diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c51039f..b37e51b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ target_compile_definitions(dasModuleImplot PRIVATE
     IMGUI_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS=1
     IMPLOT_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS=1
     IMGUI_API=${IMGUI_IMPORT_ATTR}
+    # Must match dasImgui's ImWchar width, or ImWchar-taking imgui symbols mangle as
+    # unsigned short here and unsigned int there, and the link fails on FindGlyph.
+    IMGUI_USE_WCHAR32=1
     $<$<CONFIG:Release>:DAS_NO_ASSERTIONS>
     $<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:DAS_NO_ASSERTIONS>
     $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:DAS_NO_ASSERTIONS>
diff --git a/bind/bind_implot.das b/bind/bind_implot.das
index cad4c16..60b4e4c 100644
--- a/bind/bind_implot.das
+++ b/bind/bind_implot.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 require cbind/cbind_boost
 require daslib/fio
 require daslib/defer
diff --git a/daslib/imgui_implot_app.das b/daslib/imgui_implot_app.das
index 1dbc29d..ec89279 100644
--- a/daslib/imgui_implot_app.das
+++ b/daslib/imgui_implot_app.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 
 module imgui_implot_app public
@@ -20,12 +21,9 @@ def private implot_module_root() : string {
 
 def public with_implot_app(feature_path : string;
                            body : block<(app : ImguiApp) : void>) {
-    //! Spawn `daslang-live` against an implot feature with BOTH the dasImgui and
-    //! dasImguiImplot modules loaded, run `body` while alive, then shut down. Thin
-    //! wrapper over `with_imgui_app`: passes the implot module as an extra
-    //! `-load_module` (dasImgui is always loaded by with_imgui_app, and the implot
-    //! module requires it, so it must follow) and resolves the
-    //! `modules/dasImguiImplot/` feature prefix under the implot root.
+    //! Spawn `daslang-live` against an implot feature with BOTH dasImgui and
+    //! dasImguiImplot loaded, run `body` while alive, then shut down. The implot module
+    //! is an extra `-load_module` and MUST follow dasImgui, which it requires.
     let root = implot_module_root()
     with_imgui_app(feature_path, [root], root, "modules/dasImguiImplot/", body)
 }
@@ -34,10 +32,9 @@ def public with_implot_recording_app(feature_path : string;
                                      output_apng_basename : string;
                                      max_seconds : int;
                                      body : block<(app : ImguiApp) : void>) {
-    //! Native-fps recording session against an implot tutorial feature (the common
-    //! case). Delegates to the fps overload — gen2's trailing-block sugar can't see
-    //! through a default parameter between the last positional and the block, so the
-    //! overload pair keeps call sites clean.
+    //! Native-fps recording session against an implot tutorial feature. A separate
+    //! overload rather than a default `fps`, because gen2's trailing-block sugar can't
+    //! see through a default parameter between the last positional and the block.
     with_implot_recording_app(feature_path, output_apng_basename, max_seconds, RECORD_FPS, body)
 }
 
@@ -47,9 +44,8 @@ def public with_implot_recording_app(feature_path : string;
                                      fps : int;
                                      body : block<(app : ImguiApp) : void>) {
     //! Record an `.apng` of an implot feature with BOTH dasImgui and dasImguiImplot
-    //! loaded — the recording counterpart of `with_implot_app`. Threads the implot
-    //! module as an extra `-load_module`, resolves a relative `feature_path` under the
-    //! implot root, and roots the `.apng` asset dir there too.
+    //! loaded — the recording counterpart of `with_implot_app`. Relative `feature_path`
+    //! and the `.apng` asset dir both resolve under the implot root.
     let root = implot_module_root()
     with_recording_app(feature_path, output_apng_basename, max_seconds, fps,
                        [root], root, root, body)
diff --git a/daslib/imgui_implot_boost.das b/daslib/imgui_implot_boost.das
index 5d7455a..0d76d09 100644
--- a/daslib/imgui_implot_boost.das
+++ b/daslib/imgui_implot_boost.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
@@ -77,26 +78,26 @@ def public with_colormap(cmap : ImPlotColormap; blk : block) {
 
