Pro Tools 2024.6 Redesigned clip search and SF auto-bypass

Same here. I think it would be a solution to have the "ignore when typing text" in this field active. Not sure why this option doesn't work here. Same when typing in the comment field. Must be a Pro Tools system thing.

Hi all,

Anyone found news or workaround for this?

Thanks,
Pierre

To detect if the edit cursor is in the find field in the Clip List in Pro Tools 24.6, you can use a script or custom function that checks the focus of the current field. Unfortunately, Pro Tools doesn’t provide a direct API for this, but you might be able to work around it by monitoring focus changes or using scripting tools that interact with the Pro Tools UI.

Still no solution in the update.
Meanwhile I've added a macro with cmd-shift-f trigger that activates the same keystroke and then just waits for 5000 ms.
Works 90% of the time...

Hi I'm not in 2024 so I'm not actually sure if this works, but it could be adapted easily. I'll be updating to 2024 in the next couple weeks and will cirlce back if no one else has...

Basically I built this a while back for someone who's session was so huge they just wanted to be able to type the whole search before filtering. So instead of searching in the find box it first displays a SoundFlow Dialog that you type your search into and then it runs the find and fills text.

function main() {
    // Activate Main Window
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow()

    // Enter Search Text Desired
    let searchText = sf.interaction.displayDialog({
        title: "Search",
        prompt: "Search Term",
        defaultAnswer: ""
    }).text

    // Get current state of Clip view
    const isClipListEnabled = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem("View", "Other Displays", "Clip List").isMenuChecked

    // Open Clip List if It's not
    if (!isClipListEnabled) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: ["View", "Other Displays", "Clip List"],
        });
    }

    // Click Clip Menu Item Find
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip List').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ['Find...']
    });

    //Define Find Window
    const findWin = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Find Clips").first

    //Wait For Find Window
    findWin.elementWaitFor();

    //Enter Value to Find Window
    findWin.textFields.first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
        value: searchText,
    });

    //Press OK on Find
    findWin.buttons.whoseTitle.is("OK").first.elementClick();
}

main()

Down side is... it doesn't do the real time filtering as you type. Also likely you'll need to change line 22-39 to focus the new 2024 field instead of the old search window. If no one else takes it on, I'll circle back here when I've installed 2024 and do an update.

Good luck,
Owen