From 2c76d5465b5bc465f92ff1b80efdcdf19fc61ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MachinePainting <machinepainting@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:13:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add Text String node, fix Show Text display with JS

---
 README.md       | 13 ++++++----
 js/show_text.js | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 js/show_text.js

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43f4963..264fed2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 ---
 
-## Nodes (23 Total)
+## Nodes (24 Total)
 
 ### Color Adjustment
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 | **Boolean Master Switch** | Control multiple booleans from one switch for controlling multiple switches with one master switch node |
 | **Seed Lock** | Lock/unlock seed values with a toggle to lock the current seed vaule, opposed to the standard where the following run seed value is locked |
 | **Text Notes** | Add comments and documentation to your workflow for organization |
+| **Text String** | Simple text input node for passing strings to other nodes |
 | **Show Text** | Display and pass through text output from other nodes for debugging |
 
 (example)
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 - Optional title field
 - No inputs/outputs - purely organizational
 
+### Text String
+- Simple text input with multiline support
+- Outputs STRING for connecting to other nodes
+
 ### Show Text
 - Display text output from other nodes
 - Pass-through output for chaining
@@ -162,10 +167,8 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 ## Changelog
 
 ### v2.0.2
-- **New Nodes:** Text Notes, Show Text utility nodes
-- **Color Match Blend:** Added blend modes (normal, overlay, multiply, screen, soft light, hard light, color, luminosity, darken, lighten)
-- **Color Adjust Blend:** Reworked flow - color match → blend mode → RGB adjustments
-- **Selective Color Pro:** Fixed smooth color detection for natural-looking adjustments
+- **New Nodes:** Text Notes, Text String, Show Text utility nodes
+- **Organized Categories:** Nodes now grouped into subcategories (Color, Mask, Blend, Analysis, Util)
 
 ### v2.0.1
 Updated Node Settings, Resolved Display Issues, Fixed Several Node structures. 
diff --git a/js/show_text.js b/js/show_text.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75acc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/show_text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { app } from "../../../scripts/app.js";
+import { ComfyWidgets } from "../../../scripts/widgets.js";
+
+// Displays input text on a node
+app.registerExtension({
+	name: "MachinePaintingNodes.ShowText",
+	async beforeRegisterNodeDef(nodeType, nodeData, app) {
+		if (nodeData.name === "ShowText") {
+			function populate(text) {
+				if (this.widgets) {
+					const isConvertedWidget = +!!this.inputs?.[0].widget;
+					for (let i = isConvertedWidget; i < this.widgets.length; i++) {
+						this.widgets[i].onRemove?.();
+					}
+					this.widgets.length = isConvertedWidget;
+				}
+				const v = [...text];
+				if (!v[0]) {
+					v.shift();
+				}
+				for (let list of v) {
+					if (!(list instanceof Array)) list = [list];
+					for (const l of list) {
+						const w = ComfyWidgets["STRING"](this, "text_" + this.widgets?.length ?? 0, ["STRING", { multiline: true }], app).widget;
+						w.inputEl.readOnly = true;
+						w.inputEl.style.opacity = 0.6;
+						w.value = l;
+					}
+				}
+				requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+					const sz = this.computeSize();
+					if (sz[0] < this.size[0]) {
+						sz[0] = this.size[0];
+					}
+					if (sz[1] < this.size[1]) {
+						sz[1] = this.size[1];
+					}
+					this.onResize?.(sz);
+					app.graph.setDirtyCanvas(true, false);
+				});
+			}
+
+			const onExecuted = nodeType.prototype.onExecuted;
+			nodeType.prototype.onExecuted = function (message) {
+				onExecuted?.apply(this, arguments);
+				populate.call(this, message.text);
+			};
+
+			const VALUES = Symbol();
+			const configure = nodeType.prototype.configure;
+			nodeType.prototype.configure = function () {
+				this[VALUES] = arguments[0]?.widgets_values;
+				return configure?.apply(this, arguments);
+			};
+
+			const onConfigure = nodeType.prototype.onConfigure;
+			nodeType.prototype.onConfigure = function () {
+				onConfigure?.apply(this, arguments);
+				const widgets_values = this[VALUES];
+				if (widgets_values?.length) {
+					requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+						populate.call(this, widgets_values.slice(+(widgets_values.length > 1 && this.inputs?.[0].widget)));
+					});
+				}
+			};
+		}
+	},
+});