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Feature Request UI Mask/Mask2D interaction

Discussion in '2D Experimental Preview' started by ortin, Jun 15, 2016.

  1. ortin

    ortin

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    Hi,
    just wanted to know if you guys have any plans to make it possible to use SpriteRenderers inside UI mask(s)?
     
    ortin, Jun 15, 2016
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  2. Johaness_Reuben

    Johaness_Reuben

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    No plans on it. Could you share how you would use it?
     
    Johaness_Reuben, Jun 17, 2016
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  3. ortin

    ortin

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    Well, honestly not even sure, but I just have a strong feeling that UI and SpriteRender just have to play better with each other :)
    Our casual game is heavily UI based (different lists, chats, game elements etc) and UI isn't really friendly to animation (hello Canvas batching), receiving shadows, physics... So sometimes there's an idea to "hijack" some parts of UI using SpriteRenderers. But it's so painful to do it now: no proper RectTransfrom support (i.e. width / height), no masking support so you cannot put something in a UI list or container, no easy way to ensure proper rendering order.
     
    ortin, Jun 21, 2016
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  4. atitoHW

    atitoHW

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    Late to the party here, but the Visible outside mask stuff is ideal for doing contextual help highlighting allowing you to darken the screen for text etc but put the mask hole over the the element you are wanting to draw the users attention to. There are other ways to do it but it would be elegant to do it with the sprite mask.
     
    atitoHW, Jul 10, 2018
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