Ship Quick Drop Object Shortcuts with LabVIEW

[Darren]

In my daily work, I'd guess that over 90% of the time I drop something with Quick Drop, I use an object shortcut name ('cs' for Case Structure, 'rn' for Property Node, etc.):

You can configure object shortcuts by clicking the Configure button in the Quick Drop window. I've often suggested that people download and use my Quick Drop Palette Object Shortcuts for Right-Handed Developers to be able to drop most objects without ever having to move the left hand from the keyboard and the right hand from the mouse.

But in order for you to benefit from having object shortcuts, you either need to (1) create your own or (2) download mine from the link above. Neither of these options are particularly discoverable, nor do they make it easy to get started with the feature.

I propose that NI start shipping a pre-defined set of Quick Drop object shortcuts with LabVIEW so that everybody can have access to them from the start.

[crossrulz]

Another reason I keep fresh copies of my LabVIEW.ini files.  If you do this, make sure there is a help page documenting what the default shortcuts are.

[EWiebe]

Good Idea.

I have also a suggestion to quick drop (I did not want to start a new Idea) :

If you select an item in quick drop box, it should show in quick help (CTRL+H) the standard short information about this item:

- Connector Pane

- short description

This would be very helpful

BR

EW

[Darren]

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@EWiebe wrote:

Good Idea.

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Thanks! Please kudo my good idea. 🙂

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@EWiebe wrote:

If you select an item in quick drop box, it should show in quick help (CTRL+H) the standard short information about this item.

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This idea has already been posted here. Please go kudo that one, too.

[garrettmarsh]

Great idea. If this happens, I'd imagine there needs to be a set of left-handed shortcuts, as well.

[Manzolli]

Would be nice have an official set from NI and alternatives from others. Kudos!

[taper]

I mouse left handed but still use the right hand shortcuts.

1. Standarize

2. Left side of keyboard has more useful letters.

[Brett_J]

I would prefer to have Quick Drop use a search ranking. This way the commonly used functions would start to populate at the top of the list. So for example if inserting file open very frequently when typing 'f' that would be the first item in the list.

Like this idea. This way the list would populate based on the functions I use more frequently eliminating the need to learn so many different shortcuts.

[Darren]

Brett_J: I agree that a search ranking that prioritizes based on frequency of dropped items would be a good idea, I have actually prototyped this, so hopefully we'll see it in a future LabVIEW version. However, I don't think that this eliminates the need for shortcuts. One of the primary benefits of my shortcuts is that almost all of them can be typed with the left hand only...this allows me to drop items without having to move my left hand from the keyboard, and my right hand from the mouse. This benefit, coupled with Quick Drop's ability to drop an item directly where the mouse is clicked (this is called "Super Quick Drop"), makes object shortcuts the absolute fastest way to drop items with Quick Drop.

[JCC_(SK)]

I would be happier when LabVIEW will be ship with all your "Quick Drop Palette Object Shortcuts for Right-Handed Developers" shortcut :-)

[Hooovahh]

I made a couple of VIs that Add quick drop shortcuts, but don't overwrite them if they are taken.  I also made a VI for removing them.  Of course I set the default to be a modified version of Darren's right handed developer ones.  Just run the Add VI and it should add them all.

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-42226

As mentioned it is easy to add this to a VIPM package so installing the package sets up your QD or other environment settings.