Bug Scene visibility setting in hierarchy not respected by submesh + fix

Unity Engine
, ,
1

I am reposting this, because I didn’t tag TextMeshPro.
I will delete the old post.

Bug observed Using TextMeshPro UI 3.0.6, Unity 2021.3.0f1 LTS

Repro steps

  • new scene
  • add textmeshpro object
  • select a non-default font asset
  • set the text input to “<sprite=1>” (so it creates a submesh)
  • set scene visibility to false for entire hierarchy
  • save scene
  • start playing
  • stop playing
  • observe: Submesh now has visibility back on

NB: the exact same issue happens with the selection prevent icon

===== UPDATE
I have a suggested fix.
To be added to TMP_SubMeshUI.cs, on line 222.

go.transform.SetParent(textComponent.transform, false);
go.transform.SetAsFirstSibling();
go.layer = textComponent.gameObject.layer;

#if UNITY_EDITOR
var visibilityManager = UnityEditor.SceneVisibilityManager.instance;
if(visibilityManager.IsHidden(go.transform.parent.gameObject))
{
    visibilityManager.Hide(go,true);
}
if(visibilityManager.IsPickingDisabled(go.transform.parent.gameObject))
{
    visibilityManager.DisablePicking(go, true);
}
#endif
1 Like
2

this still happens, in case I wasn’t clear:
the solution currently requires you bypass the package manager, would be nice to have it included in an official patch.