Revision Box And Text Input¶

Arqon Maestro includes two bridge surfaces for moving text between windows and applications:

• the Revision Box
• the Text Input popup

These are especially useful when you are working outside a full editor integration.

Video placeholder: revision box and text input bridge workflow.

Revision Box¶

The Revision Box is a dedicated popup editor that lets you use Maestro’s editing commands even when the target app does not have a plugin.

It supports two modes:

• Text
• Code

What The Revision Box Is For¶

• drafting text before sending it
• editing code without a plugin
• bridging content between windows
• controlling final insertion explicitly

Revision Box Commands¶

When you are done, you can say:

• close to copy the contents to the active application
• send to copy the contents to the active application and press enter
• copy to copy the contents to the clipboard
• cancel to close the window and discard the content

Text Input Popup¶

The Text Input popup is a lightweight field for typing directly into Maestro, then submitting that text as a request with alternatives.

Behavior:

• Enter submits the request
• Esc hides the popup
• submitted text can still produce alternatives

The shortcut for this popup is configured in Settings > Advanced > Toggle text input.

When To Use Which¶

flowchart TD
  N[Need an intermediate surface] --> Q{Need full editing?}
  Q -->|Yes| R[Use Revision Box]
  Q -->|No| T[Use Text Input]

Automatic Revision Box Behavior¶

In Settings > Advanced, you can enable automatic revision-box behavior for applications without a plugin.

That makes Maestro more usable as a general ecosystem control layer instead of only an editor-bound tool.