Group editmode

[Sheff]

Yes, but that's only if you can pick the object separately. Objects that are on top of one another require an alt pick which take you out of the mode of selecting within the group.

[steve.ledger]

Not it you are in line-view (wire frame) mode.

[instinctive.de]

sledger: Now if you can tell me how to select an *entire* text object within a group by ctrl-clicking (and NOT just a single letter), you're my hero!

[steve.ledger]

Not in one action. But you can Ctrl+select the first letter then additionally press SHIFT to select each other letter. The entire text object can then be edited

[Soquili]

Use the Text tool. Move the cursor to the text within a group. When the Cursor becomes an I-beam simply select the text as you would normally. No need to ungroup.

This also works for text within a clipview.

[steve.ledger]

Dead right for text editing Bill.

Though to be accurate, Alexander specifically asked

..how to select an *entire* text object within a group by ctrl-clicking (and NOT just a single letter)

[Soquili]

Ah...but you do not need to hold a control key to select the text using the Text Tool. Simply switch to the Selector Tool and the text is still selected.

Although you are correct you cannot use control+click to select the entire text within a Group.

Are we to answer the literal question or the intended result of the question?

[steve.ledger]

I can get into trouble either way

[instinctive.de]

Not meaning to sound harsh, but I still don't understand why a forum specifically for (SENSIBLE!) feature requests is opened, and then, each time a SENSIBLE feature request is uttered that would objectively make the application easier to use, a million workarounds is presented instead to crush the feature request

[handrawn]

its called debate

no one says [well not me anyway] that its not sensible - and Miro supplied a very good example of how this would be useful