From ce57cc43dd9a2a540a5050e3023a13516599268e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Locurcio Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:29:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve the VisibilityNotifier and VisibilityEnabler class descriptions --- doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml | 3 ++- doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler3D.xml | 3 ++- doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier2D.xml | 3 ++- doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier3D.xml | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml index a5abf16a8d2..02fe7a7cd0a 100644 --- a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml +++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The VisibilityEnabler2D will disable [RigidBody2D], [AnimationPlayer], and other nodes when they are not visible. It will only affect nodes with the same root node as the VisibilityEnabler2D, and the root node itself. - [b]Note:[/b] For performance reasons, VisibilityEnabler2D uses an approximate heuristic with precision determined by [member ProjectSettings.world/2d/cell_size]. If you need exact visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area2D] node as a child of a [Camera2D] node. + If you just want to receive notifications, use [VisibilityNotifier2D] instead. + [b]Note:[/b] For performance reasons, VisibilityEnabler2D uses an approximate heuristic with precision determined by [member ProjectSettings.world/2d/cell_size]. If you need precise visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area2D] node as a child of a [Camera2D] node. [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityEnabler2D will not affect nodes added after scene initialization. diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler3D.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler3D.xml index 342a37e7a4d..d78ebb55f29 100644 --- a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler3D.xml +++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler3D.xml @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The VisibilityEnabler3D will disable [RigidBody3D] and [AnimationPlayer] nodes when they are not visible. It will only affect other nodes within the same scene as the VisibilityEnabler3D itself. - [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityEnabler3D uses an approximate heuristic for performance reasons. It doesn't take walls and other occlusion into account. If you need exact visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area3D] node as a child of a [Camera3D] node. + If you just want to receive notifications, use [VisibilityNotifier3D] instead. + [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityEnabler3D uses an approximate heuristic for performance reasons. It doesn't take walls and other occlusion into account. The heuristic is an implementation detail and may change in future versions. If you need precise visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area3D] node as a child of a [Camera3D] node and/or [method Vector3.dot]. [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityEnabler3D will not affect nodes added after scene initialization. diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier2D.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier2D.xml index 391163ef947..314a1009894 100644 --- a/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier2D.xml +++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier2D.xml @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The VisibilityNotifier2D detects when it is visible on the screen. It also notifies when its bounding rectangle enters or exits the screen or a viewport. - [b]Note:[/b] For performance reasons, VisibilityNotifier2D uses an approximate heuristic with precision determined by [member ProjectSettings.world/2d/cell_size]. If you need exact visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area2D] node as a child of a [Camera2D] node. + If you want nodes to be disabled automatically when they exit the screen, use [VisibilityEnabler2D] instead. + [b]Note:[/b] For performance reasons, VisibilityNotifier2D uses an approximate heuristic with precision determined by [member ProjectSettings.world/2d/cell_size]. If you need precise visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area2D] node as a child of a [Camera2D] node. diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier3D.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier3D.xml index eb7bb91f266..e5d3116612f 100644 --- a/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier3D.xml +++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityNotifier3D.xml @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The VisibilityNotifier3D detects when it is visible on the screen. It also notifies when its bounding rectangle enters or exits the screen or a [Camera3D]'s view. - [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityNotifier3D uses an approximate heuristic for performance reasons. It doesn't take walls and other occlusion into account. If you need exact visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area3D] node as a child of a [Camera3D] node. + If you want nodes to be disabled automatically when they exit the screen, use [VisibilityEnabler3D] instead. + [b]Note:[/b] VisibilityNotifier3D uses an approximate heuristic for performance reasons. It doesn't take walls and other occlusion into account. The heuristic is an implementation detail and may change in future versions. If you need precise visibility checking, use another method such as adding an [Area3D] node as a child of a [Camera3D] node and/or [method Vector3.dot].