Show Me Text

ShowMeText

A simple ComfyUI custom node that takes a string input and displays it in a read-only text box within the node interface.

Overview

ShowMeText provides a clean, easy way to visualize text data within your ComfyUI workflows. Whether you're debugging prompts, reviewing generated text, or simply need to display string values, this node offers a convenient text display right inside your workflow.

Features

• Simple string input that displays in a text box
• Read-only display for safe text viewing
• Multi-line text support
• Clean, modern UI using Vue.js
• Multi-language support via vue-i18n

Installation

Method 1: ComfyUI Manager (Recommended)

1. Open ComfyUI Manager in your ComfyUI interface
2. Click "Install Custom Nodes"
3. Search for "ShowMeText"
4. Click Install

Method 2: ComfyUI Registry

Install via the ComfyUI Registry (if available).

Method 3: Manual Installation

1. Navigate to your ComfyUI custom nodes directory:

   cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/
   

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ShariqT/showmetext
   

3. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd showmetext
   

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

5. Build the frontend:

   npm run build
   

6. Restart ComfyUI or refresh the browser to load the node.

Requirements

• ComfyUI with Frontend version 1.24.4 or higher
• Node.js and npm (for manual installation)

Usage

Adding the Node

1. Right-click in the ComfyUI canvas
2. Navigate to text > Show Me Text
3. Click to add the node to your workflow

Node Inputs

| Input | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | text_input | STRING | The text string to display in the text box. Supports multi-line text. |

Node Outputs

| Output | Type | Description | |--------|------|-------------| | text | STRING | The same text that was input, passed through for use in downstream nodes. |

Example Workflow

[Text Prompt] ──> [Show Text Node] ──> [Other Nodes]
                      │
                      └──> Displays text in text box

1. Connect any node that outputs a string (like a Text Prompt node) to the text_input of the Show Text node
2. The text will automatically display in the node's text box
3. The text is also passed through to the output for use in other nodes

Development

If you want to modify this node:

1. Make your changes to the source files
2. Rebuild the project:

   npm run build
   

3. Refresh ComfyUI to see your changes

Project Structure

• ComfyUIFEExampleVueBasic.py - Python backend for the node
• src/components/VueExampleComponent.vue - Vue frontend component
• src/main.ts - Main entry point for the frontend
• locales/ - Translation files

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for improvements or have found bugs, feel free to:

• Open an issue
• Submit a pull request with proposed changes

License

GNU General Public License v3

Author

• Shariq Torres - [email protected]