Replace TextField by TextArea for PV list Name edition in app-alarm-ui and core-ui

[katysaintin]

It will be more convenient to use a TextArea instead of TextField for listing the PV name to add in Alarm Service

Code to change :

• app-alarm-ui org.phoebus.applications.alarm.ui.tree.AddComponentAction.java
  Line 45 replace private final TextField name = new TextField(); by private TextArea name = new TextArea();
• core-ui : org.phoebus.ui.autocomplete.AutocompleteMenu.java
  Line 113 replace TextField by TextInputControl (TextInputControl is the mother-class of TextField and TextArea)

[georgweiss]

Feel free to create a pull request that we can approve.

[katysaintin]

I try to commit my suggestion in my own branch CSSTUDIO-2090 but I'm not authorized. Do you know if I need specific credentials to contribute ? Thank you (I use my login katysaintin and my github password)

[kasemir]

I don't think there are any restrictions on using github to fork, commit to your fork, then create a PR

[kasemir]

Since this change, on our linux systems in the control room, we can no longer enter PV names.
For" Type: Node" selected, you can enter text into the text area. For "Type: PV/s", pressing any key opens the PV name completion drop-down, and you can no longer enter anything.
For other plain text fields like in Probe the PS name completion drop-down still allows editing the PV name, so the issue is somewhere in the text area and/or how the alarm's "Add .." dialog uses it.

[georgweiss]

I'm seeing the same issue on MacOS. The problem occurs in AutoCompleteMenu L91 which assumes that the input component is a TextField. I changed the cast to TextInputControl, which fixes the issue.

Will submit a PR once I have done some more testing.

[katysaintin]

I'm seeing the same issue on MacOS. The problem occurs in AutoCompleteMenu L91 which assumes that the input component is a TextField. I changed the cast to TextInputControl, which fixes the issue.

Will submit a PR once I have done some more testing.

Yes you are right , I have miss this one. Thank you for your correction, tell me if you have no time to do it.

[georgweiss]

Already done, pending in #2118

[kasemir]

Thanks, that was quick!

[georgweiss]

Well, I'm about to release a new version at ESS...