 // Push one ImPlotCol color override (e.g. ImPlotCol.Line) for the body.
 def public with_style_color(idx : ImPlotCol; col : float4; blk : block) {
-    PushStyleColor(idx, col)
+    implot::PushStyleColor(idx, col)
     invoke(blk)
-    PopStyleColor(1)
+    implot::PopStyleColor(1)
 }
 
 // Push one ImPlotStyleVar override for the body — float / int / float2 forms.
 def public with_style_var(idx : ImPlotStyleVar; value : float; blk : block) {
-    PushStyleVar(idx, value)
+    implot::PushStyleVar(idx, value)
     invoke(blk)
-    PopStyleVar(1)
+    implot::PopStyleVar(1)
 }
 def public with_style_var(idx : ImPlotStyleVar; value : int; blk : block) {
-    PushStyleVar(idx, value)
+    implot::PushStyleVar(idx, value)
     invoke(blk)
-    PopStyleVar(1)
+    implot::PopStyleVar(1)
 }
 def public with_style_var(idx : ImPlotStyleVar; value : float2; blk : block) {
-    PushStyleVar(idx, value)
+    implot::PushStyleVar(idx, value)
     invoke(blk)
-    PopStyleVar(1)
+    implot::PopStyleVar(1)
 }
 
 // Clip drawing to the plot area (optionally expanded by `expand` px) for the body.
@@ -131,37 +132,37 @@ def public with_legend_popup(label_id : string; mouse_button : int; blk : block)
 def public with_drag_drop_source_item(label_id : string; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourceItem(label_id)) {   // native default flags = 0
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_source_item(label_id : string; flags : int; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourceItem(label_id, flags)) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_source_plot(blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourcePlot()) {   // native default flags = 0
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_source_plot(flags : int; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourcePlot(flags)) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_source_axis(axis : ImAxis; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourceAxis(axis)) {   // native default flags = 0
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_source_axis(axis : ImAxis; flags : int; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropSourceAxis(axis, flags)) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropSource()
+        implot::EndDragDropSource()
     }
 }
 
@@ -169,19 +170,19 @@ def public with_drag_drop_source_axis(axis : ImAxis; flags : int; blk : block) {
 def public with_drag_drop_target_plot(blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropTargetPlot()) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropTarget()
+        implot::EndDragDropTarget()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_target_axis(axis : ImAxis; blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropTargetAxis(axis)) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropTarget()
+        implot::EndDragDropTarget()
     }
 }
 def public with_drag_drop_target_legend(blk : block) {
     if (BeginDragDropTargetLegend()) {
         invoke(blk)
-        EndDragDropTarget()
+        implot::EndDragDropTarget()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/daslib/imgui_implot_boost_v2.das b/daslib/imgui_implot_boost_v2.das
index 8b08bac..7eb5185 100644
--- a/daslib/imgui_implot_boost_v2.das
+++ b/daslib/imgui_implot_boost_v2.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
@@ -36,9 +37,8 @@ def private finalize_state(widget_ident : string; kind : string; var state : aut
 
 struct LegendEntry {
     //! One legend entry of a `plot` scope, captured per frame into `PlotScopeState.legend`.
-    //! Lets a test / recording target a synthetic legend-toggle click (`legend_toggle`) at the
-    //! exact rect ImPlot hit-tests, and verify the series hid / showed (`shown`). The rect is
-    //! screen-space pixels `[x0,y0]`–`[x1,y1]`; entries are in legend (submission) order.
+    //! Lets a test target a synthetic `legend_toggle` click at the exact rect ImPlot hit-tests
+    //! and verify the series hid / showed. Screen-space px, in legend (submission) order.
     series : string                 //! series label (the `label_id` passed to plot_line / etc.); `label` is a reserved word
     shown : bool                    //! series currently visible (false after a legend-toggle hide)
     hovered : bool                  //! legend entry is hovered this frame (sync gate for a synthetic toggle click)
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ struct LegendEntry {
 }
 
