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Input focus left in console window upon startup #363
Description
If Show Console is checkmarked when Notepad++ is exited, when Notepad++ is restarted, the user's input focus is at the console window's >>> prompt.
Wouldn't it be a better user experience if his input focus, i.e., blinking caret, is in the main N++ editing area, rather than the PS console?
I think so, so I'm requesting this.
Using Notepad++ 8.7.5.
Using Python 3.12.3 (tags/v3.12.3:f6650f9, Apr 9 2024, 14:05:25) [MSC v.1938 64 bit (AMD64)]
Using only plugins that ship with N++ and PythonScript plugin.
Workaround:
- double tap on the Windows key on the keyboard, moves the input focus into the main editing window
See also:
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Ekopalypse commentedon Dec 27, 2024
Does pressing the ESC key not work for you?
alankilborn commentedon Dec 27, 2024
ESC does work (I think that's a newer workaround than my double-tap-on-Windows key).
The point is, IMO input focus upon startup should not be left in the console window but rather in the editing window.
alankilborn commentedon Dec 27, 2024
Another workaround, inspired by @Ekopalypse mention of Esc key:
Ekopalypse commentedon Dec 27, 2024
Agreed, I think it's more likely that if you start Npp and want the console displayed at startup, you'd still want to start editing instead of invoking something from the command prompt.
I think this could be implemented if it is accepted as a feature request.