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How to edit the name of a track in the Inspector (Images included)

Discussion in 'Timeline' started by JustJunuh, Jul 26, 2022.

  1. JustJunuh

    JustJunuh

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    On the left here, I have my custom track. On the right, I have an Activation Track.

    upload_2022-7-25_22-54-45.png

    Do I need to create a custom editor for renaming a track in the Inspector? I've been looking at the source code for ActivationTrack, and its editors, but I can't figure out what must be done.
     
    JustJunuh, Jul 26, 2022
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  2. julienb

    julienb

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    You don't need a custom inspector to rename a track. For tracks that do not have a custom inspector, Timeline will automatically assign a default one, which makes it possible to edit the track name. Here's a custom track without a custom inspector:
    upload_2022-7-26_11-47-5.png

    However, if you need a custom inspector for your track, then the inspector loses the ability to change the name (as Timeline uses an internal method to override the standard inspector header UI):
    upload_2022-7-26_11-49-25.png

    If you want to get the ability to rename a track in your custom inspector, here's how you can do it:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. [CustomEditor(typeof(MyTrack)), CanEditMultipleObjects]
    2. public class MyTrackInspector : Editor
    3. {
    4.     protected override void OnHeaderGUI()
    5.     {
    6.         EditorGUILayout.Space();
    7.  
    8.         using (new GUILayout.HorizontalScope(EditorStyles.inspectorFullWidthMargins))
    9.         {
    10.             //draw the default track icon
    11.             GUILayout.Label(AssetPreview.GetMiniThumbnail(target), GUILayout.Width(40), GUILayout.Height(40));
    12.  
    13.             using (var changeCheckScope = new EditorGUI.ChangeCheckScope())
    14.             {
    15.                 //get the name property of the selected track(s)
    16.                 SerializedProperty nameProperty = serializedObject.FindProperty("m_Name");
    17.  
    18.                 //draw a text field to edit the name property
    19.                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(nameProperty, GUIContent.none);
    20.  
    21.                 if (changeCheckScope.changed)
    22.                 {                  
    23.                     //apply changes: will record an undo operation
    24.                     serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
    25.  
    26.                     //refresh the timeline window to update the track name
    27.                     TimelineEditor.Refresh(RefreshReason.WindowNeedsRedraw);
    28.                 }
    29.             }
    30.         }
    31.     }
    32. }
    Which looks like this:
    upload_2022-7-26_11-35-13.png
     
    julienb, Jul 26, 2022
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  3. JustJunuh

    JustJunuh

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    Thank you so much! For some reason, the default header for my custom tracks has the name uneditable. I'm on 1.5.7. Here's the code example. (No custom editor)
    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2. [TrackColor(0.3882352941176471f, 0.7843137254901961f, 1f)]
    3. [Serializable]
    4. [TrackBindingType(typeof(TextAnimatorPlayer))]
    5. [TrackClipType(typeof(AnimatedTextClip))]
    6. public class AnimatedTextTrack : TrackAsset
    7. {
    8.     public override bool CanCreateTrackMixer() => true;
    9.     public override Playable CreateTrackMixer(PlayableGraph graph, GameObject go, int inputCount)
    10.     {
    11.         return ScriptPlayable<AnimatedTextMixer>.Create(graph, inputCount);
    12.     }
    13. }
    14.  
    That custom inspector solved my problem though :) I'm totally okay with just using that.
     
    JustJunuh, Jul 26, 2022
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