Nice to have a Properties panel shortcut - (sidebar issues)

Hi,
Great seeing all the interaction here between users and Adobe...
Just thinking it would be nice to have a preset keyboard shortcut for showing the properties panel;
I tried adding it to the sidebar, but when I open it and move it, it has to be re-attached again.
I reset Ctrl-P to do this, as I really don't use the Print command enough for a shortcut.
-Jad
Just realized - the real issue is regarding the sidebar itself;
If you have panel icons docked there and open them - and then move them, their icons are removed from the sidebar.
Might be nice to leave those icons on the sidebar after the panels are opened and moved, so after closing the panels you don't have to manually re-add them there,
or at least make it so when you move the detached panel next to the sidebar, it re-attached the icon..?
thanks! Jad

Thank you for making it a sticky post...
blitZkid
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