'Copy to Selected' is disabled for Font making batch changing font impossible #90856

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tintwotin · 2021-08-22T20:21:48+02:00

tintwotin commented

2021-08-22 20:21:48 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 462.59

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.93.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-06-02 11:21, hash: 84da05a8b8
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
When changing font with +Alt, it doesn't batch change the selection. And in the right click menu on font to 'Copy to Selected', it is disabled.
This means that it is impossible to batch change font on ex. Text objects and Text strips.

This is needed by the users: https:*www.reddit.com/r/blender/comments/owgltn/vse_is_there_anyway_to_change_the_font_of/ and https:*blender.stackexchange.com/questions/26602/is-it-possible-to-copy-text-settings

I know this could sound like a feature request, but @ideasman42 asked me to make a bug report: https://blender.chat/channel/vse?msg=9BhkhL8GJzacMtaj8 I guess you could say that this is inconsistent behaviour, that it is possible to batch change most values/settings this way, but not the font.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 462.59 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.93.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-06-02 11:21, hash: `84da05a8b8` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** When changing font with +Alt, it doesn't batch change the selection. And in the right click menu on font to 'Copy to Selected', it is disabled. This means that it is impossible to batch change font on ex. Text objects and Text strips. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10306595/image.png) This is needed by the users: https:*www.reddit.com/r/blender/comments/owgltn/vse_is_there_anyway_to_change_the_font_of/ and https:*blender.stackexchange.com/questions/26602/is-it-possible-to-copy-text-settings I know this could sound like a feature request, but @ideasman42 asked me to make a bug report: https://blender.chat/channel/vse?msg=9BhkhL8GJzacMtaj8 I guess you could say that this is inconsistent behaviour, that it is possible to batch change most values/settings this way, but not the font.

tintwotin commented

2021-08-22 20:21:48 +02:00

Added subscribers: @ideasman42, @tintwotin

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 09:18:50 +02:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 09:18:50 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 09:18:50 +02:00

Just to make this really clear:

Which property are we talking about? the ID selector? (the Copy To Selected is not in there at all)
Bold etc? (these are working for me)

note that for the Font itself (the ID), we have {key Ctrl L}

Willing to look into this, just not sure which property we are talking about.

Just to make this really clear: - Which property are we talking about? the ID selector? (the `Copy To Selected` is not in there at all) - Bold etc? (these are working for me) note that for the Font itself (the ID), we have {key Ctrl L} Willing to look into this, just not sure which property we are talking about.

tintwotin commented

2021-08-23 11:40:53 +02:00

For text objects:

Add two text objects
Select them both
In the sidebar open a font
Right click on the font name
The context menu shows "Copy to Selected" as disabled.
(I know there is a work around for text object to link the font, but it is a workaround, something which "should" work, and you can't use this workaround this for text strips)
{F10310574,size=full}

For Text strips:

Add two text strips.
Select them both.
Open a font.
Right click on the font name.
The context menu shows "Copy to Selected" as disabled.
{F10310562,size=full}

For text objects: - Add two text objects - Select them both - In the sidebar open a font - Right click on the font name - The context menu shows "Copy to Selected" as disabled. (I know there is a work around for text object to link the font, but it is a workaround, something which "should" work, and you can't use this workaround this for text strips) {[F10310574](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10310574/copy_to_selected_3d.gif),size=full} For Text strips: - Add two text strips. - Select them both. - Open a font. - Right click on the font name. - The context menu shows "Copy to Selected" as disabled. {[F10310562](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10310562/copy_to_selected.gif),size=full}

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 11:50:06 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Needs Triage'

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 11:50:06 +02:00

That makes it clear, thx (sorry, was using the ID selector left hand side)

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 12:10:30 +02:00

That Field in the Font selector actually displays the name of the font ID (so it is a property not of some strip or text object, it is a property of the Font).
This wont work (actually I am not sure why names are editable in this case at all -- but that is a different story).

It would be the same as trying to Copy to Selected the Material from the name field here

That Field in the Font selector actually displays the name of the font ID (so it is a property not of some strip or text object, it is a property of the Font). This wont work (actually I am not sure why names are editable in this case at all -- but that is a different story). It would be the same as trying to `Copy to Selected` the Material from the name field here ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10310770/image.png)

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 16:25:27 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2021-08-23 16:25:27 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-08-23 16:25:27 +02:00

Talked to @ideasman42 in chat and using the Font name field is not going to work.
What we could keep as a TODO though is making the ID selector (template_ID) work for Copy To Selected

I will make a new task for this though (since it will have a broader scope) and close this one.
Thx reporting anyways! Stayed tuned on the other task (will drop a note here when that is done).

Talked to @ideasman42 in chat and using the Font name field is not going to work. What we could keep as a TODO though is making the ID selector (template_ID) work for `Copy To Selected` ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10312430/image.png) I will make a new task for this though (since it will have a broader scope) and close this one. Thx reporting anyways! Stayed tuned on the other task (will drop a note here when that is done).

tintwotin commented

2021-09-10 10:34:50 +02:00

@lichtwerk Could you share a link for the new task you have made? I can't seem to find it.

Tim Uy commented

2022-06-24 08:25:03 +02:00

Added subscriber: @TIM-UY

Tim Uy commented

2022-06-24 08:25:03 +02:00

Hi, I recently ran into this issue and have to change about 100 text boxes. Any progress on this?

I tried Ctrl-L and it selects all the textboxes in the channel, however, changing the font still changes just one.

Hi, I recently ran into this issue and have to change about 100 text boxes. Any progress on this? I tried Ctrl-L and it selects all the textboxes in the channel, however, changing the font still changes just one.

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'Copy to Selected' is disabled for Font making batch changing font impossible #90856