Exit text => selection tool

[scheven_architect]

When you edit text and press escape, you are still in text mode and you have to press x to go back to the selection tool. It would be easier if after escape you go back to the selection tool automatically.

[PVA - Admin]

If that were the default, then during the creation or editing of multiple text objects via the text tool (a common occurrence) you would have to re-active that text tool for each subsequent text object.

I see that as convenience for a specific circumstance but more often a hindrance.

[scheven_architect]

Not really, with the selection tool activated you can double click and edit text. After hitting escape you are now using the text tool although before you weren't, if you click somewhere now that creates another text box which wasn't the intention. It would be different if you activate the text tool, make a text box with some text, hit escape and then go on making other text boxes.

[PVA - Admin]

Ahh so ONLY if the Text tool was activated via editing text beginning with the Selection tool, not the normal manual activation of the Text tool. Got it, submitting now.

[scheven_architect]

Yes indeed, selection tool in most programs is some of default state (like in autocad) and it's a bit inefficient if you have to press buttons all the time to access it, except of course if you specifically choose for are dedicated tool.

[Bruce Kieffer]

Seems to me the simple solution would be to make the text tool change to the selection tool after two taps of the escape key. I think that's how it works in Illustrator.

[Kevin McAllister]

I like Bruce's suggestion myself.

KM

[PVA - Admin]

Bruce and Kevin: I have that in as a separate request now for pretty much any tool. Tapping X twice to return to Selection makes sense in many scenarios, but as stated earlier in this thread and elsewhere anything involving text editing makes the X shortcut useless as you just end up ending withxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Bruce Kieffer]

Jim, We are suggesting tapping the escape key twice, not the X key.

[PVA - Admin]

Yes I understand, that's what I was trying to convey. That pressing X twice DOESN'T work in all scenarios so the ESC is a much better choice.

Apologies if I wasn't clear. I've been nose down in video editing software for the last two months and my eyes have yet to re-adjust to the harsh light of day. :crazy: