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Temporarily disable folding when filtering properties in the inspector #12597

Open nubels opened 4 weeks ago

nubels commented 4 weeks ago

Describe the project you are working on

A survivor style game

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

Having to toggle the corresponding sections when filtering properties in the inspector feels quite cumbersome and setting the editor setting interface/inspector/disable_folding to true makes the inspector rather cluttered, especially when you'd otherwise organize your exported properties with @export_group.

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

Temporarily disable folding when you filter properties in the inspector, showing all matching results. This way, the inspector remains well–arranged in its default state while allowing you to quickly adjust properties you search for.

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

Current behavior when filtering properties

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Proposed behavior

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If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

No, I don't think so

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

This is about improving the usability of the inspector.