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thomasa88 / DirectName

Fusion 360 add-in for naming features directly after creation
MIT License
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Suggestion - Preselect default text in name field #13

Closed Scott216 closed 1 month ago

Scott216 commented 2 months ago

It would be nice if the text for the name was preselected/highlighted. This would save me the step of using my mouse to select the default text before typing over it. If the default name was preselected, I could just type the name I wanted.

thomasa88 commented 2 months ago

Hi, are you using Mac or Windows?

A workaround, that works on Windows at least, is to press Tab to focus the input box.

Scott216 commented 2 months ago

I'm using Windows

thomasa88 commented 2 months ago

The Fusion APIs does not allow for pre-selecting the textbox. An ugly workaround might be for the add-in to send a Tab key to Windows. I might look into this.

Does pressing Tab work for you, to get the text selected? Otherwise, the change would be moot 😅

Scott216 commented 1 month ago

Yes, pressing tab does work for me

thomasa88 commented 1 month ago

I have uploaded a beta release here: https://github.com/thomasa88/DirectName/releases/download/v1.4.0-beta.1/DirectName-v1.4.0-beta.1.zip

Please try it out and see if it works for you.

If you have installed the add-in using the installer from Autodesk, you will need to uninstall the add-in using Add/Remove programs before "installing" the Zip file.

Follow the instructions here to unpack the addin zip file to the correct location: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-an-ADD-IN-and-Script-in-Fusion-360.html

Scott216 commented 1 month ago

I installed the beta. The preselect text works for me. Thanks!

thomasa88 commented 1 month ago

Thanks for the feedback!

I just published version 1.4.1 on Github, where I have added this feature. A new installer will hopefully appear in the Autodesk app store in 1-2 weeks.