I normally have trays hidden and bring them up when I need them.
Specifically with the tags tray, if I exit SU with the tray visible then the next SU session does not remember the width I set, but if I have the tray hidden when I exit SU then the next session remembers the previous session set width
I couldn’t get 2019 or 2021 to avoid the columns being resized, even if I had hidden or closed that tray previously.
If you watch this screen recording, you will see that the column widths are stored, but then are defeated by the initial resize of the tray.
The thing about the tag name being grayed out is odd, given that the color and dashes columns are not grayed out, and the grayed out name is still editable.
@Mark, who should be asked about the name being grayed out?
I found that I didn’t need to resize the columns in pre-2021 versions because they weren’t indented as they are with the new grouping function. The indented groups need more space to display the text, so it has become an issue with 2021. Hope SU realizes this and fixes it…
The pop up tags is cool. And being able to create new tags by typing into the entity info window is also a Mac plus, I often double click the component definition text in the info window and copy/paste into the tag slot right above it to make a new tag for an existing component, it’s a time saver and keeps things organized.
Well, it is not really a search function, I guess.
Select an object that is untagged, start typing the Tag (case sensitive) and it will pop up. Or was this always the case?
(On a phone, now)
I want to second the comment that the unselected Tags font color is too dim. I’ve been having difficulty and now a young designer complained of the same thing.
Thanks for the high level of detail on this feedback. @ValmontR or @JStockCo: would you mind attaching a screenshot of the ‘dim’ unselected tags? From what we’ve seen in this thread, the font color for unselected tags wasn’t changed between 2020 and 2021. But, if you are seeing something different, we would definitely want to investigate this.
It does look like the header double-click capability was lost in this update. I can’t say this was intentional, although we are hoping that filtering down to the tags you are looking for will mitigate the need to manage panel sizing continuously. Thanks, @dezmo for capturing those details. A few of these fixes are already on our radar!
For me , it’s the tag name width that gets reset every time I switch to Materials in the default tray that bugs me… I spend my time widening the tags name column to be able to read them…
I am using SU2021 on Windows 10. My tags menu also shows the very light gray labels on the non-visible tags. It makes it difficult to read them. My tags window looks much like the pic from Valmont R. Can you suggest a means to improve this?
Following.
It is actually impossible to use the Tags feature with how dim it is. I am young and have perfect vision.
The column width resetting to a super narrow default is beyond frustrating.
SUGGESTION: I would also like to be able to toggle on/off the Colour column and the Dashes column by right clicking on them. I work in Sketchup full time creating complex building models and have never used either.
