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Gum August 2026 is here including: * Optional JSON instead of XML file format * New Color Picker in xnalike/silk.net/raylib * More variable reference properties available such as AbsoluteWidth and Left github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
The 2nd July Gum Release includes full Silk.NET , SkiaSharp-based font rendering improvements, per-corner radius on the Rectangle object in the Gum UI tool, and [State=] BBCode tags in Text github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
July Gum release includes: * Raylib improvements on render targets, shaders, bbcode, and codegen * Dropshadow support on TextRuntime * Full restyling support on all 8 themes * new standard type UI github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
June's Gum release is here: • HSLS shader support • raylib code-only themes + KernSmith fonts • Convert an instance + children into a component • Export of your live UI to a Gum project for diagnostics github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Our first ever guest on Quest to Compile! Join us Thursday where Vic from @flatredball.bsky.social walks through GUM, his engine agnostic UI layout tool. aka.ms/quest-to-compile #QuestToCompile #gamedev #indiedev #monogame #godot #dotnet
May 2026's Gum release adds font and rendering improvements. Gum now uses KernSmith for faster font generation github.com/kaltinril/Ke... Also, check out the new 8 custom themes. More info here: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Gum April 2026 is out including: * Sokol.NET runtime support * Apos.Shapes + GumBatch fixes * DialogBox Control * ToolTip Support * Sticky Header in ScrollViews and more: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Gum March 2026 is here with: * Hot reload in game from Gum tool * NineSlice middle sprite tiling support * New Gum CLI tool * New Grid control * New Width/Height Unit value for more layout control github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Gum Feb '26 is out with over 100 fixes and improvements - our biggest yet! This includes new "Slots" feature, rectangle multi-select, texture coordinate selection improvement, and ListBox multi-select. github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Final Video: Part 4 - #Hytale Wire up the Inventory in #Monogame ! This video shows how to take the UI we built in Part 3, and wire it up in Monogame code. @monogame.net @flatredball.bsky.social @hytale.bsky.social youtu.be/17mzvbal8Ug
Hytale in Monogame: Wire up the Inventory
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Gum January 2026 includes : * Dropdowns for canvas size * Grid spacing * Anchor buttons and methods at runtime for centering vertically and horizontally * NineSlice border scaling And more! Check it out: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Gum December 2025 is out with lots of improvements! Colored categories for easier editing, Editor performance boosts, Apos.Shapes+Gum NuGet, and better raylib text/fnt support github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
How to use the new V3 visuals for Monogame UI creation @monogame.net , @flatredball.bsky.social #gumui, #momogame, #gamedev youtu.be/36RuxK4qF74
Stop using V2, Do this instead!
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Gum November 2025 brings animation improvements, "V3" visuals reducing code needed for code-only styling, reorganized docs, and dozens of bug fixes More info here: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... (edited)Sunday, November 30, 2025 11:56 AM #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
UI creation tool Gum install for Linux script demonstration. Script automates install of wine, winetricks, allfonts, dotnet48, and Gum on linux. Video demos the process on Ubuntu 24. @flatredball.bsky.social @monogame.net #ui #gumtool @indiedevbot.bsky.social youtu.be/jdVwpmoOorM
GUM: Part 9 - Linux Gum Tool Install
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I missed the SPOOKY season, but here's a DARK MODE update for #monogame and #gumtool Check out the new updated Gum Tool UI (New Themes and Icons) @monogame.net @flatredball.bsky.social @indiedevbot.bsky.social youtu.be/mDXvjwxxHnQ
MonoGame UI Tool - Now with Dark mode!
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October Gum release is our biggest ever! The entire Gum UI tool has been re-designed. It has light/dark mode, updated icons, better layout, and fixes dozens of issues to keep you more productive. There's to much to list, so check our release: github.com/vchelaru/Gum...
Gum September 2025 is out with lots of bug fixes, especially related to code-only Forms. New features include horizontal ScrollBars and fully defined Menus with MenuItems and sub MenuItems in the Gum tool. github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
The latest version of FlatRedBall is out. Among tons of bug fixes, this version also improves the embedded AnimationEditor support. It's no longer just for previewing .achx files - full editing is supported. Check it out: github.com/vchelaru/Fla... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
The August version of Gum has just been released with tons of bug fixes and new features for supporting fonts and text in other languages including a focus on improved Chinese support. More info here: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
The new Gum introduces "v2" controls for code-only MonoGame projects which improve default styling and make it MUCH easier to add global and case-by-case styling. Also, Gum runtimes now support raylib (shown in video). github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Latest Gum is out focusing on in-game editor UI. This includes: New Window control, New Splitter control, Support for setting the cursor (such as for resizing), Reordering items in a ListBox with drag+move github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
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A new version of Gum is out. This time we're FINALLY getting rid of XNA! That's right, you no longer need to install the XNA runtime. This version also includes a number of performance improvements and lots of bug fixes. github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
If you missed out AMA last Wednesday, you're in luck. We've uploaded the recording to our Youtube channel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuvh... Find out what the team's been up to since 3.8.3 release as well a community demo, of GUM (docs.flatredball.com/gum), by Vic from @flatredball.bsky.social
MonoGame Open Hours April 2025
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Latest Gum is out with centralized styling support, simplified "forms-first" code generation, and huge improvements in code-only Gum. More info here: github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
It's that time again. Gum time! Video 7 - Styles! New #gumtool informational video. All about Style! Specifically focused on Gum Forms. All this can be used in #Monogame ! Make your UI in Gum, export to Monogame! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIOA... @flatredball.bsky.social @monogame.net
GUM: Part 7 - Style
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Latest FRB release is out. This release focuses on bug fixes and updates to external tools such as supporting layer offsets in Tiled and Min/Max Width/Height in Gum. github.com/vchelaru/Fla... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
A new version of Gum is out with lots of great fixes. This version includes Auto Grid Layout containers sizing by children, Min/Max Width/Height variables, and Streamlined codegen tab. github.com/vchelaru/Gum... #indiedev #gumui #monogame #gamedev #OpenSource
Video 6: New #monogame and #gumtool informational video. Strongly Typed Components. Showing a Character Statistics UI (Health, Mana, Experience, Level) in monogame, using Gum as the UI layer. youtu.be/RH9bQKYJ-CQ @flatredball.bsky.social @monogame.net
GUM: Part 6 - Strongly Typed Components (Monogame)
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