Auto-select reference numbers in PcbNew like we do in Eeschema.

common/common.cpp

@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@ bool EnsureTextCtrlWidth( wxTextCtrl* aCtrl, const wxString* aString )
 }
 
 
+void SelectReferenceNumber( wxTextEntry* aTextEntry )
+{
+    wxString ref = aTextEntry->GetValue();
+
+    if( ref.find_first_of( '?' ) != ref.npos )
+    {
+        aTextEntry->SetSelection( ref.find_first_of( '?' ), ref.find_last_of( '?' ) + 1 );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        wxString num = ref;
+
+        while( !num.IsEmpty() && ( !isdigit( num.Last() ) || !isdigit( num.GetChar( 0 ) ) ) )
+        {
+            if( !isdigit( num.Last() ) )
+                num.RemoveLast();
+            if( !isdigit( num.GetChar ( 0 ) ) )
+                num = num.Right( num.Length() - 1);
+        }
+
+        aTextEntry->SetSelection( ref.Find( num ), ref.Find( num ) + num.Length() );
+
+        if( num.IsEmpty() )
+            aTextEntry->SetSelection( -1, -1 );
+    }
+}
+
+
 void wxStringSplit( const wxString& aText, wxArrayString& aStrings, wxChar aSplitter )
 {
     wxString tmp;

eeschema/dialogs/dialog_edit_one_field.cpp

@@ -152,33 +152,9 @@ void DIALOG_EDIT_ONE_FIELD::OnTextValueSelectButtonClick( wxCommandEvent& aEvent
 void DIALOG_EDIT_ONE_FIELD::OnSetFocusText( wxFocusEvent& event )
 {
     if( m_fieldId == REFERENCE )
-    {
-        if( m_text.find_first_of( '?' ) != m_text.npos )
-        {
-            m_TextValue->SetSelection( m_text.find_first_of( '?' ), m_text.find_last_of( '?' ) + 1 );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            wxString num = m_text;
-
-            while( !num.IsEmpty() && ( !isdigit( num.Last() ) || !isdigit( num.GetChar( 0 ) ) ) )
-            {
-                if( !isdigit( num.Last() ) )
-                    num.RemoveLast();
-                if( !isdigit( num.GetChar ( 0 ) ) )
-                    num = num.Right( num.Length() - 1);
-            }
-
-            m_TextValue->SetSelection( m_text.Find( num ), m_text.Find( num ) + num.Length() );
-
-            if( num.IsEmpty() )
-                m_TextValue->SetSelection( -1, -1 );
-        }
-    }
+        SelectReferenceNumber( static_cast<wxTextEntry*>( m_TextValue ) );
     else
-    {
         m_TextValue->SetSelection( -1, -1 );
-    }
 
     event.Skip();
 }

include/common.h

@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ wxSize GetTextSize( const wxString& aSingleLine, wxWindow* aWindow );
  */
 bool EnsureTextCtrlWidth( wxTextCtrl* aCtrl, const wxString* aString = NULL );
 
+/**
+ * Select the number (or "?") in a reference for ease of editing.
+ */
+void SelectReferenceNumber( wxTextEntry* aTextEntry );
+
 /**
  * Run a command in a child process.
  *

pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_edit_footprint_for_BoardEditor.cpp

@@ -814,26 +814,37 @@ void DIALOG_FOOTPRINT_BOARD_EDITOR::OnUpdateUI( wxUpdateUIEvent&  )
     // from an OK.
     if( m_delayedFocusRow >= 0 )
     {
+        // We will re-enter this routine if an error dialog is displayed, so make sure we
+        // zero out our member variables first.
+        wxGrid*  grid = m_delayedFocusGrid;
+        int      row = m_delayedFocusRow;
+        int      col = m_delayedFocusColumn;
+        wxString msg = m_delayedErrorMessage;
+
+        m_delayedFocusGrid = nullptr;
+        m_delayedFocusRow = -1;
+        m_delayedFocusColumn = -1;
+        m_delayedErrorMessage = wxEmptyString;
+
         if( !m_delayedErrorMessage.IsEmpty() )
         {
-            // We will re-enter this routine when the error dialog is displayed, so make
-            // sure we don't keep putting up more dialogs.
-            wxString msg = m_delayedErrorMessage;
-            m_delayedErrorMessage = wxEmptyString;
-
             // Do not use DisplayErrorMessage(); it screws up window order on Mac
             DisplayError( nullptr, msg );
         }
 
-        m_delayedFocusGrid->SetFocus();
-        m_delayedFocusGrid->MakeCellVisible( m_delayedFocusRow, m_delayedFocusColumn );
-        m_delayedFocusGrid->SetGridCursor( m_delayedFocusRow, m_delayedFocusColumn );
+        grid->SetFocus();
+        grid->MakeCellVisible( row, col );
+        grid->SetGridCursor( row, col );
 
-        m_delayedFocusGrid->EnableCellEditControl( true );
-        m_delayedFocusGrid->ShowCellEditControl();
+        grid->EnableCellEditControl( true );
+        grid->ShowCellEditControl();
 
-        m_delayedFocusRow = -1;
-        m_delayedFocusColumn = -1;
+        if( grid == m_itemsGrid && row == 0 && col == 0 )
+        {
+            auto referenceEditor = grid->GetCellEditor( 0, 0 );
+            SelectReferenceNumber( dynamic_cast<wxTextEntry*>( referenceEditor->GetControl() ) );
+            referenceEditor->DecRef();
+        }
     }
 }
 

pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_text_properties.cpp

@@ -235,7 +235,11 @@ bool DIALOG_TEXT_PROPERTIES::TransferDataToWindow()
     if( m_SingleLineText->IsShown() )
     {
         m_SingleLineText->SetValue( m_edaText->GetText() );
-        m_SingleLineText->SetSelection( -1, -1 );
+
+        if( m_modText && m_modText->GetType() == TEXTE_MODULE::TEXT_is_REFERENCE )
+            SelectReferenceNumber( static_cast<wxTextEntry*>( m_SingleLineText ) );
+        else
+            m_SingleLineText->SetSelection( -1, -1 );
     }
     else if( m_MultiLineText->IsShown() )
     {