Possible Two Features for the Node Browser?

I am wondering if there might be a way to improve the search and navigation workflow in the node browser. I spend a lot of time searching for nodes and testing them, so small improvements here could make my life better.

  1. Keep the Node Browser Open

Currently, the workflow is: I open the node browser, click your way through the hierarchy to find the node I want, place the node, and then the browser closes.

Would it be possible for the node browser to remain open after placing a node? This would be very helpful when I want to pull several nodes from the same folder. Keeping it open could save quite a few clicks…

  1. Search Nodes by Output Type

Would it be possible to search for nodes based on their output or input types?

For example, if I have a node that expects an input like “Vertex Declaration”, it would be useful to see a list of nodes that produce that type of output. This would make it much easier to discover compatible upstream nodes. At the moment, I often don’t even know where to start looking…

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Cross-referencing for the future:

Edit: the settings already offer an option to make the node browser only show you connectable nodes when dragging a link out of a pin.

Try the options “Connectable Nodes” and “By Type: ***” when opening the node browser after you started a link from a pin. “Connectable Nodes” will show you a list of all nodes that have - in this case - an output with the matching type.

Oh, great! Thanks!