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Select from list - Focus on list items in the prompt window (for selection).

By Kitch Membery @Kitch2020-06-21 18:38:44.291Z

Hi @chrscheuer,

With the following example script;

var guitarBrands = ["Fender", "Gibson", "Taylor", "Martin",]

var favoriteGuitarBrand = sf.interaction.selectFromList({
    items: guitarBrands,
    prompt: "Select your favorite guitar brand:",
    defaultItems: ["Fender"],
    onCancel:"Abort",
}).list[0];

log(favoriteGuitarBrand);

I'd like to have the prompt list window's array list become focused so that I can select items via typing the first letter of the selection I want to choose;

Is this possible?

Thanks!

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  1. Andrew Scheps @Andrew_Scheps
      2020-06-22 11:18:37.440Z

      I think this is actually a general bug in a lot of the sf.interaction dialogs. They don't come up focused when they first display.

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      1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-06-22 13:01:01.346Z

        Yea this is because those dialogs are implemented with Apple Script which apparently doesn't focus stuff correctly.

        Instead, use popupSearch which (mostly) takes care of the focusing.

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        1. Kitch Membery @Kitch2020-06-22 16:26:58.009Z

          Thanks @chrscheuer, I’ll give that a try!

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            Kitch Membery @Kitch2020-06-22 17:25:33.874Z

            Thanks @chrscheuer & @Andrew_Scheps,

            This works great!

            var guitarBrands = ["Fender", "Gibson", "Taylor", "Martin"];

var selectedBrandName = sf.interaction.popupSearch({
    items: guitarBrands.map(name => ({ name: name }))
}).item.name;

log(selectedBrandName);
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          Jonas Orantin @Jonas_Orantin
            2024-02-03 19:41:22.649Z

            Hi @chrscheuer,

            I'm also facing this issue : my sf.interaction.selectFromList dialog doesn't come up focused...
            But I need my selection to be multiple, and I think popupSearch doesn't support it...

            Would you have any suggestion to have a great focused dialog AND the ability to have a multiple selection ?

            I tried to force the focus of the popup dialog with a "bring UI element to front" but it seems not to be a classic UI element...

            Any idea ?

            Thank's

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            1. NNicolas Aparicio @Nicolas_Aparicio
                2024-10-28 10:52:02.868Z

                Try this mate:

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