Text editors need a few features

Gratuitous Tank Battles Beta feedback
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Here are two features I’d like to see in all editable text boxes in the game:

  • Selection with both mouse and keyboard (Shift+arrow keys), then Backspace and Delete keys would work on the selection.
  • Select all shortcut - typically Ctrl-A in Windows apps.

Also, I’ve noticed one case where shortcut keys for something else remain active while typing in a text box.
Specifically, I was editing a custom map and clicked the save button. When typing the name or description for the map, the W/A/S/D keys still scroll the map.
Some other key, not sure which one, apparently did a select all on the map while I was typing in one of those text boxes.

2

It’d be great to get commas and apostrophes in too. If escaping them is too much hassle then I’ll have to learn not to abbreviate or use compound sentence :slight_smile:

3

Looks like commas were added in the next patch, but not quotes :frowning:

4

GTB has, if nothing else, made me realise just how much I use apostrophes when writing, and how weird trying to write without them is. As a routine abuser of commas, however, I am very glad to see those get added in!