Custom shape library

Hi all,
is there a way to have the custom shapes library always open on a panel, like the brush preset panel?
I am using them a lot and I don't understand why I still have to right click to select an other shape, and I cannot have it on a panel like many other tools (brushes, swatches, style, .....).
If there is a trick I missed, thank you to teach me.
thank you in advance,
regards
Thomas

Your diamond looked like it was square to me. So I centered your diamond over your canvas add a vertical guide at 50%. Measured your square to be 190 PX Dragged out a 190 PX square shape no fill 1 px red stroke. Transformed the shape rotating it 45 degrees and moved it up to align with your diamond. Dragged out a horizontal guide to match your diamond cut. Used the Pen tool to add two control points the square shape. and then use the pen tool to delete the top control point then convert control point tool to convert the two added control points.
http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/Diamond.psd

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> I'm a long-time Photoshop user who's recently started
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> for wire framing websites. It has a lot of advantages
over PS in that
> regard, but I'm used to reaching for my custom shape
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>
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> to export the shapes out of PS and import them into FW?
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> advance ...
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