update types automatically

__init__.py

@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ def register():
     butils.run_in_main_thread(butils.clear_available_fonts)
     # butils.run_in_main_thread(butils.load_installed_fonts)
     butils.run_in_main_thread(butils.update_available_fonts)
+    butils.run_in_main_thread(butils.update_types)
 
     # bpy.ops.abc3d.load_installed_fonts()
 

butils.py

@@ -605,9 +605,21 @@ def is_mesh(o):
     return type(o.data) == bpy.types.Mesh
 
 def is_metrics_object(o):
+    if f"{utils.prefix()}_type" in o:
+        return o[f"{utils.prefix()}_type"] == 'metrics'
     return (re.match(".*_metrics$", o.name) != None or re.match(".*_metrics.[\d]{3}$", o.name) != None) and is_mesh(o)
 
+def is_text_object(o):
+    if f"{utils.prefix()}_type" in o:
+        return o[f"{utils.prefix()}_type"] == 'textobject'
+    for t in bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data.available_texts:
+        if o == t.text_object:
+            return True
+    return False
+
 def is_glyph(o):
+    if f"{utils.prefix()}_type" in o:
+        return o[f"{utils.prefix()}_type"] == 'glyph'
     try:
         return type(o.parent) is not type(None) \
                 and "glyphs" in o.parent.name \
@@ -616,6 +628,14 @@ def is_glyph(o):
     except ReferenceError as e:
         return False
 
+def update_types():
+    scene = bpy.context.scene
+    abc3d_data = scene.abc3d_data
+    for t in abc3d_data.available_texts:
+        t.text_object[f"{utils.prefix()}_type"] = "textobject"
+        for g in t.glyphs:
+            g.glyph_object[f"{utils.prefix()}_type"] = "glyph"
+
 # blender bound_box vertices
 # 
 # 3------7.