Feature Request: Ability for plugin authors to group settings into tabs.

[Reggie Lloyd-Jones]

I recently made my first plugin and it has a lot of settings. Would be nice if plugin authors were able to create tab groups using the plugin settings API.

I went ahead and did a proof of concept branch adding this feature.

GitHub - regiside/obs-studio: OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording - regiside/obs-studio

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Comparing obsproject:master...regiside:feature/plugin-property-tabs · obsproject/obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording - Comparing obsproject:master...regiside:feature/plugin-property-tabs · obsproject/obs-studio

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I used AI to code it though so i don't want to submit a pull request as it goes against the guidelines (understandably). If anyone else has any thoughts or would like to hand spin this feature i think it would add a lot of value for plugin developers and end users.

This version:

• Uses the same tabs feature used in the main output settings when set to advanced.
• Works with themes.
• Can enable/disable tabs.
• can show/hide tabs.

I tested on MacOS and can test on windows shortly. If anyone wants to test on linux and get back to me with their findings I would be grateful.