>()));
+
+ // Sub-window mount: a pure-container leaf (no own children, no own media) that inherits
+ // from a base WITH content attaches the base's subtree. Targets the gmInventoryUI panels
+ // (0x100001CD/CE/CF — Type-0, media-less, childless, BaseLayoutId → a gm*UI window);
+ // inert for media-bearing inheritors (close button/title) and childless style prototypes
+ // (vitals/chat/toolbar). See ShouldMountBaseChildren + the B-Grid spec.
+ if (baseChildren is not null
+ && ShouldMountBaseChildren(d.Children.Count, self.StateMedia.Count, baseChildren.Count))
+ result.Children.AddRange(baseChildren);
+
+ return result;
+ }
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Run the tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `dotnet test tests/AcDream.App.Tests/AcDream.App.Tests.csproj --filter "FullyQualifiedName~LayoutImporterMountTests"`
+Expected: PASS (4 tests).
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/LayoutImporter.cs tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/LayoutImporterMountTests.cs
+git commit -m "feat(ui): D.2b-B — sub-window mount (inheritor attaches base subtree)
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) "
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Swap the placeholder for the real import (`GameWindow`)
+
+No unit tests — GL-coupled, runs only with `ACDREAM_RETAIL_UI=1`; verified by build + the visual check in Task 4.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs` (the Sub-phase A placeholder block in `_options.RetailUi`)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Replace the placeholder mount**
+
+In `src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs`, find the Sub-phase A placeholder block:
+
+```csharp
+ // Phase D.2b-A — placeholder inventory window. Starts HIDDEN; F12
+ // (InputAction.ToggleInventoryPanel) reveals it via the UiRoot window
+ // manager. Throwaway scaffolding: Sub-phase B replaces the body with the
+ // real gmInventoryUI (0x21000023) nested layout, keeping the same name.
+ var inventoryWindow = new AcDream.App.UI.UiNineSlicePanel(ResolveChrome)
+ {
+ Left = 220, Top = 120, Width = 320, Height = 400,
+ Visible = false,
+ };
+ _uiHost.Root.AddChild(inventoryWindow);
+ _uiHost.RegisterWindow(AcDream.App.UI.WindowNames.Inventory, inventoryWindow);
+ Console.WriteLine("[D.2b-A] placeholder inventory window registered (F12 toggles).");
+```
+
+Replace it with the real import:
+
+```csharp
+ // Phase D.2b-B — the real inventory window from LayoutDesc 0x21000023 (gmInventoryUI),
+ // via the LayoutImporter. The sub-window mount pulls in the nested paperdoll/backpack/
+ // 3D-items panels (Type-0 leaves inheriting BaseLayoutId 0x21000024/22/21). Starts
+ // HIDDEN; F12 toggles it via the window manager. Position is the dat's own (X=500,Y=138).
+ AcDream.App.UI.Layout.ImportedLayout? invLayout;
+ lock (_datLock)
+ invLayout = AcDream.App.UI.Layout.LayoutImporter.Import(
+ _dats!, 0x21000023u, ResolveChrome, vitalsDatFont);
+ if (invLayout is not null)
+ {
+ var inventoryWindow = invLayout.Root;
+ inventoryWindow.Visible = false;
+ inventoryWindow.Anchors = AcDream.App.UI.AnchorEdges.None; // user-positioned
+ inventoryWindow.Draggable = true;
+ _uiHost.Root.AddChild(inventoryWindow);
+ _uiHost.RegisterWindow(AcDream.App.UI.WindowNames.Inventory, inventoryWindow);
+ Console.WriteLine("[D.2b-B] retail inventory window from LayoutDesc importer (0x21000023).");
+ }
+ else Console.WriteLine("[D.2b-B] inventory: LayoutDesc 0x21000023 not found.");
+```
+
+(`_dats`, `_datLock`, `ResolveChrome`, and `vitalsDatFont` are all in scope in this block — the vitals/chat imports above use the same.)
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Build to verify it compiles**
+
+Run: `dotnet build src/AcDream.App/AcDream.App.csproj -c Debug`
+Expected: Build succeeded, 0 errors.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+git commit -m "feat(ui): D.2b-B — F12 shows the real gmInventoryUI (0x21000023)
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) "
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Regression guard + full verification
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Run the full test suite (regression guard)**
+
+Run: `dotnet test`
+Expected: PASS — full suite green (2757 baseline + 3 grid + 4 mount-predicate = ~2764). The existing `LayoutImporter` / vitals / chat / toolbar tests passing confirms the mount is inert for those windows (their bases are childless prototypes).
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Hand off for visual verification**
+
+Launch with `ACDREAM_RETAIL_UI=1` (standard launch in CLAUDE.md) and confirm with the user:
+- F12 now shows the **real nested inventory frame** (outer chrome + backpack strip on the right + a 3D-items area + an empty paperdoll panel), not the blank placeholder.
+- F12 again hides it; clicking it raises it; it doesn't toggle while chat is focused (Sub-phase A behavior intact).
+- **Vitals, chat, and toolbar look unchanged** (the mount regression guard, visually).
+
+Watch the launch log for `[D.2b-B] retail inventory window from LayoutDesc importer (0x21000023).` and the absence of importer errors.
+
+Do NOT mark B-Grid done until the user confirms the visual.
+
+---
+
+## Self-Review
+
+**Spec coverage:**
+- Sub-window mount (spec §4) → Task 2 (`ShouldMountBaseChildren` + `Resolve`). ✓
+- `UiItemList` grid mode (spec §5) → Task 1. ✓
+- Placeholder → real import swap (spec §9) → Task 3. ✓
+- Grid + mount-predicate tests (spec §6) → Tasks 1–2. ✓
+- Regression guard, vitals/chat/toolbar unchanged (spec §6/§8) → Task 4 Step 1 (suite) + Step 2 (visual). ✓
+- No divergence row (spec §7) → nothing to add. ✓
+- Visual acceptance (spec §8) → Task 4 Step 2. ✓
+
+**Placeholder scan:** No TBD/TODO/"handle edge cases"; every code step shows full code. ✓
+
+**Type consistency:** `Columns`/`CellWidth`/`CellHeight`/`CellOffset`/`LayoutCells` (Task 1), `ShouldMountBaseChildren(int,int,int)` (Task 2 — same signature in predicate, test, and `Resolve` call site), `LayoutImporter.Import(_dats, 0x21000023u, ResolveChrome, vitalsDatFont)` (Task 3, matches the vitals/chat call shape). ✓