Better nested cluster navigation

[thoult]

Big clusters... we've all needed to work with them.

Currently, to change from one cluster element in a bundle/unbundle, clicking on the element name brings up context menus with the hierarchical structure of the cluster...from the beginning. Say you want to move to the next element in a cluster at a certain level, you have to navigate all the way through the hierarchy. You could drag down and then rewire and delete, but that's still more effort than feels right.

How about changing the appearance and functionality of (un)bundle by name so that each section of the cluster name is a clickable link. Clicking on it would allow me to browse the hierarchy at that level, so click on the last element (currently Port) would show me the following option:

There's only one option at this level at the moment, but if I were to do the same on the Laser Settings section, it would drop down a menu with All Elements, <redacted section>, Laser Marker Mode and Laser Settings.

[Henrik_Volkers]

Nice idea.

How to handle short display names? 

[thoult]

When you say short display names, do you mean the Hide Full Names option?

I suppose a right click context menu option to Hide Full Hierarchy / Show Full Hierarchy could be similarly used.

[X.]

This sounds similar to the approach I was suggesting as an alternative to the design idea suggested here.

The only problem I see with it is with those "blank" elements in your cluster, or if you were to give the same name to two elements (both having children).