Bug 208589 - Key shortcuts F3 and F4 should work in Variables view to open type / hierarchy
Summary: Key shortcuts F3 and F4 should work in Variables view to open type / hierarchy
Status: ASSIGNED
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Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Debug (show other bugs)
Version: 3.3.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-Debug-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2007-11-02 12:55 EDT by Kevin Bracey CLA
Modified: 2008-04-28 16:52 EDT (History)
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Description Kevin Bracey CLA 2007-11-02 12:55:38 EDT 
It would be very helpful if you could use F3 and F4 to open a variable's type definition and display its type hierarchy in the variables view. In every other context I can think of where a type name is displayed, these short-cuts work. The variables view is an awkward exception.

There is clearly the ambiguity between declared type and actual type to consider. I would vote for the default to be F3/F4 for actual type and you could use Shift+F3/F4 for declared type. It should be possible for a user to modify this in the general keys preferences though.