autodetect names earlier

this makes it obvious to the user if autodetect works

__init__.py

@@ -1248,6 +1248,18 @@ class ABC3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
         wm = context.window_manager
         return wm.invoke_props_dialog(self)
 
+    def do_autodetect_names(self, name: str):
+        ifxsplit = name.split("_")
+        if len(ifxsplit) < 4:
+            print(f"name could not be autodetected {name}")
+            print("split:")
+            print(ifxsplit)
+            return self.font_name, self.face_name, self.import_infix
+        detected_font_name = f"{ifxsplit[1]}_{ifxsplit[2]}"
+        detected_face_name = ifxsplit[3]
+        detected_import_infix = f"{ifxsplit[1]}_{ifxsplit[2]}_{ifxsplit[3]}"
+        return detected_font_name, detected_face_name, detected_import_infix
+
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
         if len(context.selected_objects) == 0:
@@ -1255,7 +1267,11 @@ class ABC3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
             layout.row().label(text="Please select your glyphs first.", icon="INFO")
         else:
             row = layout.row()
-            row.prop(self, 'autodetect_names')
+            row.prop(self, "autodetect_names")
+            first_object_name = context.selected_objects[-1].name
+            self.font_name, self.face_name, self.import_infix = (
+                self.do_autodetect_names(first_object_name)
+            )
             if self.autodetect_names:
                 scale_y = 0.5
                 row = layout.row()
@@ -1342,13 +1358,7 @@ class ABC3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
                 print(f"processing {o.name}")
                 process_object = True
                 if self.autodetect_names:
-                    ifxsplit = o.name.split('_')
-                    if len(ifxsplit) < 4:
-                        print(
-                            f"whoops name could not be autodetected {o.name}")
-                        continue
-                    font_name = f"{ifxsplit[1]}_{ifxsplit[2]}"
-                    face_name = ifxsplit[3]
+                    font_name, face_name, input_infix = self.do_autodetect_names(o.name)
 
                 if butils.is_mesh(o) and not butils.is_metrics_object(o):
                     uc = o.users_collection