Resolved Enable / disable TextMeshPro material property via script

Hello everyone,

I would like to configure and activate/deactivate the 'Underlay' option of a text written with TextMeshPro but I don't know how to access that property.

I have been looking for information and I think I need to change the shader of the component, but I am not sure if that is what I need and I am not sure how to do it because I am a newbie in this, Can someone help me a little?

PS: Sorry for my english

Best regards

 

What do you mean by Underlay?

 

I'm sorry I didn't explain myself well. I attach an image with the property that I would like to activate.

Best regards

 

That's not a property of text component that's a property of material. You should start with reading unity docs or some tutorials of how to change material properties. After you understand the concept you might have to read the corresponding shader code to find out the exact name of properties that you want to change since the actual names in code are not identical with human readable labels shown in editor.

 

I already got it. Thanks for the directions.

To enable and disable the property I have used this:

Code (CSharp):

1. //Enable
2. transform.GetChild(selected).GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>().fontSharedMaterial.EnableKeyword("UNDERLAY_ON");
3. //Disable
4. transform.GetChild(selected).GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>().fontSharedMaterial.DisableKeyword("UNDERLAY_ON");

Unfortunately, I realized that this is not a good option for me because there are several elements on the screen that use the same material, so I have thought of duplicating the font and changing that (I already said I was a beginner ).

In case it helps someone, I also leave the line that I think should be used to change the properties:

Code (CSharp):

1. transform.GetChild(selected).GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>().fontSharedMaterial.SetFloat("NAME_OF_PROPERTY", 0f);

To see the name of the properties I have only selected the shader in the TextMeshPro folders and the options appear in the inspector.

Best regards

 

When you change the properties of a material, Unity will automatically create a separate instance of the material, so that the one object will have the changed material, but other objects will still have the original material with its original properties.