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Petru_Tarabuta

New gesture: Alt + double-click on front panel element should open the Properties page

Status: New

Currently the fastest way to open the Properties page of a front panel element (control, indicator, decoration) is right-click >> Properties.

 

Holding down a modifier key (Alt, Ctrl, Shift, or a combination of these) while double-clicking on the front panel element would be quicker.

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Notes

  • Opening the properties page of front panel elements is a common, repetitive task, especially when creating complex UIs where the size, colours, display format, data entry limits need to be changed.
  • Ideally the gesture would work on block diagram terminals too.
  • This idea is very similar to New keyboard shortcut: Alt + double-click to open Properties in Project Explorer. The difference is that this idea addresses opening the Properties page of front panel elements, whereas that idea addresses project items.