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Unity UI Extensions release notes

This file contains the up to date release notes for each release of the UI Extensions project including release videos where required.


##Update 1.2## View 1.2 update Video

###New / updated features###

  • Major updates to the Horizontal and Vertical Scroll Snap controls
  • Replacement HSV/Color picker control (and new Box Slider control)
  • Fixes / updates to the TextPic control
  • Updates to SoftAlphaUI script - improved Text / worldspace support
  • New Gadient control (gradient 2)
  • New UI ScrollRect Occlusion utility
  • New UI Tween Scale utility
  • New UI Infinite ScrollRect
  • New Table Layout Group

###Fixes###

  • H&S Scroll Snap indexing issues
  • H&S Scroll Snap performance updates
  • H&S Scroll Snap Long swipe behavior updated
  • TextPic Set set before draw issues
  • HSV picker replaced with more generic color picker

###Known issues###

  • The Image_Extended control has been removed due to Unity upgrade issues. Will return in a future update.

##Upgrade Notes## Although not specifically required, it is recommended to remove the old UI Extensions folder before importing the new asset The HSS picker especially had a lot of file changes in this update.


##Update 1.1##

View 1.1 update Video

Note for 4.6 / 5.1, some features will not be available due to their incompatibility. Also the Line Renderer remains unchanged in these releases as the updates do not work with the older system

###New / updated features###

  • New Polygon primitive
  • New UI Vertical Scroller control
  • New Curved layout component
  • New Shining effect
  • New UI Particle system <-5.3+ only
  • New Scroll Conflict Manager
  • Soft Alpha Mask updated in line with SAUI 1.3 release
  • Line Renderer has had a complete overhaul, including full programmatic support, Line list and Bezier line rendering
  • Horizontal and Vertical Scroll Snaps updated to include a Starting page, current page and transition speed parameters. Plus a new GoToPage, Add and Remove page functions
  • Added some script helper functions for LZF compression and Serialization
  • Two utilities to help manage drag thresholds on high PPI systems

###Fixes###

  • Line Render almost completely re-written with tons of fixes
  • Radial layout updated to avoid 360 overlap (first and last)
  • Scroll Snaps updates to better handle children.
  • Scroll Snaps distribute function updated so it can be called onDirty more efficiently.

##Upgrade Notes## Two scripts were moved and need their originals need deleting post upgrade. Please remove the following files:

  • Scripts\ImageExtended
  • Scripts\UIImageCrop

##Update 1.0.6.1##

  • Minor update to enhance soft alpha mask and add cylinder text plus a fix to letter spacing

##Update 1.0.6##

View 1.0.6 update Video

  • Added the awesome ReOrderable List control, plus some other minor bugfixes / changes.
  • Added a new version of the Scroll Snap control as an alternative to the fixed versions.
  • New set of controls including some shader enhanced solutions
  • I've added a donate column to the lists. If you are getting great use out of a control, help out the dev who created it. Optional of course. Will update with links as I get them.

##Update 1.0.5##

Few minor fixes and a couple of additional scripts. Predominately created the new 5.3 branch to maintain the UI API changes from the 5.2.1 Patch releases. 5.3 package is 100% compatible with 5.2.1 Patch releases.


##Update 1.0.4##

View Getting Started Video

======================= #Additional Info#

How do I get set up?

Either clone / download this repository to your machine and then copy the scripts in, or use the pre-packaged .UnityPackage for your version of Unity and import it as a custom package in to your project.

Contribution guidelines

Got a script you want added, then just fork and submit a PR. All contributions accepted (including fixes) Just ensure

  • The header of the script matches the standard used in all scripts
  • The script uses the Unity.UI.Extensions namespace so they do not affect any other developments
  • (optional) Add Component and Editor options where possible (editor options are in the Editor\UIExtensionsMenuOptions.cs file)

License

All scripts conform to the BSD license and are free to use / distribute. See the LICENSE file for more information

Like what you see?

All these scripts were put together for my latest book Unity3D UI Essentials Check out the page on my blog for more details and learn all about the inner workings of the new Unity UI System.

The downloads

As this repo was created to support my new Unity UI Title "Unity 3D UI Essentials", in the downloads section you will find two custom assets (SpaceShip-DemoScene-Start.unitypackage and RollABallSample-Start.unitypackage). These are just here as starter scenes for doing UI tasks in the book.

I will add more sample scenes for the UI examples in this repository and detail them above over time.