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Prefab mode misses functionality that a selected prefab in in the hierarchy has

Discussion in 'Prefabs' started by Deleted User, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. Deleted User

    Deleted User

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    I can not easily navigate to the prefab original on the project view when in prefab mode.
    Let me explain:

    Selecting a prefab in the scene hierarchy, the inspector looks like this:
    upload_2019-12-10_9-50-50.png

    As you can see you can:
    - Open: the Prefab in prefab mode
    - Select: the original prefab in the project view
    - Overrides: apply overrides to the prefab

    This is how the inspector looks like when in Prefab Mode:
    upload_2019-12-10_9-52-12.png

    Compared to the 3 options available before, there are none here:
    - Open: would not make sense, I am in that mode (Close would)
    - Select: would totally make sense, why wouldn't I want to select it here, there is no reason for it
    - Overrides: In Prefab mode you do not have access to any overriden values

    My conclusion is that the inspector should at least have the Select button and maybe a close button in addition to the arrow in the hierarchy.
    On one hand it's inconsistent with what the prefab inspector is capable of doing in both modes and on the other hand it's kinda inconsistent that you can enter and exit the mode from the hierarchy but only enter it in the inspector.

    It might look something like this
    upload_2019-12-10_10-9-51.png