Feature Request: Subtract node shortcut in material editor

General Feedback & Requests
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There’s a shortcut for all of the basic math functions except subtract. I would imagine that holding “S” with a left click (like the other math functions use “A”, “D” and “M”) would do this but instead spawns a scalar parameter? It would probably make more sense to hold “Shift+1” for a scalar parameter seeing as “1” spawns a scalar constant.

I cant be the only one who forgets “S” doesnt spawn subtract and ends up spawning a parameter that is instantly named “ssssssssssss”.

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BUMP!! please cover all the basics.

Suggest either:

  • use ‘S’ for subtract and push scalar-parameter to 5 (it’s after the 1,2,3,4 vecs…)

or

  • use the minus-key ‘-’ for subtract. it moves it off the left-hand-resting position, but symbolizes well

EDIT: FYI for anyone that reads this, as of at least 5.3, you can still right-click and hit the minus key to get to subtract, but I still would rather a hotkey to hold+mouseclick like the other basic operators

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Bumping that. Its crazy that the other operators are there and not subtract.

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Bump again! I’d accept any letter, doesn’t have to be ‘S’, it just needs to exist!

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You guys probably need to upvote the original post so that maybe it becomes more visible to the developers. I’ve just started to use shortcuts and I already find it extremely annoying that there isn’t a shortcut for subtract, but there’s for a bump node, which I don’t even know what it is.