Copy Name Labels Between Controls

Question

Is there an easy way to quickly give a set of 8 buttons or knobs the same name, so you can then go in and change it slightly? For instance, if I create a bank of 8 buttons, I'd like to be able to name them all "Clip Fire X" and then go in and manually change X from 1 to 8. It would be even cooler if there was a way to do that automatically, but....

Answer 1

After the controls are created, there's no easy way to copy names from one to the other (except the built-in copy and paste for all iOS apps). However, if you create one control and use "Make Similar" (under actions) you'll automatically get the name increased by one, so "Clip Fire 1" gets copied to "Clip Fire 2." It might even be beneficial to delete the similar controls and redo them. They'll automatically get unique CCs, too.

 

 

This feature, and a lot of other Design Mode shortcuts/automation, is on the todo list for a future version. 

Answer 2

After the controls are created, there's no easy way to copy names from one to the other (except the built-in copy and paste for all iOS apps). However, if you create one control and use "Make Similar" (under actions) you'll automatically get the name increased by one, so "Clip Fire 1" gets copied to "Clip Fire 2." It might even be beneficial to delete the similar controls and redo them. They'll automatically get unique CCs, too.

 

 

This feature, and a lot of other Design Mode shortcuts/automation, is on the todo list for a future version.