 struct PlotScopeState {
-    //! Per-frame snapshot of a `plot` scope, pasted into the widget's snapshot
-    //! payload by `stateless_finalize`. Geometry is screen-space pixels;
-    //! limits / mouse are in plot DATA coordinates. Everything but `visible` is
-    //! captured between BeginPlot/EndPlot — the only window where ImPlot's query
-    //! functions are valid — so the fields are absent on a clipped/collapsed plot.
+    //! Per-frame snapshot of a `plot` scope, pasted into the widget's snapshot payload by
+    //! `stateless_finalize`. Geometry is screen-space px; limits / mouse are plot DATA coords.
+    //! All but `visible` is captured between BeginPlot/EndPlot, ImPlot's only valid query window.
     @optional pos : float2          //! plot area top-left, screen px
     @optional plot_size : float2    //! plot area size, screen px
     @optional x_min : double        //! X axis lower limit (data coords)
@@ -72,20 +70,16 @@ struct PlotScopeState {
     @optional mouse_x : double      //! GetPlotMousePos().x (data coords)
     @optional mouse_y : double      //! GetPlotMousePos().y
     @optional legend_retries : int  //! internal: frames left to re-read not-yet-resolved legend labels
-    visible : bool                  //! BeginPlot returned true (plot drew this frame)
+    visible : bool                  //! BeginPlot returned true; when false the captured fields above are absent
     legend : array<LegendEntry>     //! per-series legend entries (label / shown / clickable rect), legend order; empty when not visible
 }
 
 let private LEGEND_LABEL_RETRY_FRAMES = 240   // bounded window to resolve a just-registered item's label
 
+// Read the legend AFTER EndPlot, by title: rect / shown are written during EndPlot's legend render.
+// LegendEntryLabel returns a das-heap-owned copy (issue #9), so cached labels survive ImPlot resetting
+// its Legend.Labels next frame; the cache is rebuilt only when the entry set size changes.
 def private capture_legend(var state : PlotScopeState; title : string) {
-    // Read the plot's legend into the snapshot AFTER EndPlot, by title — the rect / shown are
-    // written during EndPlot's legend render, so GetPlot(title) gives current-frame values.
-    // LegendEntryLabel returns a das-heap-owned copy (it allocateString's into our context — see
-    // the C++ forwarder, issue #9), so the cached label stays valid even after ImPlot resets its
-    // internal Legend.Labels buffer next frame. We cache labels (rebuild only when the entry set
-    // changes) rather than re-allocating every frame. Rects / shown are cheap scalars, refreshed
-    // every frame. (A relabel with no count change reads stale — exotic for a steady plot.)
     let n = LegendEntryCount(title)
     if (length(state.legend) != n) {
         state.legend |> clear()
@@ -95,10 +89,7 @@ def private capture_legend(var state : PlotScopeState; title : string) {
         }
         state.legend_retries = LEGEND_LABEL_RETRY_FRAMES
     }
-    // A newly-registered item reports into the legend (count / rect / show) a frame or two before
-    // ImPlot resolves its label, so the initial cache can hold "". Re-read empty labels for a bounded
-    // window after the entry set last changed, then stop — resolves the lag without per-frame string
-    // churn, and terminates even if a label were ever legitimately empty (a hidden "##id").
+    // ImPlot resolves a new item's label a frame or two after its legend slot, so re-read empty ones.
     let resolving = state.legend_retries > 0
     for (i in range(n)) {
         let r = LegendEntryRect(title, i)
@@ -119,11 +110,9 @@ def private capture_legend(var state : PlotScopeState; title : string) {
 
