StyleWithPadding

DrawGUI scope that temporarily overrides a GUIStyle's padding (RectOffset) for the duration of a using block. The original padding values are captured on construction and restored on disposal.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Editor Assembly: Paragon.Editor.dll

public static partial class DrawGUI
{
    public static Scope StyleWithPadding(GUIStyle style, int? left = null, int? right = null, int? top = null, int? bottom = null)
    public static Scope StyleWithPadding(this Scope scope, GUIStyle style, int? left = null, int? right = null, int? top = null, int? bottom = null)

    private class StyleWithPaddingScope : Scope
}

Remarks

The padding property of a GUIStyle controls the spacing between the element's border and its content (text, image). This scope allows temporarily changing padding values without permanently modifying the style.

Selective Override

Parameters are nullable (int?). Only non-null values override the corresponding edge. Null parameters keep the style's current padding value for that edge.

Save/Restore Pattern

1. Constructor — captures the original padding as a new RectOffset, computes the scoped RectOffset

2. OnBegin — sets style.padding to the scoped values

3. OnEnd — restores style.padding to the original values

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Override all padding	DrawGUI.StyleWithPadding(style, 8, 8, 8, 8)
Override left only	DrawGUI.StyleWithPadding(style, left: 16)
Remove all padding	DrawGUI.StyleWithPadding(style, 0, 0, 0, 0)
Chain onto scope	scope.StyleWithPadding(style, top: 4)

Factory Methods

Standalone

public static Scope StyleWithPadding(GUIStyle style, int? left = null, int? right = null, int? top = null, int? bottom = null)

Extension (Chaining)

public static Scope StyleWithPadding(this Scope scope, GUIStyle style, int? left = null, int? right = null, int? top = null, int? bottom = null)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
style	GUIStyle	—	The style whose padding to temporarily modify
left	int?	null	Left padding override (null = keep original)
right	int?	null	Right padding override (null = keep original)
top	int?	null	Top padding override (null = keep original)
bottom	int?	null	Bottom padding override (null = keep original)

StyleWithPaddingScope (private)

Member	Description
style	GUIStyle — the style being modified
originalRectOffset	RectOffset — captured original style.padding values
scopedRectOffset	RectOffset — the computed override values
OnBegin()	Sets style.padding = scopedRectOffset
OnEnd()	Sets style.padding = originalRectOffset

Common Pitfalls

Shared style mutation GUIStyle objects in Unity are reference types. If the same style instance is used elsewhere during the scope's lifetime, those usages will see the modified padding values. This is by design — the scope restores the original on disposal.

Examples

Extra Content Padding in a Box

using static Paragon.Editor.DrawGUI;

using (StyleWithPadding(Style.Box, 12, 12, 8, 8))
{
    using (VerticalLayout(Style.Box))
    {
        Label("This box has extra internal padding");
        Label("Content is further from the border");
    }
}
// Style.Box.padding is now restored

Chained with Layout and Margin

using static Paragon.Editor.DrawGUI;

using (VerticalLayout()
    .StyleWithMargin(Style.Box, top: 10)
    .StyleWithPadding(Style.Box, left: 20))
{
    using (VerticalLayout(Style.Box))
    {
        Label("Box with extra top margin and left padding");
    }
}

See Also

• StyleWithBorder — temporary border override

• StyleWithMargin — temporary margin override

• StyleWith Overview — subsystem overview

• DrawGUI.Scope — base scope class