BlackPearl | Feature | Make creating new items more intuitive about blackpearl HOT 1 CLOSED

Separator hint:

• Control template can be overridden and modified for this purpose.
• Set separator property to different character
• By the way, space is a valid separator and can be used if SourceItems does not have space within any item text.

With respect to keys:

• 'Tab' is not an option as control doesn't hold back focus (intentionally) for quick navigation between control within a window.
• 'Enter' is reserved for drop-down item selection only. Technically, it's a 'RichTextBox', and 'Enter' key is blocked to avoid complex-text scenarios.

For approach:

• For simple object creation, having a separate entry may help. However, consider advance-scenario, where objects are parsed with complex input text (advance example in Demo). Can't create a separate entry for such advance-text input.

Why remove the unconverted text?:

• Text which cannot be converted to an item adds confusion to the user. It was done deliberately to keep UI and 'SelectedItemsProperty' in sync.
• A boolean property can be introduced to retain unconverted text. However, I'm not keen on that. I don't see any advantage in keeping extra text.

I understand the struggle of making users understand the steps for creating new items.
At this point, I don't see any of the suggestions/options working out. Let me think more about this.

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