 [container]
 def plot(var state : PlotScopeState; title : string; size : float2; flags : ImPlotFlags; blk : block) {
-    //! `BeginPlot(title, size, flags)` / `EndPlot()` — only-on-true pairing, so the
-    //! body and the state capture run iff the plot is visible. Registers as kind
-    //! "implot_plot"; the snapshot payload mirrors PlotState (geometry + axis limits
-    //! + hovered + mouse-plot-pos), captured in-scope where ImPlot's queries are valid.
-    //! Items submitted in the body nest under this plot's snapshot path.
+    //! `BeginPlot(title, size, flags)` / `EndPlot()` — only-on-true pairing, so the body and
+    //! the state capture run iff the plot is visible. Registers as kind "implot_plot" with a
+    //! PlotScopeState payload; items in the body nest under this plot's snapshot path.
     let im_open = BeginPlot(title, size, flags)
     state.visible = im_open
     var box = float4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
@@ -252,7 +241,7 @@ def public set_axes(x_axis : ImAxis; y_axis : ImAxis) {
 }
 
 // ===== Next-item styling (SetNext*) =====
-//
+
 // Auto-sentinels mirror ImPlot's defaults: weight/size/alpha = -1 ("auto"),
 // color = float4(0,0,0,-1) (IMPLOT_AUTO_COL). Pass an explicit value to override.
 
@@ -290,7 +279,7 @@ def public next_axes_to_fit() {
 }
 
 // ===== Plot items (float | double | int) =====
-//
+
 // Single OR-typed wrappers over the type-overloaded native forwarders. The paired
 // x/y forms tie both arrays to one element type T (mixed-type x/y has no native
 // overload). `flags` is the per-item ImPlot*Flags as a bare int (all are typedef int).
@@ -440,9 +429,8 @@ def public plot_bar_groups(label_ids : array<string>;
                            item_count : int; group_count : int;
                            group_size : double = 0.67lf; shift : double = 0.0lf; flags : int = 0) {
     //! `PlotBarGroups(...)` — `item_count` series clustered into `group_count` groups.
-    //! `values` is a flat `item_count*group_count` row-major matrix (`values[item*group_count+group]`)
-    //! and `label_ids` names one series per row. The Stacked flag stacks within a group, Horizontal
-    //! flips the bars onto the y-axis.
+    //! `values` is a flat row-major `item_count*group_count` matrix (`values[item*group_count+group]`);
+    //! `label_ids` names one series per row. Stacked stacks within a group, Horizontal flips to y.
     PlotBarGroups(label_ids, values, item_count, group_count, group_size, shift, flags)
 }
 
@@ -457,15 +445,10 @@ def public plot_pie_chart(label_ids : array<string>;
 }
 
 // ===== Drag tools =====
-//
-// Interactive handles INSIDE a plot scope: the user drags them and their bound
-// value updates in place. Unlike the items above, a drag tool owns mutable state
-// (the value being dragged), so the caller passes a PERSISTENT state struct (a
-// global) — the wrapper mutates it through `addr` each frame and serializes it
-// into the snapshot under a path nested below the plot (`<plot>/<id>`), with a
-// bbox computed from the handle's DATA position via PlotToPixels (a drag tool
-// submits no normal ImGui item, so GetItemRect — what widget_finalize captures —
-// would be stale). That bbox is what a test/playwright synth-drags onto.
+
+// Interactive handles INSIDE a plot scope owning mutable state: the caller passes a PERSISTENT
+// (global) state struct, mutated each frame and serialized under `<plot>/<id>`. The bbox comes
+// from PlotToPixels(DATA pos) — a drag tool submits no ImGui item, so GetItemRect would be stale.
 
 struct DragPointState {
     //! A draggable (x,y) point handle. x/y are plot DATA coordinates and update in
@@ -572,12 +555,10 @@ def public pixels_to_plot(px : float2;
 }
 
 // ===== Colormaps =====
-//
-// A colormap maps a normalized t in [0,1] to a color. Push one (with_colormap /
-// push_colormap) and the auto-colored items + heatmaps inside it sample their colors
-// from it; colormap_scale draws the matching colorbar legend. `cmap` is the
-// ImPlotColormap enum (Deep / Viridis / Plasma / Jet / Greys / …) — passed straight
-// through (the binding exposes ImPlot's typedef-int colormap handle AS the enum).
+
+// A colormap maps normalized t in [0,1] to a color: push one (with_colormap / push_colormap) and
+// the auto-colored items + heatmaps inside sample from it; colormap_scale draws the colorbar.
+// `cmap` is ImPlotColormap (Deep / Viridis / …) — ImPlot's typedef-int handle exposed AS the enum.
 
