# Perspective focus with selected text

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus-with-selected-text/83853>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-focus-with-selected-text/83853 "2024-01-05T18:09:03Z")\
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> [@bwirth](#):
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> they would like is that it is focused with the number selected as when you click on a number with the mouse (as shown).

See [Perspective TextField SelectAll OnFocus - #3 by francois.morin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-textfield-selectall-onfocus/45826/3). It requires JavaScript to do it and it has not been implemented at this stage.

(I though using `sleep` was a no-no. `sleep` **and** a `while` loop! Oh-oh!)

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