2 files changed, 20 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/scene/gui/label.cpp b/scene/gui/label.cpp
index 852aaaab24..7a24c76ff8 100644
--- a/scene/gui/label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/label.cpp
@@ -924,20 +924,24 @@ void Label::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(VC_GLYPHS_RTL);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "text", PROPERTY_HINT_MULTILINE_TEXT, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT_INTL), "set_text", "get_text");
-	ADD_GROUP("Locale", "");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "text_direction", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Auto,Left-to-Right,Right-to-Left,Inherited"), "set_text_direction", "get_text_direction");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "language", PROPERTY_HINT_LOCALE_ID, ""), "set_language", "get_language");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "horizontal_alignment", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Left,Center,Right,Fill"), "set_horizontal_alignment", "get_horizontal_alignment");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "vertical_alignment", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Top,Center,Bottom,Fill"), "set_vertical_alignment", "get_vertical_alignment");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "autowrap_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Off,Arbitrary,Word,Word (Smart)"), "set_autowrap_mode", "get_autowrap_mode");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "clip_text"), "set_clip_text", "is_clipping_text");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "text_overrun_behavior", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Trim Nothing,Trim Characters,Trim Words,Ellipsis,Word Ellipsis"), "set_text_overrun_behavior", "get_text_overrun_behavior");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "uppercase"), "set_uppercase", "is_uppercase");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "lines_skipped", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,999,1"), "set_lines_skipped", "get_lines_skipped");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "max_lines_visible", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-1,999,1"), "set_max_lines_visible", "get_max_lines_visible");
+
+	// Note: "visible_characters" and "percent_visible" should be set after "text" to be correctly applied.
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-1,128000,1"), "set_visible_characters", "get_visible_characters");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters_behavior", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Characters Before Shaping,Characters After Shaping,Glyphs (Layout Direction),Glyphs (Left-to-Right),Glyphs (Right-to-Left)"), "set_visible_characters_behavior", "get_visible_characters_behavior");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "percent_visible", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.001"), "set_percent_visible", "get_percent_visible");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "lines_skipped", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,999,1"), "set_lines_skipped", "get_lines_skipped");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "max_lines_visible", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-1,999,1"), "set_max_lines_visible", "get_max_lines_visible");
+
+	ADD_GROUP("Locale", "");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "text_direction", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Auto,Left-to-Right,Right-to-Left,Inherited"), "set_text_direction", "get_text_direction");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "language", PROPERTY_HINT_LOCALE_ID, ""), "set_language", "get_language");
+
 	ADD_GROUP("Structured Text", "structured_text_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "structured_text_bidi_override", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Default,URI,File,Email,List,None,Custom"), "set_structured_text_bidi_override", "get_structured_text_bidi_override");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "structured_text_bidi_override_options"), "set_structured_text_bidi_override_options", "get_structured_text_bidi_override_options");
diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index b15e75b1c0..4d779f51e2 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -4044,7 +4044,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::get_selection_to() const {
 
 void RichTextLabel::set_text(const String &p_bbcode) {
 	text = p_bbcode;
-	if (is_inside_tree() && use_bbcode) {
+	if (use_bbcode) {
 		parse_bbcode(p_bbcode);
 	} else { // raw text
 		clear();
@@ -4347,33 +4347,30 @@ void RichTextLabel::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_effects"), &RichTextLabel::get_effects);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("install_effect", "effect"), &RichTextLabel::install_effect);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-1,128000,1"), "set_visible_characters", "get_visible_characters");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "percent_visible", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.001"), "set_percent_visible", "get_percent_visible");
-
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters_behavior", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Characters Before Shaping,Characters After Shaping,Glyphs (Layout Direction),Glyphs (Left-to-Right),Glyphs (Right-to-Left)"), "set_visible_characters_behavior", "get_visible_characters_behavior");
+	// Note: set "bbcode_enabled" first, to avoid unnecessery "text" resets.
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "bbcode_enabled"), "set_use_bbcode", "is_using_bbcode");
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "meta_underlined"), "set_meta_underline", "is_meta_underlined");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "tab_size", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,24,1"), "set_tab_size", "get_tab_size");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "text", PROPERTY_HINT_MULTILINE_TEXT), "set_text", "get_text");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "bbcode_enabled"), "set_use_bbcode", "is_using_bbcode");
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "fit_content_height"), "set_fit_content_height", "is_fit_content_height_enabled");
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "scroll_active"), "set_scroll_active", "is_scroll_active");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "scroll_following"), "set_scroll_follow", "is_scroll_following");
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "selection_enabled"), "set_selection_enabled", "is_selection_enabled");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "override_selected_font_color"), "set_override_selected_font_color", "is_overriding_selected_font_color");
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "deselect_on_focus_loss_enabled"), "set_deselect_on_focus_loss_enabled", "is_deselect_on_focus_loss_enabled");
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "custom_effects", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, vformat("%s/%s:%s", Variant::OBJECT, PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "RichTextEffect"), (PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_SCRIPT_VARIABLE)), "set_effects", "get_effects");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "meta_underlined"), "set_meta_underline", "is_meta_underlined");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "autowrap_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Off,Arbitrary,Word,Word (Smart)"), "set_autowrap_mode", "get_autowrap_mode");
+
+	// Note: "visible_characters" and "percent_visible" should be set after "text" to be correctly applied.
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-1,128000,1"), "set_visible_characters", "get_visible_characters");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "visible_characters_behavior", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Characters Before Shaping,Characters After Shaping,Glyphs (Layout Direction),Glyphs (Left-to-Right),Glyphs (Right-to-Left)"), "set_visible_characters_behavior", "get_visible_characters_behavior");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "percent_visible", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.001"), "set_percent_visible", "get_percent_visible");
 
+	ADD_GROUP("Locale", "");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "text_direction", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Auto,Left-to-Right,Right-to-Left,Inherited"), "set_text_direction", "get_text_direction");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "language", PROPERTY_HINT_LOCALE_ID, ""), "set_language", "get_language");
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "autowrap_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Off,Arbitrary,Word,Word (Smart)"), "set_autowrap_mode", "get_autowrap_mode");
-
 	ADD_GROUP("Structured Text", "structured_text_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "structured_text_bidi_override", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Default,URI,File,Email,List,None,Custom"), "set_structured_text_bidi_override", "get_structured_text_bidi_override");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "structured_text_bidi_override_options"), "set_structured_text_bidi_override_options", "get_structured_text_bidi_override_options");