Would it be possible to have a Preferences option to pause the Editor when it’s in the background?
Working in side-by-side applications such as Photoshop, a lot of CPU resource is taken by Unreal Engine editor.
Generally 14.5% CPU is taken by the Editor (even 1.2% goes to Launcher if it’s open) on a non-OC 3.3Ghz i7 980X with 24GB RAM, but in practice it feels like it’s a great deal more as operations, especially in Photoshop, are very sluggish.
Normally I’d run the editor on a second machine, but sometimes this isn’t possible and obviously it isn’t an option for everyone.
Cheers!