In complicated experiments I often need to use the Data Browser a lot to keep track of things and to switch between different folders, but it tends to get buried. How about an option in the browser preferences to keep it floating above all other windows?
I am also using the Data Browser a lot (always) and would recommend to add also a more sensible shortcut to bring it to front, i.e. Ctrl+B (if it is not occupied yet, but if i am not mistaken it is). I know that it is possible to add a shortcut like Ctrl+1 already, but I think that the Data Browser should have one of its own by default. On the other hand, I am not fond of the floating window option since it will always occupy a certain amount of screen space, so if you implement the floating window for the Data Browser then only as an on/off option, please.
Also on the wish list for Igor 7 is the ability to allow shortcut key combinations for menu items to be user-configurable. If that's implemented, then even if the Data Browser didn't have a default shortcut key, you would be able to set one for it.
The ability to make the data browser stay on top, if implemented, would be an option and probably would be disabled by default.
The ability to make the data browser stay on top, if implemented, would be an option and probably would be disabled by default.
Absolutely. When someone else decides that I want a window to float, they are usually wrong, and a floating window I don't want can be extremely annoying.
You can make your own shortcuts, like Ctrl+1 on Windows (this is Cmd+1 on Mac), etc. for different IGOR (normal or menu) commands.
For example if you put the following code in a procedure, this makes a new menu "Test" with the menu item "Bring DataBrowser to Front" wih the shortcut Ctrl+8 (Cmd+8).
Menu"Test" "Bring DataBrowser to Front/8",/Q, CreateBrowser End
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Another vote for ctrl/cmd+B (or anything else vaguely memorable and not already assigned to making text bold) as a default shortcut, rather than having to create your own shortcut with the workaround suggested above.
I just tried setting a Keyboard shortcut on the Mac via System Preferences to access the Data Browser. Even though the keystroke shows in the menu command, it does not invoke the Data Browser. Can anyone test this as to whether this is a bug?
MacOS 10.6.x with latest Igor Pro.
EDIT:
Never mind -- it was that I used ^B (control-B), and I forgot that Igor on Mac passes the control characters straight through. All works with option-command-B instead.
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J. J. Weimer
Chemistry / Chemical & Materials Engineering, UAHuntsville
March 9, 2011 at 12:23 pm - Permalink
March 10, 2011 at 08:56 am - Permalink
The ability to make the data browser stay on top, if implemented, would be an option and probably would be disabled by default.
March 10, 2011 at 11:56 am - Permalink
Absolutely. When someone else decides that I want a window to float, they are usually wrong, and a floating window I don't want can be extremely annoying.
March 10, 2011 at 12:14 pm - Permalink
Is there a "less sensible" shortcut in Igor 6?
September 29, 2011 at 02:44 am - Permalink
You can make your own shortcuts, like Ctrl+1 on Windows (this is Cmd+1 on Mac), etc. for different IGOR (normal or menu) commands.
For example if you put the following code in a procedure, this makes a new menu "Test" with the menu item "Bring DataBrowser to Front" wih the shortcut Ctrl+8 (Cmd+8).
"Bring DataBrowser to Front/8",/Q, CreateBrowser
End
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Gregor
September 29, 2011 at 06:28 am - Permalink
Another vote for ctrl/cmd+B (or anything else vaguely memorable and not already assigned to making text bold) as a default shortcut, rather than having to create your own shortcut with the workaround suggested above.
January 23, 2012 at 03:12 pm - Permalink
MacOS 10.6.x with latest Igor Pro.
EDIT:
Never mind -- it was that I used ^B (control-B), and I forgot that Igor on Mac passes the control characters straight through. All works with option-command-B instead.
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J. J. Weimer
Chemistry / Chemical & Materials Engineering, UAHuntsville
February 16, 2012 at 02:37 pm - Permalink