Unreal Engine Issues

UE-36936

Plugin icons will stretch to the size of the description text, warping the icon

Plugin icons will stretch to the size of the description text, warping the icon

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Description

If a plugin has a long enough description, the plugin icon will warp vertically to match the height of the description.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Create a new C++ Project
  2. Run project and select, Edit -> Plugins
  3. Click "Create new plugin..." button
  4. Select empty plugin and name it, then click create plugin button
  5. Close UE4
  6. Open Visual Studio, find Plugins folder in Game solution
  7. Open .uplugin for created plugin
  8. Add a lot of text to the "Description" of the plugin and save .uplugin
  9. Launch UE4 and click, Edit -> Plugins -> Project -> Other
  10. Select your plugin

RESULT:

Plugin icon will stretch to description height, warping the icon

EXPECTED:

Icon keeps correct dimensions

Community References

Plugin browser stretches icons

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Won't Fix
ComponentUE - Foundation - Cpp Tools - Plugin System
Affects Versions4.13.1
CreatedOct 6, 2016
ResolvedApr 17, 2017
UpdatedApr 27, 2018
Pull Requests
2844 - projectgheist