How to edit the author name and other data in a TechDraw view?

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Binarus
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How to edit the author name and other data in a TechDraw view?

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Dear all,

FreeCAD newbie here ...

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.29177 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
Hash: 68e337670e227889217652ddac593c93b5e8dc94
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.2
Locale: German/Germany (de_DE)
I have successfully created a TechDraw view. Now I would like to change the author name, drawing title and so on. I guess I would be able to do that by altering the template, but I believe that this is not the intended method.

I have found this post where a solution to the problem is presented. However, that solution is from 2017 and does not work with my version. Notably, nothing happens when I click on the ellipsis at the end of the property values of the "Editable Texts" entry.

The template I am using is

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A3_Landscape_ISO7200TD.svg
from the TechDraw folder.

The attached screenshot shows the situation.

Put shortly, what exactly (step by step) do I need to do to edit the author name, drawing title and the other metadata?

Thank you very much in advance, and best regards,

Binarus
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Re: How to edit the author name and other data in a TechDraw view?

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Click on the green dot in the page view....
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Re: How to edit the author name and other data in a TechDraw view?

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Binarus wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:50 pm Notably, nothing happens when I click on the ellipsis at the end of the property values of the "Editable Texts" entry.
Yes, the PropertyEditor can not edit PropertyMap yet.
Binarus wrote: Put shortly, what exactly (step by step) do I need to do to edit the author name, drawing title and the other metadata?
Click on the green square and a dialog box will open. Enter the new text and click OK/
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Binarus
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Re: How to edit the author name and other data in a TechDraw view?

Post by Binarus »

@Bance @wandererfan

And I was wondering all the time why a part of those fields' labels is green ... Now I am really embarrassed.

Thank you very much for your fast support!
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