Hi there.
I was using the clipping functionality of NGUI to create a very cool screenwipe effect.
Unfortunately, when I upgraded to the version that does away with hard clipping, this effect stopped working.
Allow me to elaborate...
I have a panel that is anchored to the edges of the screen.
It's clipping is set to Soft Clip (where previously it was Hard Clip).
Inside the panel is a UITexture object, also anchored to the edge of the screen.
To do the wipe I grab a screenshot, apply it to the texture object, then tween the left anchor value of the parent panel to the right edge of the screen.
Previously this worked like a charm to create a sexy wipe... but now the clipping doesn't seem to kick in.
BUT WAIT!!! This is where it gets weirder...
I noticed that if I flipped the panels clipping from Soft to Texture and back again, in the editor while the game is running, the clipping starts working.
BUT... if I try doing that in code (as a hacky workaround) it does nothing.
This feels like a bug to me... or am I doing something wrong? Does Soft Clip have some particular foible that might be causing this? Is there a way I can go back to Hard Clip?
Any suggestions would be most welcome!
Thanks,
Dan
