A few tips off the top of my head... For those out there who work on several different instances of developer studio...
Working lists are defined in <workspacedir>/WorkingListDefinition.xml It's a very easy to understand XML file. You can copy it between workspaces and machines to have your handy set of working lists available without recreating them manually. There's also the Switch Workspace command in the file menu. That's handy for when you have a few different focus areas. You can have a different set of working lists in each workspace. ---- Window->Preferences is something I don't look at often enough, but it's has a few options in there that are handy. Setting default permissions for objects saves all kinds of time and rarely needs to get changed. QBE match as well. I also uncheck the "All Views" options for screen objects so I can manage that myself. ---- One thing that had me going for a while was how to move objects around with the keyboard. When you have one selected, hit the period button (.). Once you've done that, you can use the arrow keys to reposition. For finer control, adjust the Keyboard Move Step Size in Window->Preferences. ---- And don't dismiss the built-in help. While there are some areas where it's a little thin, I'm almost always surprised at how helpful the help actually is. ---- When you have a lot of windows open, you can CTRL+SHIFT+E to pop up a switching utility that you can read all the names and select one. You can also hit the "Select Clean Editors" button and "Close Selected Editors" to close all of the objects that are saved. ---- And just for grins, try this. Ctrl+3, then type "New A" It will autocomplete and give you fast access to create a new active link. ---- I don't know when "Show Fields Not In View" button showed up on the outline list, but that has saved me tons of time. ---- And lastly, I use AutoHotKey <http://autohotkey.com> to remap my capslock key to CTRL. The three times a year I actually need caps lock, I can disable it temporarily, but you would be surprised how much of a difference a little change like that can make. Thanks, Steve On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Jason Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Happy March everybody. Here is a link to the main Dev Studio document on > the BMC Communities: Developer Studio Tips and > Tricks<https://communities.bmc.com/communities/docs/DOC-21662> > . > > We have more content that we'll be adding as well. If you have a tip or > trick add a comment to start a dialog or just go ahead and update the > appropriate document with your knowledge. > > Jason > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Jason Miller <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Ok, ok. This Dev Studio Tips and Trick topic keeps coming up. It is >> like being able to use this tool efficiently is important to people :) >> >> We were emailing off list earlier this evening and sharing some of our >> most recent discoveries. Guess it is only fair we let everybody in. >> >> Joe/Rod, let's set a date. This way we don't just keep saying it is >> coming (it has been 3 months already). Is it fair to say we'll publish >> before the end of Feb? That is a bit over a month. Maybe we >> can under-promise and over deliver (at with a ver. 1). >> >> Jason >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It is in the RUG2012 downloads page (which I think is only accessible to >>> those that have access to it - participants). Now that you ask where, I >>> don't think we have anything ready in the Dev Community as yet. Jason was >>> our anchorman with whatever we were collecting so I'll need to circle >>> back >>> with him - maybe its not yet up there as we were still adding content to >>> the >>> document as it was not ready for use without the backup of a live >>> presentation. >>> >>> What we had was good enough for use during a live presentation. >>> >>> So wait up on Jason to reply to this one. I'm not sure where we are at >>> this >>> point. >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ashcraft, Roy W CTR USAF AFWA >>> 2 >>> SYOS/SYOE >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:21 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Keyboard Shortcuts in Developer Studio >>> >>> Don't suppose you could point me towards where that might be kept? >>> Thanks, >>> Roy >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe D'Souza >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:55 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Keyboard Shortcuts in Developer Studio >>> >>> ---------------------- Information from the mail header >>> ----------------------- >>> Sender: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Poster: Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> >>> Organization: Shyle Networks >>> Subject: Re: Keyboard Shortcuts in Developer Studio >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- >>> >>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >>> >>> ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF971.4CCC98F0 >>> Content-Type: text/plain; >>> charset="us-ascii" >>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>> >>> Look for our (Jason Miller, Rod Harris & myself - with some help from >>> Susan >>> Palmer and others) Tips and Tricks on the Dev Studio. We have enlisted >>> some >>> known keyboard shortcuts there. We had a presentation done on RUG 2012, >>> and >>> it should be up there. We intend to continually update this and possibly >>> host a similar presentation next RUG 2013 too.. >>> >>> >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> >>> >>> _____ >>> >>> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ashcraft, Roy W CTR USAF AFWA >>> 2 >>> SYOS/SYOE >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:06 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Keyboard Shortcuts in Developer Studio >>> >>> >>> >>> We've recently upgraded to 8.0 and are just starting to use the developer >>> studio for the first time. Is there any way to configure or define >>> keyboard >>> shortcuts in the developer studio? This would be especially useful for >>> guide >>> configuration as the devstudio is far more mouse intensive than the old >>> administrator tool. