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Is there a new keyboard shortcut for adding a block comment in rules designer in 17.2? ("Ctrl+Shift+/" doesn't work anymore in 17.2)

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"Ctrl+Shift+/" to add a block comment in expression and interface rules stopped working in 17.2. Is there a new keyboard shortcut for achieving this. "Ctrl+/" just toggles selected text to a comment. If selected text spread across multiple lines, "Ctrl+/" toggles individual lines explicitly to comment instead of commenting out the entire block.

"Ctrl+Shift+/" used to work in "17.1-" and was very helpful. Please suggest.

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    In 17.1 and prior versions, any keyboard shortcuts that were not listed in the documentation were not supported (see docs.appian.com/.../Expressions.html for a full list). All keyboard shortcuts on that list were preserved and many more were added in 17.2.

    That said, this would be a good enhancement so I'll put it on the backlog for future consideration. I am curious as to why the comment shortcut that is in 17.2 is not sufficient, though. Is it simply a personal preference of not wanting the comments on separate lines, or have you noticed an actual difference in behavior? Thanks for the feedback!

  • 0 in reply to Alison Montemayor
    Shortcuts, in general, are Appian's biggest weakness, in my opinion. The few that are available in the expression editor are nice, but productivity doesn't start and stop at expression design. Personally, I use shortcuts for the majority of programs and applications, including the OS. In some cases, I don't even know the traditional method of performing an operation (usually clicking through a plethora of menus), because I only know the keyboard shortcuts to access it. Anything that doesn't support shortcuts, frankly, slows me down and reduces my productivity. This is the category that Appian occupies, at the moment. Shortcuts are much needed in the areas of Application Design, Navigation, and, without a doubt, process model design. Dragging and dropping is a slow and inefficient process.

    In software design, it is important to be consistent throughout the whole platform. For example, when using Microsoft Office, the scenario isn't that Word supports shortcuts and Excel doesn't, or even more appropos, table design feature isn't the only feature that supports shortcuts in a given Office product. The whole platform supports shortcuts.

    Anyway, just my two cents.
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  • 0 in reply to Alison Montemayor
    Shortcuts, in general, are Appian's biggest weakness, in my opinion. The few that are available in the expression editor are nice, but productivity doesn't start and stop at expression design. Personally, I use shortcuts for the majority of programs and applications, including the OS. In some cases, I don't even know the traditional method of performing an operation (usually clicking through a plethora of menus), because I only know the keyboard shortcuts to access it. Anything that doesn't support shortcuts, frankly, slows me down and reduces my productivity. This is the category that Appian occupies, at the moment. Shortcuts are much needed in the areas of Application Design, Navigation, and, without a doubt, process model design. Dragging and dropping is a slow and inefficient process.

    In software design, it is important to be consistent throughout the whole platform. For example, when using Microsoft Office, the scenario isn't that Word supports shortcuts and Excel doesn't, or even more appropos, table design feature isn't the only feature that supports shortcuts in a given Office product. The whole platform supports shortcuts.

    Anyway, just my two cents.
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