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Disable 'Smart' Highlighting

frakt
5 - Atom

When highlighting expressions in a formula, Alteryx thinks it knows better than I what I would like to highlight and ends up highlighting significantly more than I want. Is there a way to disable this feature so that it only highlights where my cursor is? 

 

This seems trivial but is extemely irritating.

 

Thanks.

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s_pichaipillai
12 - Quasar

@frakt

 

 

i never seen this feature

can you guide me , how to reproduce it ?

s_pichaipillai
12 - Quasar

Or If you are talking about Annotation then you can disable it(change it to Never) or rename it

see the image below

Annot.PNG

JohnJPS
15 - Aurora

To recreate:

  • drop a formula tool on a blank canvas
  • in the config panel call the output field "test"
  • type "selection testing example" in the expression area
  • with your mouse, starting between the "s" and "t" in "testing", try to select "ting exam" ... 

It cannot be done: it will automatically select all of "testing" when you get to the space between the two words.

 

The selection can be done using the keyboard... but not only by mouse.

 

Aside: I starred the OP as I'm not a fan of Auto-Selecting whole words either... my preference is:

  • starting with a single-click-and-hold: select character by character
  • starting with a double-click-and-hold: select whole words

 

s_pichaipillai
12 - Quasar

Got it now. thanks John

i think this can be posted as an IDEA :)

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