I know this is a small and maybe silly request, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who runs into it. Whenever I create a new element in Retool, it gets a default name (like text1, button3, etc.), and the cursor is placed at the end of that name. That means I almost always do one of the following: D…

UX Suggestion: Auto-select default name when creating new element

Darren May 15, 2025, 10:20pm 3

I documented a similar suggestion just the other day! Great minds think alike. I'll let you know as soon as there's been an update.

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