InteractiveObject.alwaysEnabled is a new boolean that allows an interactive Game Object to always receive input events, even if it's invisible or won't render.

Author: photonstorm

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### New Features
 
 * `GameConfig.antialiasGL` is a new boolean that allows you to set the `antialias` property of the WebGL context during creation, without impacting any subsequent textures or the canvas CSS.
+* `InteractiveObject.alwaysEnabled` is a new boolean that allows an interactive Game Object to always receive input events, even if it's invisible or won't render.
 
 ### Updates
 

src/input/CreateInteractiveObject.js

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var CreateInteractiveObject = function (gameObject, hitArea, hitAreaCallback)
         gameObject: gameObject,
 
         enabled: true,
+        alwaysEnabled: false,
         draggable: false,
         dropZone: false,
         cursor: false,

src/input/InputManager.js

@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ var InputManager = new Class({
     {
         var input = gameObject.input;
 
-        if (!input || !input.enabled || !gameObject.willRender(camera))
+        if (!input || !input.enabled || (!input.alwaysEnabled && !gameObject.willRender(camera)))
         {
             return false;
         }

src/input/typedefs/InteractiveObject.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @property {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject} gameObject - The Game Object to which this Interactive Object is bound.
  * @property {boolean} enabled - Is this Interactive Object currently enabled for input events?
+ * @property {boolean} alwaysEnabled - An Interactive Object that is 'always enabled' will receive input even if the parent object is invisible or won't render.
  * @property {boolean} draggable - Is this Interactive Object draggable? Enable with `InputPlugin.setDraggable`.
  * @property {boolean} dropZone - Is this Interactive Object a drag-targets drop zone? Set when the object is created.
  * @property {(boolean|string)} cursor - Should this Interactive Object change the cursor (via css) when over? (desktop only)