From 4872d64fc2c83171da53a6886b3df4e2fdb82865 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason McIntosh Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:05:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the name, presence, and purpose of the indigo default-dimensions rectangle. Give instruction on what to do if the 2d viewport is initially zoomed way out. --- .../step_by_step/nodes_and_scenes.rst | 27 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/getting_started/step_by_step/nodes_and_scenes.rst b/getting_started/step_by_step/nodes_and_scenes.rst index dc8dd119334..5818a59c02a 100644 --- a/getting_started/step_by_step/nodes_and_scenes.rst +++ b/getting_started/step_by_step/nodes_and_scenes.rst @@ -102,10 +102,19 @@ of the window. .. image:: img/nodes_and_scenes_05_editor_with_label.webp -A lot happens when you add a scene's first node. The scene changes to the 2D -workspace because Label is a 2D node type. The Label appears, selected, in the -top-left corner of the viewport. The node appears in the Scene dock on the left, -and the node's properties appear in the Inspector dock on the right. +A lot happens when you add a scene's first node: + +- The scene changes to the 2D workspace because Label is a 2D node type. +- The Label appears, selected, in the top-left corner of the viewport. +- The Label is also in the top-left corner of a larger indigo-colored rectangle + that represents the game's default window dimensions. +- The node appears in the Scene dock on the left. +- The node's properties appear in the Inspector dock on the right. + +If the default-dimensions rectangle appears small relative to the full 2D +viewport, then scroll around the viewport and use its zoom controls—located in +the top-left corner of the viewport—so that the rectangle fills most of the +viewport. Changing a node's properties ---------------------------- @@ -124,13 +133,15 @@ You will see the text draw in the viewport as you type. the Text. For a complete reference of the Inspector dock, see :ref:`doc_editor_inspector_dock`. -You can move your Label node in the viewport by selecting the move tool in the -toolbar. +Move the Label to the center of the indigo default-dimensions rectangle. Follow +these steps: + +1. In the toolbar, select the move tool. .. image:: img/nodes_and_scenes_07_move_tool.webp -With the Label selected, click and drag anywhere in the viewport to -move it to the center of the view delimited by the rectangle. +2. In the Scene dock, select the Label. +3. Click and drag anywhere in the viewport. .. image:: img/nodes_and_scenes_08_hello_world_text.webp