Change shortcut for Boolean from O to B in data type dropdown
Shortcut for Boolean Data Type in Geometry Nodes is O :
It would make much more sense if it was B for Boolean
For most, probably for all the users, Boolean is way more commonly used than Byte Color. Personally I have never used Byte Color, but I use Booleans almost all of my GN trees.
Semantically, B for Boolean would make sense.
O is out from reach for the left hand. So you have to move your left hand, or right hand.
If Byte Color was for example Y, it would be closer to left hand than O, if someone would like to use hotkey for that.
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afaik currently Mnemonics are assigned automatically and cannot be manually changed.
Yes, I find that out and delved a bit deeper on the topic and this seems to be more complicated issue. On hindsighth I find my request a bit naive.
I mean, if there was option to change those mnemonics, changing it like You proposed would be logical and nice change.
Also having combustibility(/preferred) shortcut would be great, just not easy change. When i do custom menu (eg writing addon or via pie menu editor) i usually name it "[X] Name" when i wanna have it under "X".
Personally I would rename color attributes to "Color Float" and "Color Byte". as a side effect "Boolean" will get the "B" shortcut
This is an interesting proposition. I wonder what devs would think about it. I do see that there might be at least some opposition in changing names cause of short cuts.
Also I understood from dev forums that auto accelerator key system may be updated at some point, so interest of "hacking" the old system might be low.
This is now fixed! projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/146722