Adding a back button to Project window/tab

[merpheus]

Since this version of unity seem to offer some major changes on editor UI, such as the ability of docking things around, I think it can be a good time to resurface a major missing component on editor UI for YEARS.

Which is the back button on Project window/tab. I work with multiple Project tabs and tend to lock two of them while having one free and go where ever I double click, although, sometimes I just need to quickly go back after checking stuff.

I believe it is a common issue throughout the user base. So, if you folks may consider this feature, that would be really nice.

[BonitaPersona]

Yes! Right now I have seen everyone work around this by having more than 1 project view opened and locked manually.

I’d rather call it “previous” because “back” could be mixed up with going back up a folder.

Can’t the last 10 selected GUIDs be saved for that “back/previous”? Or maybe save the folders, instead of the GUID. Of course, reimporting and changing GUIDs would wipe out this queue.

And maybe even allow a “next” in case you want to quickly alternate between two folders. Back, next, back, next. Instead of a queue, storing on an array that is truncated once you go back and do any change.

I’d even move this feedback to all of the current Unity versions.

[adamgolden]

Can we get a back button in the project panel?

Inspired by this post.. [6224589--684615--AssetSelectionHistory_2019_4_8f1.jpg] [6224589--684618--AssetSelectionHistory_2020_2_0a19.jpg] To open the window, look under the Tools menu. Dock the Asset Selection History above Project Window / wherever. [6224589--684624--AssetSelectionHistory_HowToOpen.jpg] Tested in 2019.4.8f1 and 2020.2.0a19. The checkmark clears the History and adds whatever's currently selected. Edit: 2020-08-20, unitypackage attached to this post updated to latest ve…

Edit: …back and forward / instantly jump to previous selection from dropdown (and from options menu at the left side you can clear the selection history, remove current from list or reselect the displayed selection). works with multi-select as well. feel free to expand/refine to suit your needs

[merpheus]

@adamgolden

https://discussions.unity.com/t/753510/6

Edit: …back and forward / instantly jump to previous selection from dropdown (and from options menu at the left side you can clear the selection history, remove current from list or reselect the displayed selection). works with multi-select as well. feel free to expand/refine to suit your needs

This is wonderful!!! In fact, this should be a default Unity feature

[seandanger]

@adamgolden

https://discussions.unity.com/t/753510/6

Edit: …back and forward / instantly jump to previous selection from dropdown (and from options menu at the left side you can clear the selection history, remove current from list or reselect the displayed selection). works with multi-select as well. feel free to expand/refine to suit your needs

Thank you very much for this great tool!

[ikoniaev_a]

Hello from 2021, there is still no Back button in the Project tab in Unity by default. They don’t read community feedback, don’t waste time.

[MarkHelsinki]

Anyone who find that this useful addon struggles to impose a minSize.x for docked windows can exploit Unity’s internal class readonly value, thereby setting the BUTTON_SIZE to 80, which will give you nice big back and forward buttons, and less ‘dead’ space in your editor