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Key: IDEA-12765
Type: Usability Problem Usability Problem
Status: Open Open
Assignee: Kirill Kalishev
Reporter: James Cooper
Votes: 0
Watchers: 2
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Add "Expand All Below" option to node context menu for all tree views.

Created: 15 May 07 15:33   Updated: 21 May 07 16:29
Component/s: User Interface

Environment: XP

Build: 6,951
Severity: Low


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It would be really useful if a tree node and all its children could be expanded in one action by right clicking on the node and selecting (a new) "Expand All Below" option. At present you have to click on the node and all its children (and their children...) in turn to expand them all, or you can click the "Expand All" button - but then you have to collapse all unwanted nodes.

I notice the lack of this in two main areas:

  • when wanting to browse all the TODOs in a particular package and all its subpackages
  • when wanting to see all files under a particular VCS changelist
    ... however, I am sure this would be very useful under all tree views.

The converse "Collapse All Below" option would probable be useful (and logical) also.



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Bas Leijdekkers - 21 May 07 16:21
The "Fully Expand Tree Node" action does this. By default it is mapped to keyboard shortcut Numpad+*. To collapse you can use Numpad+- or Cursor left.

James Cooper - 21 May 07 16:29
Ahaa, I didn't know there was an additional command for just expanding the selected node (the buttons on the tree views just expand/collapse the entire tree). It might be a good idea to add buttons for the node versions to the tree views, it would also be very useul (for me) to have shortcuts from the right-click menu. But if nobody else would want this then fair enough.

Many Thanks
James