PURPOSES AND FEATURES:

• Runtime external window creation with UMG support.
• Runtime Save and Select File Dialogs
• File drag drop supports for main game window and external windows. It returns, content paths and content locations.
• If operating system is Windows 11, created windows will have rounded corners.
• Hover, window move and close detection events.

USAGE:

• Place BP_Template_WinMan to world. This is your window manager.

  • It is in Plugins/WindowSystem/Content/BPs
  • You can create a new one based on your needs.
  • It has to be only one manager actor in scene.

• Create and construct your widget.

• Spawn Actor From Class (use EachWindow class)

• Connect your manager and widget to Spawn Actor From Class

• Set your settings

  • You have to give a unique tag (optionally meaningful) to your window.

• All window control functions are virtual functions of spawned EachWindow class object.

• You can access all created windows with Manager->MAP_Windows (FName, AEachWindow). If you know the tag of window which you want to control, you can access it from this map.

• If you want to enable file drag drop feature for created window, you have two options.

  • You can enable it when set enable bIsFileDropEnabled boolean on Spawn Actor from Class
  • You can enable it in the future with Set File Drag Drop Support function.

• If you want to enable file drag drop feature for main window, just enable bAllowMainWindow boolean anytime.

DISCLAIMER

• If you close your window accidentally, you will lost your widget as well. This can trigger errors and even crashes with other mechanics which depends on these widgets.
• If you use HideFromTaskBar features and accidentally throw your window to the backward, you will have to bring it back with Bring Window Front

ADDITIONAL CONTROL FUNCTIONS FOR WINDOWS

• Take Screenshot of Window

• (Variable) WindowTag

• (UMG Widget Variable) ContentWidget

• Set Window Opacity

• Set Window State **(Minimmized / Restored / Maximized)

• Set Window Shape (Give new position and or size with an animation)

• Set Window Position

• Set Window Title

• Get Window State (returns enums Minimized / Restored / Maximized)

• Get Window Position (return screen position as FVector2D)

• Get Window Title

• Is Window Top Most

• Bring Window Front

• Toggle Top Most Option

• Toggle Show On Task Bar

• Toggle Opacity

• Set File Drag Drop Support

• (Event) On Window Hovered

• (Event) On Window Moved

• (Event) On Window Closed

ADDITINAL FUNCTIONS FOR GENERAL USAGE

• Get Main Window Title
• Set Main Window Title
• Select File Dialog
• Save File Dialog

WINDOW VARIABLES:

• Is Top Most

• Has Close

  • We recommend to set this false. Because if user close a runtime generated window, all contents and its referances will be gone. So, use it with cautious.

• Force Volatile

• Preserve Aspect Ratio

  • When user change size of that window, should window preserve it's aspect ratio or not.

• Minimized

  • Create window as minimized or not.

• Supports Maximize

• Supports Minimize

• Set Mirror Window

• In Window Tag (You should absolutely set this with a meaningful and unique tag without space. Because we use this to record and get windows)

• In Window Title

  • If you give a title, it will be visible on window's title bar.
  • It is different than WindowTag as variable aspect but you can use same value.
  • You can use more readable values with it.

• In Tooltip

  • When user hovered that window, there will be additional information as tooltip.

• Window Size

• Minimum Size

  • Minimum acceptable size for that window.

• Window Position

• Border Thick

  • Thickness between frame and UMG content.

• In Opacity

  • Initial opacity value of that window.

PLATFORM:

• This plugin created only for Windows operating system and Unreal Engine 5.