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Inspiring
March 21, 2025
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Simple UI Fix to Speed Up Workflow -- One Click Should Select the Whole Field

  • March 21, 2025
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One small tweak that would significantly improve efficiency:

When clicking into an input field in the toolbar, the entire value should be automatically selected.

Right now, clicking into a field just places the cursor at the end of the number. This means we have to either:

  1. Manually delete the existing value before typing a new one.
  2. Double-click to select the whole field, then type the new value.

Instead, the default behavior should be that a single click highlights the entire field, so we can immediately type in a new value and press Enter.

This would eliminate unnecessary clicks and make input adjustments much faster.
It should also be an easy fix in the code!

Correct answer leo.r

Click the field title/icon to select the field value automatically. For example, W or H in this case:

 

 

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leo.r
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leo.rCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 21, 2025

Click the field title/icon to select the field value automatically. For example, W or H in this case:

 

 

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.random..Author
Inspiring
March 21, 2025

Oh come on — that’s perfect!
This will save me a ton of time. I’m sharing it with the rest of the team right away, because I’m pretty sure no one else knows about it.
And my colleague is absolutely right — this is definitely an easter egg.

 

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Community Expert
March 21, 2025

Sorry, does not qualify as an Easter Egg--just a little known feature. 

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)