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for Unity, perfect for creating both 2D and 3D tile-based levels.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tidy Tile-Mapper: Cannot focus orphaned window.

Question: Occasionally, when starting Unity - my Tidy Tile-Mapper window will not show up, and I'll get some bizarre 'Cannot focus orphaned window' error. What's the deal with that?


I'm not sure at all, honestly. I'm trying to figure it out, but I suspect it's an issue with the order in which windows are initialized when starting Unity.


I've got no fix in mind yet, but if I figure one out, you will be the first to know.

Question: Well, that's all well and good - but how do I get rid of that empty window now?

Okay, I've got a solution for you. It's a bit archaic, but I consider myself a pretty archaic guy so it's all OK.
  1. In the now-empty window, click the little dropdown in the top-right, and select "Add Tab" and add a tab of your choosing (I like to choose Scene).
  2. Close the window.
  3. Click on an object in your Hierarchy or Project view, so that the Inspector displays its details.
  4. You should now be able to open Tidy Tile-Mapper happily.
  5. If not, click on something else in the Hierarchy or Project view.
  6. Go to 4.
Why does this work?

I'm not sure.

But it does!

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