Ability to rename Screen1

[vishwas]

Continuing the discussion from Proposal to add Scoped Constants:

@ewpatton

Yes, this is true. There are a couple things we could do to mitigate this though. The first and obvious one is to add the ability to rename screens. This would at least address the issue of a single user needing to rename a screen in a manner preferable to hacking the AIA file. The second is to have each screen have a UUID and have this block report the UUID rather than the name of the screen. This way even if the name of the file is changed the UUID will match and we can render the new screen name. There is a UUID property already for screens, but it is always 0 at the moment. This would actually make it useful for something.

Would it be possible to set Screen1's UID to something constant (like 0) and let the user rename the screen?

[ewpatton]

I’ve worked on a branch that allows any screen to assume the role typically designated to Screen1 via a designer property. There are a lot of places in the code that rely on the name that goes beyond a simple renaming. Also, every screen’s UUID is 0 so it would have to be some other value for this to work.

[K_M]

Hi, do we have the ability to rename Screen 1 now? If so, please provide solution as I cannot locate a way to do this. Personally, not having Screen 1 at the top of the page and having the ability to name it the project name, welcome, etc., is important. Also, I just discovered the app inventor and it is great. Looking forward to release of the iOS version. Best regards, KM

[Taifun]

Screen1 is always the first screen
see the following thread about what could be done

Move Screen1 to Screen 2

Project Merger Tool: combine two App Inventor projects into one How to rename a Screen using the Project Merger Tool by Juan Antonio File Assistant to copy and rename Screens by Tim PC Utility to change screen names and swap Screen1 by GeoffState How to copy screens by Scott and a video by Hossein Taifun Trying to push the limits! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by [image] Taifun.

Taifun

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Trying to push the limits! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun.