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ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

davedoesgis — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:32:29 GMT

99.99999999% of the time I open the maps folder in ArcGIS Pro's Catalog view, the very next thing I want to do is open a map. When I double-click on a map object, please make the default action to open it. Showing me a list of layers in it is something I pretty much NEVER need to see, but I end up there at least twice a week while trying to open a map.

NOTE: The Catalog pane (the smaller dockable palette) opens the map via double-click. Can we make the Catalog view do the same thing?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

ThomasColson — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:29:19 GMT

I upvoted, with the caveat that I'd still like the ability to see whats in the map without opening, perhaps moving that to right-click view layers, and assign dbl-click to open.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

BenVan_Kesteren1 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:58:58 GMT

I 100% of the time want my map to OPEN when I double click on it, I have never had the need to view its layers direct from catalog, but I do like the idea of being able to 'view layers' by way of a right click option, that was a good suggestion by Thomas Colson‌

This is what happens to me at least once a day, and it drives me mad:

Us windows users (and I am guessing its the same for Mac?) have come acustomed to double clicking a file in Windows Explorer, and that file opening in its native software, I think we should be able to expect that the same thing happens within the Pro catalog view?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

BenVan_Kesteren1 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:59:49 GMT

I just noticed this idea has a status of 'reviewed', and seeing as there is no comment from an ESRI rep, does this mean it has been reviewed and declined? What does 'reviewed with no comment' mean?

Double-clicking a map in catalog view should open it

wayfaringrob — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:32:36 GMT

I am aware that this may be a "feature" to some but I suspect that most find it an annoyance: double clicking a map in a catalog view or the catalog view's TOC does not open the map. It opens a view listing the layers contained in the map, which may be useful to have as an option, but runs counterintuitively to the way double-clicking works elsewhere in the application. Double clicking other items, such as layouts, opens the layout, and double-clicking a map in the catalog pane does actually open the map - the opposite of what happens in the catalog view. For these reasons, and my assumption that most people when navigating to a map are trying to open it rather than view its contents, I would really prefer double clicking to just open the map. I am always accidentally opening that list of layers. It's currently R click > Open to actually get it to open, which could be replaced with a "View Layers" command or something.

Re: Double-clicking a map in catalog view should open it

jcarlson — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:00:50 GMT

I would agree that this behavior should be consistent across the View / Pane and across different item types.

Re: Double-clicking a map in catalog view should open it

Anonymous User — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 22:05:44 GMT

In general, it is strange that the catalog view and catalog pane have different functionalities at all. I am glad that it is at least all in one application this time around.

Re: Double-clicking a map in catalog view should open it

Marie_Ducharme — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:41:49 GMT

TOTALLY!!!!!! Double-clicking a map (or a layout) listed in the Catalog View should open the said item.

Re: Double-clicking a map in catalog view should open it

wayfaringrob — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:47:32 GMT

Really, what is the point of this view? Can somebody explain what they use it for? You literally can't do anything with the contents. Double clicking does nothing. Right clicking does nothing. Dragging to a map - perhaps the only thing I might want to actually use this for - does nothing, gives an error even. Geography cannot be previewed. Table cannot be previewed. Contents cannot be renamed, removed, copied, or moved. Was the sole purpose to frustrate??

I understand that the developers have other things to do, but my god, Pro should not feel like a beta over 7 years in. I feel like every day I find another basic functionality that is missing or broken.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it - Status changed to: Under Consideration

NaicongLi — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:23:38 GMT

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

AmeliaBradshaw — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:52:42 GMT

Hello @wayfaringrob ,

Thank you for posting this Idea! Your Idea was requesting the same thing as this existing Idea, so I have merged the two together. The kudos are merged as well, but I ask you to give a kudos for this Idea, so your vote is counted as well.

Thank you,

Amelia

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

wayfaringrob — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:54:35 GMT

@AmeliaBradshaw oops! Good find. Thanks!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

AmeliaBradshaw — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:56:15 GMT

You're very welcome @wayfaringrob ! All credit to @NaicongLi for catching this!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

NaicongLi — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:32:49 GMT

Hi @wayfaringrob ,

Regarding your comment above about what you can do with map layers in a Catalog view... You can’t manage map layers in the Catalog pane or the Catalog view at this time. You can only manage them—copy/paste or drag/drop to a new map—from one map’s Contents pane to another map. This is why we don’t show a map's content anywhere except in the Catalog view.

However, we must be able to show map layers and tables in the Catalog view so that you can view and edit full metadata for them to support specific data publishing workflows. For situations where metadata and publishing are not your primary concern, we will be giving you the option to optionally have the Catalog view work in the same manner as the Catalog pane when you double-click a map.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

wayfaringrob — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:37:39 GMT

@NaicongLi This whole interface exists for the sole purpose of metadata? Isn't that accessible within the map?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

NaicongLi — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:50:49 GMT

Hi @wayfaringrob ,

Only a minimal amount of metadata is available in the Properties dialog box for a map, map layers, and tables in a map. However, full standards-based metadata can only be viewed in the Catalog view and edited in the metadata editor. The full range of metadata operations are only available from the Catalog view, including operations like importing an organizational template with standard legal information, synchronizing metadata content with a dataset’s properties, and so on. Besides these metadata related operations, the Catalog view also allows you to review spatial datasets and tables.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

wayfaringrob — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:39:47 GMT

@NaicongLi--

Besides these metadata related operations, the Catalog view also allows you to review spatial datasets and tables.

No, this does not seem true.

Hopefully this is implemented soon. I am constantly ending up in this useless window, and it's beyond frustrating.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Catalog view: Double click on Map to open it

NaicongLi — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:37:02 GMT

Hi @wayfaringrob,

The Geography and Table tabs in the Catalog view are useful for previewing spatial datasets and tables, for example:

Many users find it useful to preview a data item before adding it to a map.

From your screenshots, it seems you were trying to preview map layers, which is not what the current functionality is designed to do. If you would like to preview map layers, please enter a separate idea for it.

Thanks for your feedback.