New keyboard shortcut: Alt + double-click to open Properties in Project Explorer (similar to Windows File Explorer gesture)

[Petru_Tarabuta]

In Windows File Explorer, Alt + double-click on a file or folder pops up that item's Properties page. It is equivalent to right-clicking and selecting Properties. This is a useful, time-saving keyboard shortcut/gesture.

The same keyboard shortcut/gesture should work in the Project Explorer. Executing the shortcut would pop up the Properties window of whichever item was double-clicked on.

The shortcut should work for lvclass and lvlib items, VIs, and CTLs (and possibly other item types too). For lvclass and lvlib items the Properties window would appear. For VIs and CTLs the VI Properties window would appear (equivalent to Ctrl + I).

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Thanks

[fefepeto_kb]

And while at this topic, it would also be nice to add context menu keyboard shortcuts. Sorry I don't recall their proper name, but I would love to use right click, R to open the properties. The same goes for the rest of the menu items that have a common use in other environments, like Windows, MS Office etc.

[wiebe@CARYA]

I'm still waiting for CTRL+double click to open a VI's diagram...

Guess they could do that in one go. How hard can it be?

[fefepeto_kb]

>How hard can it be?

I bet it is on par with making the compiler multi threaded. 😄

Just kidding here, but I think it was a separate idea, which might be worth linking here: "CTRL + Double Click" on a VI in project windows should open the VI Block Diagram. - NI Community