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public var mode: ParticleSystemTrailMode;
public ParticleSystemTrailMode mode;

Description

Choose how particle trails are generated.

See Also: ParticleSystemTrailMode.

#pragma strict
private var ps: ParticleSystem;
public var ribbonMode: boolean = false;
function Start() {
	ps = GetComponent.<ParticleSystem>();
	var main: var = ps.main;
	main.startColor = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxGradient(Color.red, Color.yellow);
	main.startSize = 0.1f;
	main.startLifetime = 2.5f;
	main.gravityModifierMultiplier = 0.2f;
	var trails: var = ps.trails;
	trails.enabled = true;
	var psr: var = GetComponent.<ParticleSystemRenderer>();
	psr.trailMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Sprites/Default"));
}
function Update() {
	var trails: var = ps.trails;
	trails.mode = ribbonMode ? ParticleSystemTrailMode.Ribbon : ParticleSystemTrailMode.PerParticle;
}
function OnGUI() {
	ribbonMode = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 25, 200, 30), ribbonMode, "Ribbon mode");
}
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    private ParticleSystem ps;
    public bool ribbonMode = false;

    void Start()
    {
        ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();

        var main = ps.main;
        main.startColor = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxGradient(Color.red, Color.yellow);
        main.startSize = 0.1f;
        main.startLifetime = 2.5f;
        main.gravityModifierMultiplier = 0.2f;

        var trails = ps.trails;
        trails.enabled = true;

        var psr = GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>();
        psr.trailMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Sprites/Default"));
    }

    void Update()
    {
        var trails = ps.trails;
        trails.mode = ribbonMode ? ParticleSystemTrailMode.Ribbon : ParticleSystemTrailMode.PerParticle;
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        ribbonMode = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 25, 200, 30), ribbonMode, "Ribbon mode");
    }
}

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