Disable node checkbox

Pkeod · October 3, 2018, 2:56am

Is there a reason why you cannot disable/enable a node from the editor? I want to make GUI templates with some nodes disabled by default.

britzl · October 3, 2018, 3:19am

This is in our backlog and quite frequently asked for. Perhaps a good task for our newest engine developer @jhonny.goransson to tackle next? I’ll look at the backlog and see what I had planned for next sprint.

d954mas · April 21, 2019, 12:23pm

Any news?

britzl · April 21, 2019, 1:50pm

No news. Sorry!

Navid · June 24, 2022, 9:12am

I just wanted to make a new topic to ask this question as well
Any good news? It’ll be useful to make it possible to disable/enable components and game objects on outline window or anywhere else in the editor before running the game. ( at least it’s useful for me )
Thanks in advanced

britzl · June 24, 2022, 1:12pm

@AGulev is actually working on this task at the moment. We will add both an Enabled checkbox and a Visible checkbox. The Enabled checkbox will let you toggle enabled state from the editor (same as calling gui.set_enabled). The Visible checkbox will turn of rendering for a node. This is useful when you wish to use a node as a container for other nodes or as a click area.

github.com/defold/defold

Add option to disable rendering for box nodes or add new transform node type

opened 03:57PM - 16 May 21 UTC

closed 01:09PM - 24 Jun 22 UTC

FlexYourBrain

feature request engine gui

![Defold_NewNodeType_Empty](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28400489/1…18403568-a05df980-b634-11eb-8ba5-dce9a908c79c.png) **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe (REQUIRED):** When parenting nodes in gui an empty transform type is needed. The current work around is to use a box node as parent node, change its scale/size to 0 then set to a layer and assign a texture as to not break batching which would cause more unnecessary draw calls. The box object is rendered anyway. All the other properties data that the box node has is not needed and unnecessary. This seems like one of those "we just do it this way" type of things that can be fixed, bringing another quality of life improvement to the Defold engine. **Describe the solution you'd like (REQUIRED):** A new GUI node type : Empty , with basic transform properties ( ID / Position / Rotation / Scale ) that can be disabled/enabled and animated with gui.animate(). Could then parent nodes to the empty transform without all the unnecessary steps to not break batching and data attached with the current workaround, creating a much cleaner and easier to understand setup within the Defold editor. **Describe alternatives you've considered (REQUIRED):** Creating a box node then setting size to 0 and adding a 1 pixel sprite to whichever texture atlas you are using with gui and also setting to a layer.

Navid · June 24, 2022, 2:09pm

Great job Defold team, wish you luck
Are you going to add this feature to game objects and their components in outline window as well? or It’s just for gui nodes?

britzl · June 24, 2022, 5:09pm

The task we are working on now is for GUI nodes.