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Roy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> //SIGNED// >>> >>> ROY ASHCRAFT, Contractor, 2 SOS/SYOE >>> >>> Remedy ARS Support, SAIC >>> >>> (402) 294-8225, DSN 271-8225 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________ >>> ___ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org >>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" >>> >>> ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF971.4CCC98F0 >>> Content-Type: text/html; >>> charset="us-ascii" >>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>> >>> ** >>> <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = >>> xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = >>> xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = >>> xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"; >>> xmlns:ns0=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml";> >>> >>> <head> >>> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = >>> charset=3Dus-ascii"> >>> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> >>> <!--[if !mso]> >>> <style> >>> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>> o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>> w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>> .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>> </style> >>> <![endif]--> >>> <style> >>> <!--a:link >>> {mso-style-priority:99;} >>> span.MSOHYPERLINK >>> {mso-style-priority:99;} >>> a:visited >>> {mso-style-priority:99;} >>> span.MSOHYPERLINKFOLLOWED >>> {mso-style-priority:99;} >>> >>> /* Font Definitions */ >>> @font-face >>> {font-family:Tahoma; >>> panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} >>> @font-face >>> {font-family:Calibri; >>> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} >>> /* Style Definitions */ >>> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal >>> {margin:0in; >>> margin-bottom:.0001pt; >>> font-size:11.0pt; >>> font-family:Calibri;} >>> a:link, span.MsoHyperlink >>> {color:blue; >>> text-decoration:underline;} >>> a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed >>> {color:purple; >>> text-decoration:underline;} >>> span.EmailStyle17 >>> {mso-style-type:personal; >>> font-family:Calibri; >>> color:windowtext;} >>> span.EmailStyle18 >>> {mso-style-type:personal-reply; >>> font-family:Arial; >>> color:navy;} >>> @page Section1 >>> {size:8.5in 11.0in; >>> margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} >>> div.Section1 >>> {page:Section1;} >>> --> >>> </style> >>> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> >>> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> >>> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> >>> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> >>> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> >>> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> >>> </head> >>> >>> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> >>> >>> <div class=3DSection1> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = >>> style=3D'font-size: >>> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Look for our (Jason Miller, Rod = >>> Harris >>> & myself – with some help from Susan Palmer and others) Tips = >>> and >>> Tricks on the Dev Studio. We have enlisted some known keyboard shortcuts >>> = >>> there. >>> We had a presentation done on RUG 2012, and it should be up there. We = >>> intend to >>> continually update this and possibly host a similar presentation next = >>> RUG 2013 >>> too..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = >>> style=3D'font-size: >>> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = >>> style=3D'font-size: >>> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = >>> style=3D'font-size: >>> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <div> >>> >>> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font = >>> size=3D3 >>> face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> >>> >>> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> >>> >>> </span></font></div> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >>> font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font = >>> size=3D2 >>> face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> = >>> Action Request >>> System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] <b><span >>> style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ashcraft, Roy W CTR = >>> USAF AFWA >>> 2 SYOS/SYOE<br> >>> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January = >>> 23, 2013 >>> 10:06 AM<br> >>> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> = >>> [email protected]<br> >>> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Keyboard = >>> Shortcuts in >>> Developer Studio</span></font><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = >>> Roman"><span >>> style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New = >>> Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> </div> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>We’ve >>> recently upgraded to 8.0 and are just starting to use the developer = >>> studio for >>> the first time. Is there any way to configure or define keyboard = >>> shortcuts in >>> the developer studio? This would be especially useful for guide = >>> configuration >>> as the devstudio is far more mouse intensive than the old administrator = >>> tool.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Roy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>//SIGNED//<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>ROY >>> ASHCRAFT, Contractor, 2 SOS/SYOE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Remedy >>> ARS Support, SAIC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>(402) >>> 294-8225, DSN 271-8225<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><a >>> href=3D"mailto:[email protected]";> >>> [email protected]= >>> .mil</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DCalibri><span = >>> style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >>> >>> </div> >>> >>> </body> >>> >>> </html> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF971.4CCC98F0-- >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________ >>> ___ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org >>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org >>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" >>> >> >> > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
