UETOOL-332 - Collections 2.0
UETOOL-369 - Want nested collections with collapsing
We now have version 2 collections which maintain a persistent GUID for each collection. Existing collections will be lazily updated to this version when they need to be re-saved.
This GUID is used by child collections to keep track their parents, and the collections view (as well as the quick asset management) now show a tree of collections. Collections in the main collection view tree can be re-parented via drag and drop.
Performing Content Browser searches against a given collection will also test to see if an object exists in child collections, and the asset view will now show you folder entries for child collections when viewing a parent (if folders are enabled in your Content Browser view settings).
[CL 2593321 by Jamie Dale in Main branch]
UETOOL-332 - Collections 2.0
This avoids the need to repeat the module name throughout the code (and potentially performing an FName look up each time).
[CL 2572436 by Jamie Dale in Main branch]
UETOOL-332 - Collections 2.0
UETOOL-370 - Ability to assign many collections to a single asset very quickly
The collections view now provides check boxes next to each collection. These can be used to quickly add or remove a large selection of assets to or from a collection.
This feature is also available in the Content Browser via the asset context menu. The "Collections" section now contains a sub-menu which lists the available collections, and allows you to quickly add or remove the current selection to or from a collection.
[CL 2570749 by Jamie Dale in Main branch]
Materials don't have a good pattern/paradigm for updating 'anywhere' as they rely on talking to and flushing the rendering thread.
[CL 2521721 by Rolando Caloca in Main branch]
- New "Size Map" feature that shows the resource size for selected assets in Content Browser
- Select assets in Content Browser, right click and choose "Size Map..." to show sizes for those assets
- Select actors and press Alt+Shift+M to show sizes of assets used by those actors
- Select assets in Reference Viewer, right click and choose "Size Map..." to show sizes for those assets
- Also added a new "Tree Map" general purpose Slate widget (STreeMap)
[CL 2521609 by Mike Fricker in Main branch]
- Fixed inconsistent icon usage in the 'Find' section
- Renamed "Select Containing Folder" to "Show in Sources Panel" to match how the documentation talks about it and by analogy with Show in [Explorer|Finder]
- Renamed "Property Matrix..." to "Bulk Edit via Property Matrix..." to use a more familiar grounding term
[CL 2500463 by Michael Noland in Main branch]
change summary:
- reverted CL# 2442516 per notes in JIRA, as the crash does not occur on main (may have been fixed)
[CL 2463973 by Phillip Kavan in Main branch]
#jira UE-6304 - Source Control: Add the ability to commit file deletions from the editor
#reviewedby Thomas.Sarkanen
[CL 2446774 by Richard TalbotWatkin in Main branch]
API break: added new pure virtual ISourceControlProvider::UsesChangelists()
API break: added new pure virtual ISourceControlState::FindHistoryRevision(const FString&)
API break: added new pure virtual ISourceControlRevision::GetRevision()
Implementing a Git provider requires us to be able to display revisions that are not indices as Git revisions are hashes. This updates the relvant code to allow us to display these revisions correctly.
[CL 2411986 by Thomas Sarkanen in Main branch]
UE-7184 - Show game c++ classes and engine c++ classes in the content browser
The Content Browser now has extra entries for "Game C++ Classes" and "Engine C++ Classes" (with "Game" and "Engine" being renamed to "Game Content" and "Engine Content" respectively). These new folders serve as hosts for the list of available C++ modules, with each module internally mirroring the folder structure on disk.
For example:
- Game C++ Classes
- ShooterGame
- Classes
- Bots
- ShooterBot
- ShooterAIController
- [...]
- [...]
The Content Browser allows you to navigate and search these classes like you can with assets, and provides convenient access to either edit an existing class, or create a new class (either within a selected folder, or derived from a selected class).
As the Content Browser only shows you known UClass types, any new classes need to be compiled into a loaded module before they will appear. This means that adding a new class will now automatically hot-reload your target module. Should you prefer to handle building and loading your modules manually, you can disable the automatic hot-reload via "Editor Settings" -> "Miscellaneous" -> "Hot Reload" -> "Automatically Hot Reload New Classes" (see UEditorUserSettings::bAutomaticallyHotReloadNewClasses).
[CL 2409386 by Jamie Dale in Main branch]
#jira UE-1400 - When syncing an asset from source control via the content browser automatically refresh its status afterward.
[CL 2398523 by Richard TalbotWatkin in Main branch]
