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  • 1.  Deleting first input on node / moving certain input as first input

    Employee
    Posted 05-24-2013 05:20

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    Originally posted by: aop

    Hi!

    I think there's bug like behaviour with the IO tab in node settings. Deleting first input is not possible (even if there would be additional inputs left after deletion). Also moving some other input to top of the list (as first input) is not possible. This is sometimes rather troublesome.


  • 2.  RE: Deleting first input on node / moving certain input as first input

    Employee
    Posted 05-24-2013 07:52

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    Originally posted by: rboccuzzi

    This isn't a bug, but expected/planned behavior. The reason being, those input pins are actually inherited from the base node. The base node pins are always first, and always there, which allows us to resolve updates to a base node when pins are added or deleted in a sensible way when someone also adds pins to the inherited or instantiated (placed) node. This gives consistent and expected behavior to nodes based on the node type they come from.

    Ideally, I woudl agree that the UI would give a little better feedback to let you know WHY you can't do what you are trying, however.

    Cheers
    Rich


  • 3.  RE: Deleting first input on node / moving certain input as first input

    Employee
    Posted 08-22-2013 03:05

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    Originally posted by: aop

    Ok thanks! Now I understand the reason. Due to the design once the first pin is connected there's a couple of steps needed I want to connect another pin (and I have e.g. custom named the output in excel output for example) or I have initially connected a pin to first output that I later on do not need or I would just otherwise want to re-order the pins.


  • 4.  RE: Deleting first input on node / moving certain input as first input

    Employee
    Posted 08-23-2013 07:51

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    Originally posted by: ejones

    Just a quick thought. You can wrap a node in a composite node and then on that composite you have full the control over the ordering. You can then change the icon on a composite to make it look the same as the node you are wrapping. Of course changing the icon in unexpected ways could confuse the developer maintaining the graph.