Shortcut key for "Select Type ..."

[ngong]

I wonder whether it would be possible to have shortcut keys supporting the selection of a datatype.
We usually define our set of Primitive datatypes where all other types are based on.
That means, we never use int, boolean, byte, char,  double, float, long, ... as provided by EA in the pulldown of Type - e.g. when defining an Attribute or a Parameter.

Currently I have to click 4 times: pulldown, Select Type ..., Search, in Find field,
than type first letters of the datatype I am looking for (one out of ~1000), click Find, make Element column wider, select my datatype, click OK

That is too much! Any saved click or keystroke counts in productivity.

Do you know any more productive way to select a type? E.g. how to customize the Type pulldown? Or a shortcut to a query listing most used types? Or a shortcut to a list of recently introduced types? Or a to a custom query?

[Geert Bellekens]

Hi, you can start typing something in the type field and then press Ctrl-space
So if you want to set the type to "VerticalHeightIndicator" you can type "vert" and Ctrl-space
It will then open the popup box and search for all types starting with "vert"

This is about 10 times faster than doing everything with mouseclicks.

Geert