can't see control nodes orange bounding box when child of a Window node

ede0m · April 12, 2025, 8:50am

Godot Version

4.3

Question

in the 2d editor of a normal godot scene, I can see these orange bounding boxes for control nodes when selecting the node in the tree view.

however, when the root scene node is a Window node, I can no longer see these bounding boxes.

Any idea why I can’t see the orange bounding boxes in this case? Thanks.

hexgrid · April 12, 2025, 6:40pm

It might be offscreen or tiny; can you see the boxes for the parents? Where does the inspector think it is?

ede0m · April 12, 2025, 9:29pm

hmm potentially offscreen but i’m not sure where i’d look to verify.

Clicking on any parent or child node in the tree also doesn’t show the boxes.

Since I can’t see in the inspector, i’m not sure where it thinks it is really.

paintsimmon · April 13, 2025, 6:46am

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the Control nodes. This is an issue with Viewport, you can’t see / edit child nodes in the editor.

github.com/godotengine/godot

Can't move node inside Viewport

opened 09:59PM - 30 Jul 18 UTC

closed 09:56PM - 29 Nov 24 UTC

KoBeWi

enhancement discussion topic:editor confirmed usability topic:2d

**Godot version:** 3.0/3.1-dev **Issue description:** When you place node… (e.g. Sprite) inside a Viewport, it can't be moved in the editor - you need to manually change position in inspector. While with select tool this is understandable behavior, because your viewport display node (ViewportContainer in my case) is selected instead of sprite, move tool doesn't work either. **Steps to reproduce:** 1. Add a ViewportContainer (or any Control node) 2. Add Viewport as a child 3. Add Sprite to the Viewport and make sure it displays 4. Press W to select move tool 5. Try to move the Sprite 6. Spoiler: it won't move **Minimal reproduction project:** Contains aforementioned scene setup. [TestProject.zip](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/files/2243026/TestProject.zip)