Please change "Scripting Define Symbols" field to a TextArea

Hi, I know this might be too late for 2018.3b or even 2018 LTS, but I find working with scripting define symbols terribly inconvenient.



With a few assets it's quite likely the keywords are much longer than the input field itself, and Unity default to auto highlight all text.

I would say 90% of time users come here either:

- want to see what's in it.
- want to select a keyword or add/remove a keyword.

A TextArea with force text wrap is much better for users, and users can cancel the highlight and place their cursor much easier.

(I do change the value quite a few times due to asset like Rewired using Scripting Define Symbols to suppress features like Unity Input Override.)

Thx

 

Yes that is very much needed. Also its own tab a reorderable list would be super great.

 

This is a better idea, not sure it need to be sortable, is it order dependent?

 

I've now added a task to our backlog to improve this.

 

It seems there is a limit to how many symbols you can add. If you add too many, the last few are ignored by the preprocessor, and your code won't compile. I'm in a situation where I need a lot of scripting define symbols, but haven't found a solution yet.

Did anyone encounter this before?