Drag items from Contents Pane to open attribute Table
Thanks @AlfredBaldenweck Can you provide some more details and screenshots around "Especially if by dragging you could control which set of tabs it goes into when it opens; that'd be really useful and prevent a lot of shuffling if you don't have the right set of tabs selected when opening the table." ?
Currently, if I drag a layer from (one map's) contents pane onto another map, it adds that layer to the other map. Are you trying to open the attribute table from one map in another map, or trying to open all attribute tables together in a group of attribute tables? Could you provide some explanation and screenshots? Thanks
Of course; thank you for your continued engagement.
I'm thinking more of opening several attribute tables at once, although I think my suggested solution would cover a variety of use-cases.
I recently found myself doing a lot of work which involved my screen looking something like this.
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| Image ID: A screenshot of ArcGIS Pro, with the Contents Pane on the left. The workspace is divided into four squares of roughly equal size. The upper left square contains an active map, while the other squares contain one or two tabs of Attribute Tables. Two tab groups are located in the lower left square, which is bisected horizontally. |
Currently, opening an attribute table through clicking (or Ctrl+T, etc.) will open the table in the most recent set of tabs, ignoring the open map's tab group. It will have no problem opening in the same tab group as an inactive map.
After doing some thinking, my enhancement request is kind of a two-pronged solution:
- Dragging an item from the Contents Pane onto its own map causes the attribute table to open in the last tab group you were in.
- Dragging a layer from the Contents Pane to a tab group turns it into that blue tab preview that you get when moving panes around, allowing you to dock it wherever you want.
Image ID: An almost identical screenshot of ArcGIS Pro, showing a large, semi-transparent, blue rectangle in the lower left quadrant where the user is in the process of docking a tab. - I think to maintain the current functionality of adding the layers to another map, if the map is open and visible, you'd have to drag up to the tab bar to open the table,
but if a table is open, you could just drag directly onto it.
- I think to maintain the current functionality of adding the layers to another map, if the map is open and visible, you'd have to drag up to the tab bar to open the table,
- I don't really have a good idea for opening it as a free-floating window. Perhaps dragging it up to the ribbon?
Thanks again
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