Open second tool from history "as new tab" in GP pane (similar to 'add another tool')

[wayfaringrob]

I sometimes am configuring a tool when I realize I need to go back and re-run another tool. It is helpful to pull that previous tool from my GP history so I can just make the tweak and get on with it, but unfortunately the only way to do so is to knock out the tool you have going. Opening something from GP History replaces the active GP tool in the GP pane, losing any parameters you've set. A R click --> Open as additional tool (or similarly worded) from the history pane would be a fantastic addition for this workflow.

[AlfredBaldenweck]

Gosh yes. This would be a game changer.

It's currently available in the geoprocessing pane (which to be honest I never think of using), but for custom toolboxes, having it also available as a right-click would be a lot more efficient.

[wayfaringrob]

@AlfredBaldenweckYeah, ArcMap never had this problem whatsoever. It would be better if GP tools just opened as their own windows and toolbox would be toolbox again. I don't like the way help works now either. The whole hovering over a tiny target thing is annoying.

[MargaretCrawford]

Maybe rather than a separate option, we could consider changing the default behavior when you open a tool from history. 

[BBicking1]

Hello @wayfaringrob, Hello @AlfredBaldenweck,

If I read your request correctly, Open a tool from History while another tool is open, the following steps ought to work...                                   please correct me if I'm wrong

• click Open Another Tool from the tool you're working on, 
• open the History pane,
• dblClick the tool you want to rerun;
• see it open in the GP pane
• and
• see it added to the Open Another Tool list,
• where the tool, you worked on before, is also listed
• tweak the params
• rerun
• from the OpenAnother Tool list, return to the tool you worked on before

In my case, I worked on CreateFC,  clicked Open Another Tool, opened the History tab, dblClicked Export Features,

which opened in the GP pane, ready to tweak params, and rerun. Then, returned from the Open Another Tool to CreateFC, finished param settings there, run it.

[wayfaringrob]

@BBicking1  I'm sure it works, but I'd hope to see something more intuitive and less convoluted.