ALT? + AUTO-Detach & Reconnect: Time to Make This Official in Blender 5.0

Currently, Blender supports an excellent node interaction: When you drag a node out of a chain, it can auto-detach, and the remaining sockets reconnect as if the node was never there.

The issue is:

• This operator has no default shortcut assigned.
• It does not appear in the status bar (unlike Alt — Node Attachment (Off)).
• Users have to manually assign a key (e.g. W) just to make it accessible.
• This leads to confusion — many users don’t even realize the feature exists.

🔧 Suggestions:

1. Assign a default shortcut to the "detach and reconnect" operator (e.g. Alt, Alt+Ctrl, or W).
2. Show its name and shortcut in the status bar during node dragging.
3. Ideally, include a toggle in Preferences to customize this interaction.

Blender 5.0 would be the best moment to introduce this update. Right now is the perfect time to make it happen. It’s a small usability tweak that would greatly improve node workflow clarity.