Simple UI Fix to Speed Up Workflow -- One Click Should Select the Whole Field

[.random..]

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!

[leo.r · Accepted solution]

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

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Some of these micro-features almost qualify as easter eggs. 😄

[.random..]

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]

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

[.random..]

Still, having to precisely click on that tiny icon on a 4K screen is honestly a bit impractical. Shouldn’t this be something we can at least toggle in the preferences? It really doesn’t make much sense as it is.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

You can also select the first field right before it and tab to the desired fields. They will be selected. 

[Frans v.d. Geest]

I even thought it was very well known. I at least tech it to my students, one click on icon/character, enter value then tab to next field etc and hit return when you're done.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

I agree, it should be the default or at least an Preference setting. Have you looked at submitting a feature request?.