GraphiteEditor / GraphiteEditor/Graphite
Type hint is selected in node graph view
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Description
## Reproduction
- Drag a wire from an output with a resolved type
- Type something to narrow down your search
- Note how the type information is lost from the search since it is automatically selected
This is really annoying UX.
## The node catalogue is only temporary
Is it really? It is basically unchanged from its initial implementation for 2 years. See #2072.
## Code
The node catalogue automatically focuses the input (this is desired):
https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/blob/9f9899cfd0c2ddea4a8664358b6b1834f30adc66/frontend/src/components/floating-menus/NodeCatalog.svelte#L110-L111
When the focus is changed, the text input automatically selects all the text (not desired)
https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/blob/9f9899cfd0c2ddea4a8664358b6b1834f30adc66/frontend/src/components/widgets/inputs/TextInput.svelte#L31-L35
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Research direction
Start with frontend/src/components/floating-menus/NodeCatalog.svelte around lines 110-111 and frontend/src/components/widgets/inputs/TextInput.svelte around lines 31-35. Reproduce the node catalogue search after dragging a typed wire, then trace the focus change and text selection behavior. Done means the input still receives focus while the resolved type is not automatically selected, so typing narrows the search normally.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 76/100