Restore data-grid behavior: Keyboard-based column renaming

[BHarris]

What inspired this wish list request?  In JMP 18 and earlier, if a single column was selected and no rows were selected, you could simply start typing to rename the column. This was extremely efficient when quickly building or modifying data tables. Now, in JMP 19, typing in this state does nothing — there no longer appears to be any keyboard-only method for renaming a column.

What is the improvement you would like to see? Please restore the behavior where, when exactly one column is selected and no rows are selected, typing begins the renaming process for that column. This change restores functionality that power users relied on in prior versions, and makes it easy to rename columns using only the keyboard.

Why is this idea important? It restores a fast, keyboard-only workflow for renaming columns, improving efficiency and accessibility for power users who rely on keyboard navigation.

[hogi]

this functionality is still available.

as an alternative:

then double click on the column name to rename the column

[BHarris]

If you click on a cell, then "Clear row states", JMP ends up in a state where typing does nothing.  This was the state I was referring to.

But I quickly realized that simply pressing the left or right arrow key draws a dark border around the column header, and then typing works to rename the column.  I don't know why that's required, but it's an easy-enough workaround.

@Sarah-Sylvestre -- this one can be closed, thanks!