[Major] Min / Max Aspect Ratio child layout settings are still hidden on the UMG Size Box

[Velocity_Zero]

Summary

Like I mentioned in the other thread, after looking for a solution to reproduce RR HUD placement behavior I figured out that the solution was two hidden settings on the size box widget. Without these two settings, which already work just fine, it’s simply impossible to anchor widgets correctly to mimic the RR HUD behavior that works correctly on any window / screen aspect ratio + in-game HUD scale.

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

Steps to Reproduce

• Create widget asset in UEFN
• Place a size box
• Check the child layout settings

Expected Result

The following size box child layout settings should be exposed in the editor:

• Min Aspect Ratio
• Max Aspect Ratio

MinAspectRatio=1.000000
MaxAspectRatio=1.777778
bOverride_MinAspectRatio=True
bOverride_MaxAspectRatio=True

Observed Result

The settings are still hidden.

Platform(s)

UEFN (v37.10)

Additional Notes

This is the example widget placement I cannot achieve without the hidden settings. It works on all platforms, all hud scales and all aspect ratios. Without the settings it‘s not possible to replicate that behavior.

https://x.com/vz_creates/status/1956095762854822237

Here are some screenshots with a widescreen aspect ratio and different hud scales. Without the mentioned settings this placement is impossible to achieve.

[Velocity_Zero]

Any updates on this issue? I’m afraid that whenever Epic starts performing very strict validation again, I will run into a serious problem. Additionally this patch is just a matter of simple settings visibility and permission expose, it will take someone probably less than 5 minutes to complete.

This setting is crucial for the intended UI placement in my experiences. However due to the lack of two more missing features I’m also forced to add everything into a monolithic widget with a ton of verse fields.

• Missing named slot widget reflection
• Missing `size_box` widget class

[Flak]

Checking for status.

[Flak]

Hi @Velocity_Zero

After speaking with the team, I found that we’re looking to add this to our roadmap after a review of our future plans. We don’t have a target date yet, but please feel free to ping me in the future and I can check on it.

[Velocity_Zero]

Gotcha. However I‘m actively relying on this feature already, so please don’t break it along the way via something like strict validation.

[Bug-Reporter]

FORT-963456’s status has changed to ‘Ready for QA’. A member of the QA department is investigating the issue.

[Velocity_Zero]

Does this exposure has a release version associated to it yet? Since v40 I’ve started seeing exactly these properties as validation warnings, which I carefully have to ignore while fixing other warnings in order to not break the ui layout.

[Velocity_Zero]

@Flak what’s the internal status quo on this one? These properties are now being flagged as validation warnings. I hope to see an official release for these sooner than later.