Display Shape Title of a library in a diagram

[fgraux]

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I'm trying to automatically display in a diagram the name of a library shape with the shape itself :
I created libraries with svg or png images, filling their names (title field in the mxlibrary xml).

I ve been searching on the web to find solution , found how to display name in the sidebar (after reading #1893)

But I would like to add it in my diagram without opening the library to copy the title.

I failed to find a solution.

Would it be possible to add this title with the shape by using the placeholder method, something like : %shapeTitles% or whatever ?

Thanks

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Summary: User wants to automatically display the title/name of custom library shapes in diagrams when the shapes are added, proposing a placeholder method like %shapeTitles% to achieve this functionality.

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🔍 Possible Related Issues

This issue might be related to existing issues:

🟡 #2448 - Custom libraries in draw.io for Confluence Cloud always have .xml ending
Contains information about adding custom titles to mxlibrary elements, which is related to the user's library shape title functionality request

Please check if any of these address your issue. If this is a duplicate, we may close this issue and continue the conversation there.

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To help us investigate this more effectively, could you please provide:

• Could you provide an example of your current mxlibrary XML structure showing how you've defined the titles?
• When you drag a shape from your custom library to the diagram, would you want the title to appear as text within the shape, as a label below/above it, or as some other visual element?
• Are you looking for this to work automatically for all shapes from custom libraries, or do you want it to be an optional feature that can be enabled/disabled?

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[fgraux]

It's a misunderstanding : the mxlibrary I refer is the one that is saved when you create a custom library in drawio

[fgraux]

When you drag a shape from your custom library to the diagram, would you want the title to appear as text within the shape, as a label below/above it => yes, that's Exactly what I request