 def public push_colormap(cmap : ImPlotColormap) {
     //! `PushColormap(cmap)` — make `cmap` the active colormap for subsequent items.
diff --git a/daslib/imgui_implot_playwright.das b/daslib/imgui_implot_playwright.das
index 349b0c2..0540026 100644
--- a/daslib/imgui_implot_playwright.das
+++ b/daslib/imgui_implot_playwright.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 
 module imgui_implot_playwright public
@@ -103,8 +104,7 @@ let private AXIS_GUTTER_PX = 18.0f   // into the tick-label strip just outside t
 let private AXIS_DRAG_STEPS = 6
 
 def private continuous_axis_drag(app : ImguiApp; from_pt : tuple<float; float>; to_pt : tuple<float; float>) {
-    // ImPlot integrates io.MouseDelta per frame, so a pan needs a CONTINUOUS multi-waypoint drag (a
-    // single from->to jump does not move the axis). Walk the cursor across waypoints, button held.
+    // ImPlot integrates io.MouseDelta per frame: a pan needs a CONTINUOUS multi-waypoint drag, and a single from->to jump does not move the axis.
     let dur = 120
     let endt = 120 + AXIS_DRAG_STEPS * dur
     var ev <- [
@@ -126,13 +126,9 @@ def private continuous_axis_drag(app : ImguiApp; from_pt : tuple<float; float>;
 }
 
 def public drag_axis(s : PlotSession; axis : ImAxis; delta_px : float) {
-    //! Continuous drag along ONE axis's gutter (the tick-label strip just outside the data area),
-    //! panning ONLY that axis — the multi-axis "rescale just this one" gesture, distinct from a
-    //! plot-body pan (which moves every axis at once). Locates the gutter from the plot geometry
-    //! (pos / plot_size) in the snapshot: Y axes drag vertically by `delta_px`, X axes horizontally.
-    //! Supports the X1 / X2 / Y1 / Y2 gutters (primary + first auxiliary). Silent no-op when the plot
-    //! isn't visible or `axis` is unsupported — gate the effect with `wait_for_axis_limit_changed` /
-    //! `record_check_changed` on the axis's range field (e.g. "y2_max").
+    //! Continuous drag along ONE axis's gutter (the tick-label strip outside the data area), panning
+    //! ONLY that axis — unlike a plot-body pan, which moves every axis. `delta_px` is vertical for Y
+    //! axes, horizontal for X; X1/X2/Y1/Y2 only. No-op if not visible — gate with `wait_for_axis_limit_changed`.
     var snap = snapshot(s.app)
     let p = plot_payload(snap, s)
     return if (!(p?["visible"] ?? false))
@@ -154,11 +150,10 @@ def public drag_axis(s : PlotSession; axis : ImAxis; delta_px : float) {
 }
 
 // ===== drag-tool handles =====
-//
-// A drag tool registers under `<plot>/<id>` with the handle's screen bbox, so the
-// generic `drag(app, handle_path(s, id), dx, dy)` presses its center and drags it.
-// These readers pull the bound VALUE out of the handle's payload; `wait_for_point_moved`
-// gates a synthetic drag landing (value moved off its baseline) before asserting.
+
+// A drag tool registers under `<plot>/<id>` with the handle's screen bbox, so the generic
+// `drag(app, handle_path(s, id), dx, dy)` presses its center and drags it. These readers pull the
+// bound VALUE out of the payload; `wait_for_point_moved` gates a synthetic drag before asserting.
 
 def public handle_path(s : PlotSession; id : string) : string {
     //! Snapshot path of a drag handle declared as `<id>` inside this session's plot.
@@ -241,11 +236,10 @@ def public wait_for_hovered(s : PlotSession; expected : bool = true; max_frames
 }
 
