# BUG: Rename Scenes is "invisible" while editing **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** scenes, bug\ **Created:** [July 10, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068 "2017-07-10T20:21:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jcfretts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jcfretts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jcfretts)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/1 "2017-07-10T20:21:16Z")
When editing the name of a scene: 1. It would be helpful to be able to double-click the tab or the title in Scenes palette to edit. I think this used to be the norm. 2. When I choose “rename”, I can only type “invisible” changes. When clicking on the scene name, it switches to whatever I typed (invisibly), and leaves the edit mode. Thus, you can only change scene names while typing blindly. This is a new bug in the latest update. ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/2 "2017-07-10T20:41:40Z")
How about using the Scenes tray to rename? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/3 "2017-07-10T21:26:52Z")
> [@jcfretts](#): > > It would be helpful to be able to double-click the tab or the title in Scenes palette to edit. I don’t remember that you could ever change the scene name by double click on the scene tab. > [@jcfretts](#): > > When I choose “rename”, I can only type “invisible” changes. When clicking on the scene name, it switches to whatever I typed (invisibly), and leaves the edit mode. Thus, you can only change scene names while typing blindly. This is a new bug in the latest update. When I choose Rename in the Scenes window, the lower section of the window opens so I can see what I’m typing unless it was already open. Are you not seeing that? ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/a/5a92c2840fe4e87a2fbc4b32e817e3f9979b459e.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/4 "2017-07-10T22:19:49Z")
> [@DaveR](#): > > I don’t remember that you could ever change the scene name by double click on the scene tab. I have no longer any pre-Google versions of SketchUp installed, but it might be that it was possible back in the times when Scenes were still called Pages and there were no Styles. Anssi ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/5 "2017-07-10T22:20:06Z")
is this one of the mac only things? ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/f/ff6eef331d11d1332b4bc60fc4e5e42c8566726b.gif) john ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/6 "2017-07-10T22:22:03Z")
> [@john\_drivenupthewall](#): > > is this one of the mac only things? Might be. The OP’s profile indicates Windows so I didn’t fire up my Mac. ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/7 "2017-07-10T22:28:33Z")
it’s a R-Click not D-click not a mac, and I thought possibly a change of platforms was causing some confusion… can you not even R-Click on Windoze… john ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/8 "2017-07-10T22:31:17Z")
> [@john\_drivenupthewall](#): > > can you not even R-Click on Windoze… You can right click on a scene tab but Rename isn’t an option. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/b/0b695b77d18a9cd17dce524f7b01f77053146624.png) ---
**Author:** ![jcfretts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jcfretts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jcfretts)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/9 "2017-07-11T18:54:21Z")
Thanks, Dave! This helps - the lower section of the window was not visible. So now as a wish list item… I wish you could right-click and rename directly on the tab or on the scene name in the palette. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/10 "2017-07-11T18:55:18Z")
Glad you got it sorted. And editing right on the tab could be kind of nice, too. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bug-rename-scenes-is-invisible-while-editing/48068/11 "2018-01-11T02:55:34Z")
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