[TRACKER] RichTextLabel issues

[HaSa1002]

BBCode issues

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1. BBcode in RichtTextLabel is not ignored by wrap #41963
   bug topic:gui +2
2. RichTextLabel: alignment and indentation breaks table #41474
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
3. RichTextLabel center does not work correctly all the time #40207
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
4. [center] and [right] bbcode align tags in RichTextLabel causes text to overlap itself #38846
   bug topic:gui +2
5. 3.2.1 => 3.2.2 - degradation of the RichTextLabel (tag [fill]) #40068
   bug regression topic:gui +3
6. RichTextLabel's append_bbcode stops animated rich text effects #38169
   bug topic:gui +2
7. Text problem Bb Code Enabled / disabled #36711
   bug topic:gui +2
8. RichTextLabel's text is not copied on duplication #35553
   bug confirmed topic:editor +3
9. RichTextLabel can't clear bbcode text nor empty string #35368
   archived bug topic:gui +3
10. RichTextLabel: Wrong meta link detection when used inside a fill tag #35040
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
11. RichTextLabel's [center] and [right] are still broken #34308
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
12. RichTextLabel: BBCode [color] tags break DynamicFont extra Char spacing #34130
    bug topic:gui +2
13. Underline in u and url tags in RichTextLabel don´t cover extra spacing while fill tag is enabled #32779
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
14. url, b, u and i tags in RichTextLabel don´t respect the margin #32753
    bug topic:gui +2
15. RichTextLabel - BBcode separates words for purpose of text-wrapping #31089
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
16. RichTextLabel + tag [table] = all bags #29813
    bug topic:gui +2
17. RichTextLabel auto-inserts newlines when changing text alignment. #24305
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
18. BBcode doesn't work well if the markers are closed in reverse order #23983
    discussion enhancement topic:gui +3
19. RichTextLabel bbcode support evaluation #21488
    documentation enhancement topic:gui +3
20. RichTextLabel auto-wrapping on chinese #21482
    bug topic:gui +2
    
21. RichTextLabel lists support #21285
    enhancement topic:gui +2
22. RichTextLabel append_bbcode doesn't add the string to bbcode_text property #18413
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
23. RichTextLabel's bbcode_text property is not fully updated during _ready #12884
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
24. RichTextLabel's bbcode_text property is not tag-stack-aware. #12882
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
25. RichTextLabel tag stack overwritten by bbcode_text manipulation. #12881
    documentation enhancement topic:gui +3
26. Ability to change font size in RichTextLabel without requiring separate font resources when using DynamicFont #5557
    discussion feature proposal topic:gui +3
27. RichTextLabel doesn't set its size from the text bbox; uses 0×0 #18260
    bug confirmed topic:gui +3
    
28. Single [indent] not working properly in RichTextLabel #67026
    bug topic:gui +2
    
29. RichTextLabel BBCode [/indent] does nothing #71180
    discussion topic:gui +2
30. RichTextLabel: Indent table error #96720
    bug topic:gui +2
    

Rendering

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1. Deleting the text of a RichTextLabel by changing the size of its Custom Effects array within the editor #38284
   bug topic:gui +2
2. Outlines go around shadows on (non-RichText) Labels #35961
   discussion enhancement topic:gui +3
3. RichTextLabel and Label shadow colors multiply the main font color instead of overriding it #31211
   bug confirmed topic:core +3
4. RichTextLabel clipping ignores rotation. #23233
   archived bug topic:2d topic:gui topic:rendering +5
5. RichTextLabel width changes on changing the window size when using the 2d stretch mode due to font oversampling #22580
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
6. RichTextLabel::_process_line error makes Godot unresponsive during One-Click Deploy #17815
   bug high priority topic:editor usability +4
   
7. RichTextLabel: Distance Field font gets rendered blurred #5632
   archived bug topic:gui +3
8. Scrolling in RichTextLabel ignores visible_characters property (fixed in master) #37720
   bug topic:gui +2
   
9. Custom font size flicker when changing the size of the window. #39628
   archived bug topic:gui +3

General

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1. Infinite loop in rich_text_label.cpp (ERROR: _process_line: Index line = 0 is out of bounds) #38058
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
2. Some RichTextLabel getter methods only return a correct value on the next frame #36381
   documentation topic:gui +2
3. scroll_to_line does not work while scroll active is disabled #36134
   bug topic:gui +2
4. RichTextLabel Forced focus_mode when selection_enabled is active #35045
   discussion topic:gui +2
5. "visible_characters" property of Label and RichTextLabel behave differently; discrepancy between whether they acknowledge spaces or not. #34775
   confirmed enhancement topic:gui +3
6. RichTextLabel doesn't translate #34050
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
7. Spaces are counted in RichTextLabel but not Label when using get_total_character_count() #27896
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
8. RichText: get_visible_line_count() returns wrong value #18722
   bug confirmed topic:gui +3
9. RichTextLabel does not perform well 'out of the box' #10924
   archived discussion enhancement topic:gui +4
10. Tabs are not highlighted when selecting in RichTextLabel #42656
    bug topic:gui +2
11. Copy from built-in documentation viewer does not work when copied text is formatted #87463
    bug topic:gui +2
12. Copy from built-in documentation with selection starts from line start sometimes copy the upper line #87467
    bug topic:gui +2