 // ===== legend entries =====
-//
+
 // The v2 `plot` scope serializes its per-series legend (label / shown / clickable rect) into
-// `payload.legend`. These helpers find an entry by series label so a test reads as intent
-// ("toggle the cos series, expect it hidden") and a recording drives a REAL synthetic click at
-// the exact rect ImPlot hit-tests — clicking a legend entry hides / shows that series.
+// `payload.legend`. These helpers find an entry by series label so a recording drives a REAL
+// synthetic click at the exact rect ImPlot hit-tests — clicking an entry hides / shows the series.
 
 struct LegendEntryView {
     found : bool          //! a legend entry with this label was present in the snapshot
@@ -285,12 +279,9 @@ def public series_shown(var snap : JsonValue?; s : PlotSession; series : string)
 }
 
 def public legend_toggle(s : PlotSession; series : string) {
-    //! Synthesize a REAL left-click on the `series` legend entry, toggling its visibility
-    //! (ImPlot hides / shows the series). Moves the cursor onto the entry, waits until it reports
-    //! hovered (so the press can't batch ahead of HoveredId — the windowed-vsync press-before-hover
-    //! race), then clicks in place and blocks until the gesture settles. Silently no-ops when the
-    //! entry is absent OR hover never registers — the caller MUST gate the effect with
-    //! `wait_for_series_shown`.
+    //! Synthesize a REAL left-click on the `series` legend entry, toggling its visibility. Waits for
+    //! the entry to report hovered before pressing, so the click can't batch ahead of HoveredId (the
+    //! windowed-vsync race). No-op if absent or never hovered — MUST gate on `wait_for_series_shown`.
     var snap = snapshot(s.app)
     let v = legend_entry(snap, s, series)
     return if (!v.found)
@@ -309,9 +300,8 @@ def public legend_toggle(s : PlotSession; series : string) {
 def public wait_for_legend_hover(s : PlotSession; series : string; expected : bool = true;
                                  max_frames : int = 300) : JsonValue? {
     //! Poll until the `series` legend entry's hover state equals `expected` — the sync gate for
-    //! `legend_toggle`: after `move_to` onto the entry, this confirms ImPlot registered the hover
-    //! before the press, so the click can't batch ahead of `HoveredId` (the windowed-vsync
-    //! press-before-hover race). Bounded; returns the matching snapshot or null on timeout.
+    //! `legend_toggle`: confirms ImPlot registered the hover before the press, so the click can't
+    //! batch ahead of `HoveredId`. Bounded; returns the matching snapshot or null on timeout.
     return wait_until(s.app, max_frames) $(var snap) {
         return legend_entry(snap, s, series).hovered == expected
     }
@@ -320,10 +310,8 @@ def public wait_for_legend_hover(s : PlotSession; series : string; expected : bo
 def public wait_for_series_shown(s : PlotSession; series : string; expected : bool;
                                  max_frames : int = 300) : JsonValue? {
     //! Poll until the `series`' legend entry is PRESENT and its visibility equals `expected` — the
-    //! gate for a `legend_toggle` actually landing. Requiring presence is deliberate: `series_shown`
-    //! reads false for both hidden AND absent, so gating on it alone would let "wait for hidden"
-    //! pass on a missing series (telemetry gone / wrong path) — a false-positive gate. Returns the
-    //! matching snapshot or null on timeout.
+    //! gate for a `legend_toggle` landing. Presence is required deliberately: `series_shown` reads
+    //! false for both hidden AND absent, so alone it would pass "wait for hidden" on a gone series.
     return wait_until(s.app, max_frames) $(var snap) {
         let e = legend_entry(snap, s, series)
         return e.found && e.shown == expected
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/bar_groups_and_pie.das b/examples/tutorial/bar_groups_and_pie.das
index 864e193..21730ff 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/bar_groups_and_pie.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/bar_groups_and_pie.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/colormaps_and_style.das b/examples/tutorial/colormaps_and_style.das
index 9f0e66c..66944e2 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/colormaps_and_style.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/colormaps_and_style.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/drag_tools.das b/examples/tutorial/drag_tools.das
index 9267795..15d38fb 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/drag_tools.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/drag_tools.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/heatmap_histogram.das b/examples/tutorial/heatmap_histogram.das
index b88c4a3..689c134 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/heatmap_histogram.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/heatmap_histogram.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/line_plot.das b/examples/tutorial/line_plot.das
index 81e3de9..43d79ed 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/line_plot.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/line_plot.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/multi_axes.das b/examples/tutorial/multi_axes.das
index 1cce2d0..a18599f 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/multi_axes.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/multi_axes.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/multi_series.das b/examples/tutorial/multi_series.das
index b41c492..3ca7305 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/multi_series.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/multi_series.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/query_and_hover.das b/examples/tutorial/query_and_hover.das
index 7d0dc9a..deea728 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/query_and_hover.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/query_and_hover.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/realtime_scroll.das b/examples/tutorial/realtime_scroll.das
index f06a471..7b0014f 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/realtime_scroll.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/realtime_scroll.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/shaded_and_stairs.das b/examples/tutorial/shaded_and_stairs.das
index e00839b..6208a3d 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/shaded_and_stairs.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/shaded_and_stairs.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/examples/tutorial/subplots.das b/examples/tutorial/subplots.das
index 1625a05..86a07bf 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial/subplots.das
+++ b/examples/tutorial/subplots.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui/imgui_harness
 require imgui/imgui_containers_builtin
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_bar_groups_and_pie.das b/tests/integration/record_bar_groups_and_pie.das
index eaeb4f5..22fe561 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_bar_groups_and_pie.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_bar_groups_and_pie.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_colormaps_and_style.das b/tests/integration/record_colormaps_and_style.das
index 3823696..2e6b5cd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_colormaps_and_style.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_colormaps_and_style.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_drag_tools.das b/tests/integration/record_drag_tools.das
index 93e6f03..1c3971a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_drag_tools.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_drag_tools.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_heatmap_histogram.das b/tests/integration/record_heatmap_histogram.das
index edca44c..7eab450 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_heatmap_histogram.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_heatmap_histogram.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_line_plot.das b/tests/integration/record_line_plot.das
index d76fd56..4a5e01c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_line_plot.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_line_plot.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_multi_axes.das b/tests/integration/record_multi_axes.das
index ece5ff4..88c747a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_multi_axes.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_multi_axes.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_multi_series.das b/tests/integration/record_multi_series.das
index fc26c27..e41b19d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_multi_series.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_multi_series.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_query_and_hover.das b/tests/integration/record_query_and_hover.das
index 33bb133..8d6c40a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_query_and_hover.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_query_and_hover.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_realtime_scroll.das b/tests/integration/record_realtime_scroll.das
index d566a54..eccb78c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_realtime_scroll.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_realtime_scroll.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_shaded_and_stairs.das b/tests/integration/record_shaded_and_stairs.das
index b38f41f..f935f0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_shaded_and_stairs.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_shaded_and_stairs.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/record_subplots.das b/tests/integration/record_subplots.das
index df87f29..11cef00 100644
--- a/tests/integration/record_subplots.das
+++ b/tests/integration/record_subplots.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
@@ -23,10 +24,9 @@ let COS = "PLOT_WIN/GRID/P_COS"
 let LEAD_MS = 800u
 let HOLD_TOL = 0.5lf   // a non-boxed cell's range must not drift more than this (data units)
 
