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Remember preference of "Created in this file" when inserting a component

  • June 15, 2026
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Jeremy_Thomas

When inserting a component, I want to prioritize inserting a local component rather than one from another library.

For example, if I want to use a TextInput component, I want the local version. That’s why I filter by “Created in this file”:

The problem is that this preference is not saved. So whenever I want to insert again, I have to:

  • open the insert dialog
  • type “TextInput”
  • grab the mouse
  • open the dropdown
  • select “Created in this file”

This gets annoying when wanting to insert multiple components, or multiple instances of the same component. If not for that dropdown selection, I could do it with the keyboard only. Now I have to switch from keyboard to mouse and sometimes keyboard again.

You might ask “Why add an external library if you’re not going to use its components?”. Well a library can have hundreds of components and you only want to use a subset in this file. But for some components like a TextInput, you want the local version, not the library one.

Anyway, I feel like saving the previous dropdown selection would be so helpful. Or give me an opportunity to do this with keyboard only (like a text filter).

Thanks.