Naming layers in the Layer Window

juchu · Post by **juchu** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:22 am

Not sure if this has been requested before, but it would be convenient if the user could name/rename a layer just by selecting the layer in the layer window (instead of having to double click and open another dialog box, enter the name there, and close it, etc.). This would be similar to windows when you create a new folder or want to rename a folder.

Another possibility is to use the right mouse button to do some tasks while highlighting a layer. I often click on the right mouse button expecting some menu to pop up when clicking on a layer.

Otherwise, this is such a wonderful application that my 10-year old and 6-year old daughters learnt to use the basics in less than a couple of hours, and are now creating their own animations late into the night! The older one gets up early at 6AM and starts up Moho firtst thing! Seem to have got addicted to Moho.

Thank you.

juchu

spasmodic_cheese · Post by **spasmodic_cheese** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:06 am

Double Click > Type Name > Press Enter

Three steps, its just as fast/short as any other method.

Postality · Post by **Postality** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:51 am

I agree.

As soon as you double click the name is highlighted, all you have to do is what chesse said, can't get much easier then that, unless they plan on putting voice recognition in moho.

spasmodic_cheese · Post by **spasmodic_cheese** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:27 am

rumors are LM is developing a EEG biofeedback module into the LUA API for version 6, so all you have to do is think and you have an animation masterpeice

AcouSvnt · Post by **AcouSvnt** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:31 pm

spasmodic_cheese wrote:rumors are LM is developing a EEG biofeedback module into the LUA API for version 6, so all you have to do is think and you have an animation masterpeice

What if you have no imagination, though?

Postality · Post by **Postality** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:32 am

then your animations are probably never going to get anywhere, most animation pieces are built on imagination, LOL

juchu · Post by **juchu** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:10 am

Postality wrote:I agree.

As soon as you double click the name is highlighted, all you have to do is what chesse said, can't get much easier then that, unless they plan on putting voice recognition in moho.

Why cant the same highlighting be done as soon as you create a new folder, in the layer window itself? Why open up another window for it? From a user-friendly UI perspective, the less number of clicks, the better the UI is. How many clicks do you need to create and name a folder in windows? Just imagine if you are required to pop open another dialog box just to name a new folder!!! Unix would rule the world then, if Apple doesn't!

Oh well, my next feature request would be if Moho could make coffee for all those late hours. Maybe then I will find some backers for this request.

spasmodic_cheese · Post by **spasmodic_cheese** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:30 am

dude, its the same amount of clicks.

Naming layers in the Layer Window

Naming layers in the Layer Window

That's 2 clicks too many!