-// Box-select zoom is a RIGHT-button drag (ImPlot's default Select binding): press inside the
-// cell, drag a box, release -> the cell zooms to the box. Walk a few waypoints so the rubber
-// band is visible on screen. Unlike a pan, the box is press-corner to release-corner (not
-// io.MouseDelta integrated), but the waypoints make it read as a deliberate drag.
+// Box-select zoom is a RIGHT-button drag (ImPlot's default Select binding): press inside the cell,
+// drag a box, release -> the cell zooms to the box. Unlike a pan the box is press-corner to
+// release-corner, not io.MouseDelta integrated; the waypoints just make the rubber band visible.
 def box_zoom(app : ImguiApp; from_pt : tuple<float; float>; to_pt : tuple<float; float>) {
     let steps = 5
     let dur = 130
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_axis_limits.das b/tests/integration/test_axis_limits.das
index d2e3903..2119f60 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_axis_limits.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_axis_limits.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_bar_groups_and_pie.das b/tests/integration/test_bar_groups_and_pie.das
index f4df1aa..bb58e02 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_bar_groups_and_pie.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_bar_groups_and_pie.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_colormaps.das b/tests/integration/test_colormaps.das
index dba1878..a00e86f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_colormaps.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_colormaps.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_drag_tools.das b/tests/integration/test_drag_tools.das
index 67bf681..2b329fc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_drag_tools.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_drag_tools.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_heatmap_histogram.das b/tests/integration/test_heatmap_histogram.das
index 109dbbf..2722080 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_heatmap_histogram.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_heatmap_histogram.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_line_plot.das b/tests/integration/test_line_plot.das
index d79327f..792a96b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_line_plot.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_line_plot.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_multi_axes.das b/tests/integration/test_multi_axes.das
index bd2d06a..84c30db 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_multi_axes.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_multi_axes.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
@@ -36,9 +37,8 @@ def test_multi_axes(t : T?) {
         // Secondary-axis telemetry: Y2 (pressure) is captured, ranging ~[950,1050], independent of Y1.
         t |> success(abs(plot_axis_limit(m, s, "y2_max") - 1050.0lf) < 1.0lf, "Y2 (pressure) max captured ~1050")
         // The Y2-routed series' legend label resolves (the first-frame label fix). Poll, don't
-        // one-shot: ImPlot can resolve the label a few frames after the item first registers, so a
-        // read on the axis-convergence snapshot races it. Now runs on all platforms — issue #9 (the
-        // macOS empty/garbage label) is fixed in the LegendEntryLabel forwarder (returns an owned copy).
+        // one-shot: ImPlot can resolve the label a few frames after the item registers. Runs on all
+        // platforms — issue #9 (macOS empty/garbage label) is fixed in the LegendEntryLabel forwarder.
         t |> success(wait_for_series_shown(s, "pressure", true) != null, "pressure series present in legend (Y2 label captured)")
 
