I want to design a settings screen for my plugin ..Should I use BluePrint or Slate ?

[planetsameer]

Hello,

I want to create a settings and a local dialog box for my plugin …

I want to know which would be a better option ? shall I go with slate or BluPrints

[Quetzalcodename]

Hey @planetsameer! Welcome to the Forums!

There is a bit of nuance in your question, because that is going to depend on your workflow and what you want to do, however, here is a great post on the different use cases for blueprints (UMG) and slate!

UMG vs Slate vs Canvas

Going a little necro on this post @Everynone I think the Canvas @ZackReganSounds is talking about is UCanvas (not related to UMG or Slate), while you are referring to UCanvasPanel (the panel you see in the UMG editor). There’s also SPanel (the base class of container widgets in Slate) and SCanvas (an SPanel sub-class that implements arbitrary layout for each of its collection items). @Mootjuh, if you’re just learning Unreal or don’t know C++, I agree UMG is the best choice. However…

I hope the above provides the solution you are looking for!

[planetsameer]

Thanks for sharing this

[planetsameer]

Do you suggest I should use a UMG grid panel for the wireframe that I had uploaded ?

[Quetzalcodename]

Hey @planetsameer,

The grid panel may not be what you are looking for, as the point of the grid panel is to divide space evenly among all of its children.

I hope this post helped you decide what method you are working with, best of luck creating your new plugin window!