Comment 6 for bug 1757446

I think what I would like eventually is a way to control highlighting without using a particular tool, that way you can enter/exit/change what is highlighted without having to change tools.

For example, if there is a hotkey that highlights the net of whatever object is selected, or clears the highlight if no object is selected (this might need a bit of UX refinement; it's just my first thought)

One step in this direction would be to add hotkeys for starting the highlight tool and clearing the highlight. This would be the least-intrusive improvement I can think of in case you want it for V5. We could also add an option to immediately jump back to the previous tool when you select a net to highlight, instead of remaining with the highlight tool.

Do you have thoughts on either of those options?