# "Animation to Play" dropdown automatically selects first item **URL:** \ **Category:** UI\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, UI, question\ **Created:** [March 11, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-to-play-dropdown-automatically-selects-first-item/310413 "2015-03-11T00:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kgamble](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@kgamble](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/kgamble)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-to-play-dropdown-automatically-selects-first-item/310413/1 "2015-03-11T00:00:23Z")
While working on a behavior tree I’ve encountered some frustrating behavior for the Play Animation task when selecting which animation to play. When I open the Animation to Play dropdown it sometimes decides to automatically select the first item. I’ve found that the drop down opens on a mouse down event while it selects on a mouse up event, so if you hold left mouse for two long (less than half a second) it just selects whatever the mouse is on when it opens. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_759e5c3a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_759e5c3a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_759e5c3a)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-to-play-dropdown-automatically-selects-first-item/310413/2 "2015-03-12T20:23:41Z")
Hi , I am testing this and attempting to reproduce it on my machine, but I am getting different results. I have made a “Play Animation” behavior tree task node and have some animations loaded into my project. When I click and release on the dropdown arrow for “Animation to Play” the menu appears as expected, where I can click again on an animation to choose it. I tried clicking and not letting go until I moved the cursor over an animation, but nothing was selected when I let go. Does this sound like the same workflow? Also, which version of UE4 are you working with? I am in 4.7.2 binary (launcher version), are you using that version or a different one? If you want, maybe a screenshot could help. Let me know if I am misunderstanding the steps or if I missed something. Thanks! Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![kgamble](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@kgamble](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/kgamble)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-to-play-dropdown-automatically-selects-first-item/310413/3 "2015-03-12T21:08:17Z")
I’m using 4.7.2 binary as well. It doesn’t seem to occur for me when I have the mouse hovered over an actual animation asset when I let go (hadn’t actually tested that before), only when it’s over something in the “Create New Asset” (eg Animation Montage) or “Current Asset” section (eg Clear). I only noticed because Animation Montage seems to be the one my mouse is always over when the dropdown opens. ![33912-selectmouseup.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/0/0/1003cbd8a35798d242edeb6c6f69a78ef675ccdb.png) While double checking this I found similar behavior when selecting which Blackboard the BT is using in the details panel when you don’t have a node selected. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_759e5c3a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_759e5c3a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_759e5c3a)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-to-play-dropdown-automatically-selects-first-item/310413/4 "2015-03-13T22:50:29Z")
Hi , I see what you mean now and was able to reproduce it. I have filed a bug report (UE-11852) for the issue. Please let us know if you encounter any other unexpected behavior. Cheers!