playcanvas / playcanvas/engine

Hyperlinks in UI Text entity.

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area: ui enhancement
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Description

Hi

I'm trying to figure out when to use the UI system and when to resort to HTML/CSS for my UI needs. I was looking for a way to include hyperlinks as part of a text entity. Perhaps by extending the support for more markup than text emphasis.

Regards

  • Björn

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the UI system's Text entity and its existing support for text emphasis markup. Compare the requested hyperlink behavior with HTML/CSS, then define what markup or API should be supported and how completion would be verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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