Snoop Tips & Tricks #1: Ctrl-Shift Mouse Over
February 10th, 2011
I am always surprised how many people don’t know about this trick … but I guess it isn’t really obvious since I removed the tip from the status bar … in favor of some keyboard functionality.
I thought the best way to show this trick off … is with a screencast. Enjoy!
Snoop Tips & Tricks #1: Ctrl-Shift Mouse Over
This is also VERY VERY useful if you have multiple windows in a single application and can’t reach the elements with the visual tree in the common way.
@SeriousM: very, very true. I’ve used it myself, as well, in this manner.
Basically, everyone should think of the visual tree … as something you can refresh with the Ctrl-Shift Mouse Over trick … and refresh in the sense that you might pull in a completely different visual tree … due to what’s under the mouse.
Thanks for commenting. The next trick (if I ever get to it) is actually going to be about this …
Hi, this is awesome! thanks so much!
I kept looking for this feature but not knowing it’s there – I really think there should be something on the main Snoop window to clue the users in on it and to make it more discoverable.
@Omer, yes, there is a plan to have a StackOverflow like notification in the main Snoop UI … that would cycle through these tips that I’m working on … first and foremost the Ctrl-Shift Mouse Over trick.