Input

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1. RichTextLabel scrolling on android requires both "emulate touch from mouse" and "emulate mouse from touch" project settings #39101
   bug confirmed platform:android topic:input +4
2. GUI editor issue while code editing and do Ctrl + S #24027
   archived bug topic:editor +3

Related to RichTextLabel bugs

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1. Can't reduce height of output window in IDE #26392
   enhancement topic:editor usability +3

Proposals

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1. Add vertical alignment tags to RichTextLabel godot-proposals#4458
   topic:gui +1

Pull requests

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1. Add color option for img bbcode tag in RichTextLabel to tint images #39113
   enhancement topic:core +2
2. Change in-editor documentation style to match online docs [RTL features]. #39587
   archived documentation enhancement salvageable topic:editor topic:gui +6
3. Preserve RichTextLabel's text while modyfing Custom Effects #38383
   archived bug topic:gui +3
4. Update label's character count to include space count #37969
   archived breaks compat bug topic:gui +4
5. Searching editor help centers around the found text (optional) #36866
   archived enhancement topic:editor topic:gui usability +5
6. RichTextLabel: allow 'scroll_to_line' when scroll_active is 'false' #36366
   bug topic:gui +2
7. RichTextLabel Highlighting, Redacting #35608
   feature proposal topic:gui +2
8. Unified named colors in RichTextLabel #35505
   breaks compat enhancement topic:core +3
9. Option in RichTextLabel for height to fit content #33235
   bug topic:gui +2
10. Add ability to specify font size for RichTextLabel #29762
    archived feature proposal topic:gui +3
11. Remove bbcode_text from RichTextLabel #39148
    breaks compat bug enhancement topic:gui +4
12. Fixes the right and center alignment bug of rich text label #39164
    bug topic:gui +2
13. RichTextLabel Refactoring #39248
    archived enhancement salvageable topic:gui +4
14. [Draft] Update dynamic_font.cpp To fix Flickering #39655
    archived bug topic:gui +3
15. Fixes the get_visible_line_count() of rich text label #40217
    bug topic:gui +2
16. Fix RichTextLabel center alignment bug #40892
    bug topic:gui +2

[Eoin-ONeill-Yokai]

#38169 RichTextLabel's append_bbcode stops animated rich text effects MRP

When I find some time, I will solve this. I can't imagine it being too hard.

Since you are currently refactoring the code, should I participate in that branch? Or as a separate MR?

[HaSa1002]

Answering here for everybody else: (I already answered in #39248)

When I find some time, I will solve this. I can't imagine it being too hard.
Since you are currently refactoring the code, should I participate in that branch? Or as a separate MR?

I would wait with it, until the new structure is finalized, and work on top of it. We might integrate some bugfixes into the refractoring, depending on how the final design will be. The point I see in favor of adding bugfixes in this state is, that sometimes those will lead to a different and perhaps better design.

Edit: I currently can't work on the refactoring. See #39248 (comment) for details.

[ghost]

I only want #18260 To be fixed so i can optimize my script.
I hope someone give some time to it.

[Schweini07]

#38169 should be fixed trough #39485

[theoway]

Also mention this PR #40217 . It fixes #18722

[theoway]

Mention this PR as well #40892 . It fixes #40207 .

[Janglee123]

One small feature request to add background color tag for BBcode. It will be really useful and have many use-cases. :)

[Calinou]

@Janglee123 Support for highlighting (background color) and redacting (overlay color) is implemented by #35608.

[Janglee123]

Also, Add this under BBcode issues #41474.

[theoway]

Add this issue #41963

[Calinou]

@theoway Done.

[theoway]

Add this as well #42656

[Calinou]

@theoway Done.

[lesleyrs]

With text to speech being added to Godot, is there any way to scroll a richtextlabel alongside the highlighted text?

I don't think it knows which line it's on, only which part has been spoken and what hasn't yet been.

Everytime I try to scroll manually it resets scroll when something becomes highlighted which is annoying, tts demo doesn't include it at all and just lets it cut off.

Also tts highlighting breaks if you press interrupt while it's already speaking and highlights everything. Not sure if this is something that can be worked around with gdscript or if it's something Godot needs to change? The problem has to do with interrupt starting before the past one successfully ends I think.

Edit: I don't think making richtextlabel auto scroll with tts is super important because I got a workaround by just calculating line number times line size to increase the label. But I don't have a solution for the damn scroll bar resetting every time...

[golddotasksquestions]

[/indent] not working: #71180