InputField with bitmap font: no caret? (rc2)

has anyone tried a InputField with a bitmap font?
no caret?
thanks

 

Hmm the system shouldn't care about the type of font used. Could you submit a bug.

 

thanks
http://fogbugz.unity3d.com/default.asp?648535_cndn9n9em7js21pg

 

Assuming the font that you're using includes a caret character?

 

ascii 124: "|"? yep. is that how it is done? idk

 

still no caret for bitmap fonts
hard to edit text
thanks

 

Are you sure you're using the word "Caret" correctly? Shift-6 right?

Or are you talking about something else?

 

I think maybe you're talking about the "Cursor"?

 

Oh! Actually you're right! It is referred to as a caret as well. Never knew that. Okay - ignore me. I assumed you meant there was no caret (i.e. Shift-6 "^") in your font.

 

ah ya maybe cursor is a better word choice since ^ is caret too

 

Apparently "Text Cursor" or "Caret Navigation" are the common terms for it. Been in IT for 20 years and always called it a "Cursor". I guess you learn something new every day

 

I havn't looking into this bug yet . BUt we manually draw the caret (i.e. we dont use the '|' character are out caret) so i'm really not sure what would be going wrong.

 

6 months and many versions later... still no caret for custom bitmap fonts

 

I noticed that if the reference resolution in a canvas scaler is something large (like 2500*1400 or something) and the actual screen is somewhat small, the caret is not visible. Putting the InputField to another canvas with smaller reference resolution of 800*600 helped.

 

thanks

but ya i can replicate this with the default settings in a new scene in 3 steps

1. create new scene
2. create new InputField
- run to see caret when edit text
3. change to bitmap font
- no caret

does this work for anyone?
i am the first to attempt bitmap input since 4.6?
or my font is broke?

thanks

 

I have the same problem like you. I created a custom font and don't have a cursor if it's selected in the input field.