'beforecommand' and 'aftercommand' do not react to tool switches

[perludum]

The 'beforecommand' and 'aftercommand' event listeners do not trigger when switching tools (e.g., from "Brush" to "Marquee") in Aseprite. This behavior is inconsistent because these events fire correctly for other commands, such as "Cut", "Copy", "Paste" and others.

Simple test script:

app.events:on('aftercommand',
  function(ev)
    app.alert("After Command Triggered")
end)

The 'aftercommand' event should trigger when switching tools, as it does for other commands.

Aseprite v. 1.3.10.1 on macOS Sequoia

[dacap]

Hi @perludum, here the issue is that tools are not changed with commands (there is no command execution when a tool is changed), so the situation is a little tricky.

What are you trying to achieve observing the tool change? Probably we can offer some other kind of event/workaround.

[perludum]

Thank you, @dacap, for the clarification.

I’ve created a custom toolbar, and my goal was to update it dynamically when the active tool changes, so it visually highlights the selected tool. However, I recently came across this related issue, which you’re already working on - exactly what I was looking for!

Since this feature is already in development, my request will likely become obsolete, so I’ll close this issue. Looking forward to the upcoming improvements - thank you for your time and support!