Best way to replace a controlitem class in a project?

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Hi folks,
I have some big projects around
sometimes to build a controlitem or a websdk, I make a side project with just that element
to test and build only that element, often with an AI help.
But when the controlitem is ready, I have to place it back in the main project
if it is a module or methods it’s usually no problem
it is when it is a controlitem (or a webcontrolitem) that is already in some windows or webpages
sometimes it ends up with “?” in a square in all instances and I have to delete and instanciate them again.
I don’t think it’s normal behavior
Do I have to fill a bug report, or does anyone have found a way to do it properly ?
thanks.

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This has been Xojo behaviour since Realbasic times. A trick is to close the window containing the control, make the paste and then reopen the window.

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Text file source control handles this with ease.

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the main (big and old) projects are almost always binary format…