What happened to CMD-Option-Click?

What happened to CMD-Option-Click in Xcode 26 for opening a symbol in a new editor split pane?

This was one of the most usefull shortcuts. Xcode 26 is a pain to use without it.

Answered by eaigner in 856993022

I think I found it... you have to change this setting

Settings... > Navigation > Group Navigation > With Option

to "Uses Separate Editor Pane"

Is the option to do so still in the menus? If so, you can use the keyboard shortcuts > App Shortcuts in System Settings to add a keyboard combination to execute that menu command.

No. I am not sure how it even can be in the menus, since it is a CLICK combination.

I don't know if I speak of the same thing.

-Cmd-Option-click on a class name as NSWindow or UIWindow, or a protocol as UIApplicationDelegate.

  • this should open the class or the protocol in a second pane.

Is it what you mean ?

If so, I tested both in Xcode 16.4 and 26ß7. It works as described in both.

No it doesn't. Xcode 26 just opens a new tab, whereas Xcode 16 opens the a new split pane.

Accepted Answer

I think I found it... you have to change this setting

Settings... > Navigation > Group Navigation > With Option

to "Uses Separate Editor Pane"

It works as in Xcode 16.4. And settings are by default the same:

Xcode 16.4:

Xcode 26ß7

What happened to CMD-Option-Click?
 
 
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