Action Browser

Open the Action Browser from the Playmaker Main Menu or State Inspector.

NEW: 1.9.0 Action Category Icons in Action Browser and Action Titlebar.

The Action Browser shows all available Actions sorted by category:

1. Search: Filters the Action List so you can find actions. Search popup lets you filter by Name or Description.
2. Settings Menu: General settings. See below.
3. Selected Action: Open a category then select an Action.
4. Description: A description of the selected Action.
5. Help: Opens an online doc for the selected Action.
6. Preview: A preview of the UI for the selected Action. Toggle on/off with the Preview check box.

Settings Menu

• Show Preview: Toggle the Action Preview on/off
• Hide Obsolete Actions: Sometimes old actions are marked obsolete. Use this setting to show/hide these actions.
• Close Window After Adding Action: With this setting the Action Browser works more like a popup dialog.
• Auto Refresh Action Usage: In a large project this might slow down the editor.
• Show Used Actions Only: Hides actions that are not used.
• Tools: Useful tools for managing actions.
• Recent Category Size: Manage the size of the Recent Category.
• Disable Window When Playing: Disable this window when game is playing in the editor. 

Context Menu

• Find...: Find where an an action is used.
• Add...: Various options to add the Action to the selected State.
• Find Script: Pings the Action's script file in the Project View.
• Select Script: Selects the Action's script.
• Edit Script...:  Opens the Action's script in the default script editor.

Favorites (NEW 1.8.3)

• A special category that shows actions you've marked as Favorites.
• Add actions to Favorites using the Action Context Menu.

Recent (NEW 1.8.3)

• The Recent category shows actions recently added to states.
• Control the size of the list using the Settings Menu.

Tips

• Hit Ctrl ~ or double click the State Inspector to open this browser.
• Typing in the Search field selects the first matching action.
• Use Up/Down cursor keys to select actions.
• Hit Enter to add the selected action to the selected State.
• You can drag and drop actions from the list into the State Inspector or the Graph View.

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