Limitations & FAQ
Known limitations
Section titled “Known limitations”- Context menus, tooltips and dropdowns are separate windows and are not scaled. Use Application Scale if you need them larger.
- Content Drawer (Ctrl+Space) is not a tab and is not scaled yet. Planned for a future update.
- Asset editor panels (Blueprint, Material, etc.) are not supported yet.
- Tab labels in one tab bar share the same size. The tab bar uses the largest scale of its panels. See Tab bar.
- Bottom Bar: Dock to Bottom Bar is available only on tabs Panel Scaler manages. Docked tabs may flicker briefly when the editor starts.
- Panel Scaler works on top of the editor’s existing UI layout. A future engine version that changes that layout may need a plugin update.
The scale is not applied to a panel.
Section titled “The scale is not applied to a panel.”Wait about one second after opening the tab. If it is still not applied, check that the tab is in the settings list or add its Tab Id to Custom Panels.
Does this affect my packaged game?
Section titled “Does this affect my packaged game?”No. Panel Scaler is an editor-only module and is not included in packaged builds.
Why is the tab label of a panel at 1.0 drawn bigger?
Section titled “Why is the tab label of a panel at 1.0 drawn bigger?”Another panel in the same tab bar has a larger scale. All tabs in one tab bar are drawn at the same size.
How do I reset everything?
Section titled “How do I reset everything?”Click Reset to Defaults at the top of the Panel Scaler settings page. Application Scale is an engine setting; reset it under Appearance.
Can I share settings with my team?
Section titled “Can I share settings with my team?”Settings are per user (EditorPerProjectUserSettings.ini), because readability needs differ from person to person. You can use Export… / Import… on the settings page to copy them.