         // Drag ONLY the Y2 gutter: pressure's range must move while temp (Y1) and X1 stay put — the
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_multi_series.das b/tests/integration/test_multi_series.das
index 3e91619..fb72503 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_multi_series.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_multi_series.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_plot_hover.das b/tests/integration/test_plot_hover.das
index 75c5644..5ae83ea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_plot_hover.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_plot_hover.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_plot_snapshot.das b/tests/integration/test_plot_snapshot.das
index b0d07e6..a3a87af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_plot_snapshot.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_plot_snapshot.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui
 require imgui/imgui_harness
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_query_and_hover.das b/tests/integration/test_query_and_hover.das
index e55a107..63ab3af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_query_and_hover.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_query_and_hover.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_realtime_scroll.das b/tests/integration/test_realtime_scroll.das
index 2be0020..4be4a44 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_realtime_scroll.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_realtime_scroll.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_shaded_and_stairs.das b/tests/integration/test_shaded_and_stairs.das
index 201a89f..134012b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_shaded_and_stairs.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_shaded_and_stairs.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_stats_items.das b/tests/integration/test_stats_items.das
index fd546db..1caa031 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_stats_items.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_stats_items.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui
 require imgui/imgui_harness
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_subplots.das b/tests/integration/test_subplots.das
index be80af8..9e27030 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_subplots.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_subplots.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options indenting = 4
 options no_unused_block_arguments = false
 options no_unused_function_arguments = false
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_v1_scopes.das b/tests/integration/test_v1_scopes.das
index b4ac8f4..91d770e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_v1_scopes.das
+++ b/tests/integration/test_v1_scopes.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 
 require imgui
 require imgui/imgui_harness
diff --git a/utils/implot2rst.das b/utils/implot2rst.das
index d4086c4..b1b09e6 100644
--- a/utils/implot2rst.das
+++ b/utils/implot2rst.das
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 options gen2
+options _comment_hygiene = true
 options rtti = true
 
 require daslib/fio