Support for jump lists

Feature Requests Studio Features
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For the last few weeks, I’ve been developing for a single experience and use a subplace for canary work, on top of the main testing place. I got annoyed by the amount of clicking I had to do in order to open the same place every time, to the point where I made a workaround by adding a shortcut and editing the target of the shortcut to include place information. I eventually forgot about the shortcut and went back to clicking like 7 times just like before. This workaround is also seldom used and the majority of developers do not know this can be done.

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A solution for this is utilizing jump lists, which have been around since Windows 7. Here is an example of a jump list from Binary Ninja.

Jump list example, Binary Ninja
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Jump list example, LibreWolf
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There could be a list of default tasks such as creating a baseplate or opening a new window (for other people who don’t know they can middle-click the icon), and contain a list of recent or frequent places I have opened. Windows even lets you pin stuff for quick access (awesome)!

Subplaces could even be included here, which would make my life significantly easier by being able to open Studio and go directly to a subplace without using a shortcut I don’t pay attention to most of the time.

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What version of windows is that?

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This is Windows 10 but I modded it to look like Windows 7. One of the things I like about the jump lists here is that they are more compact since they don’t have to suit for touchscreen devices so they’re more optimized for mouse travel.

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I see, can you explain it a bit better I’m quite confused, so they’re like small shortcuts for specific actions, is that correct?

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Yes. It can do that in addition to opening recent or frequent files. I think Microsoft’s description of jump lists says it best

With Jump Lists, you can quickly find files that you’ve worked with recently. Right-click a program icon on the taskbar to see a list of recently-opened files. You can also pin files that you use regularly to a Jump List. Some Jump Lists show commands for common tasks, like playing music or videos.