OutlineEditor

Custom Inspector for the Outline component. Renders color and width properties inside a styled DrawGUI.Box with a header label, and live-applies changes to the outline material via Outline.ApplySettings() when values are modified.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Townskeep.OutlineSystem.Editor Assembly: Townskeep.Editor.dll

[CustomEditor(typeof(Outline))]
public class OutlineEditor : OdinEditor

Inherits: OdinEditor (Odin Inspector)

Remarks

This editor replaces Unity's default Inspector for the Outline component with a clean, styled layout using Paragon's DrawGUI utility. It draws only the color and width serialized fields, wrapped in a box with an "Outline Settings" header.

The key feature is live preview: an EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck() / EndChangeCheck() block detects when the user modifies either property, then immediately calls outline.ApplySettings() to push the new values to the shader material. This means color and width changes are visible in the Scene view without needing to enter play mode.

After applying settings, Tree.ApplyChanges() is called to persist the Odin property tree changes to the serialized object.

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Live preview outline changes	Changes are applied automatically via ApplySettings()
Access the Outline target	(Outline)target
Draw properties via Odin tree	Tree.RootProperty.Children["fieldName"].Draw()

Methods

OnInspectorGUI

public override void OnInspectorGUI()

Renders the custom Inspector layout:

DrawGUI.Box
├── DrawGUI.BoxHeader
│   └── Label: "Outline Settings"
├── EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck()
├── Draw "color" property (ColorPalette picker)
├── Draw "width" property (Range slider 0–10)
└── EndChangeCheck → ApplySettings() + ApplyChanges()

Inspector Layout

The editor renders:

Property	Widget	Description
color	Color picker with [ColorPalette("Outlines")]	Outline color selection from the "Outlines" palette
width	Slider [Range(0, 10)]	Outline width in pixels

Common Pitfalls

Changes applied during edit mode ApplySettings() modifies the outline fill material's shader properties even in edit mode. Since the fill material is created per-instance in Awake(), this only works if the component has been initialized (i.e., has entered play mode at least once, or the material is otherwise set up).

Only draws two fields The editor explicitly draws only color and width from the property tree. Other serialized fields on Outline (if any are added) will not appear unless the editor is updated.

See Also

• Outline — the component being edited

• SmoothNormals — smooth normal baking used by the Outline component