Can I set an overall default double-click action?

You can set a default double-click action to open widgets in the sidebar, a new window, a float window, or a tab. The default does not impact widgets that have a predetermined double-click action defined in their XML. The supplied default is New Window.

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See Tech Note 1399534 Adding a widget custom double-click action for information about customizing an individual widget's double-click action.This enables you to control what action is taken when you double click on a widget in the My Widgets sidebar panel. The default will act on all widgets that do not already have a pre-defined double click action. The plugin_customization.ini file preference is com.ibm.rcp.toolbox/doubleClickAction=.

Valid values are:
  • sideBar
  • newWindow
  • float
  • tab
For example, to set the default double-click action to open the widget action in the sidebar, add the following statement to the user's local plugin_customization.ini file:
com.ibm.rcp.toolbox/doubleClickAction=sideBar
Other options are as follows:
com.ibm.rcp.toolbox/doubleClickAction=newWindow
com.ibm.rcp.toolbox/doubleClickAction=float
com.ibm.rcp.toolbox/doubleClickAction=tab