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prettypwnie

Quickdrop Shift Double Click To Insert/Replace

Status: New

Here is my idea:

 

When searching for something in quick drop, you should be able to press shift and double click on an item and have it either insert it onto current wire(s) or replace the current node.

QD idea.png

 

Background: I usually either use a shortcut for the exact thing I'm looking for or else use the arrow keys to navigate down to it and then press ctl+p or ctl+i. But in some cases I am trying to insert or replace a node I don't use often and it might be near the bottom of the list. It's more convenient to use the mouse to click on it rather than a bunch of down arrow presses. But then I have to move my hand back to the keyboard to do ctl+p or ctl+i, which is not convenient. It would be nice if I could just press shift or some other modifier and double click and it would automatically insert or replace (I think it could figure out which to do by context).

 

Edit: I realized that the shift key already means something because it modifies how the insert works (whether to insert on each wire or onto both wires). Therefore I would propose a different modifier key, like alt+double click inserts or replaces, and shift+alt+double click inserts or replaces with shift modifier.

 

3 Comments
wiebe@CARYA
Knight of NI

Wouldn't you still need to move your hand to press the shift key? I'm confused...

prettypwnie
Active Participant

Hmm I guess you are right that the shift key does also require keyboard. But it doesn't really require to move my hands since my left hand always stays on the keyboard while my right hand is on mouse, but I need two hands for shift+letter combinations. So I guess I could just change the ctl+p and ctl+i shortcuts to something right next to shift like x and z and then I could press with only left hand.

 

I still like my idea though. But maybe that's just because shift double click is the way class method browser works and it confused my brain to have that not work in quick drop.

wiebe@CARYA
Knight of NI

I use the left or right shift key, depending on which one is closer to the required key Smiley Wink. (EDIT: I have to admit the right one is harder with the left hand and vice versa.)

 

Maybe AutoHotKey is capable of pressing CTRL+I when the QD is shown and you double click, or press another key?