The IPTC Stationery Pad dialog is used far less often and does require either typing Ctrl-I or by using the menus.
i believe you said is far less used , but i use the pad on all the pics and the i button only on some of them.
the i button is very useful , ... after i applied the stationary pad on several pics
they don't do the same function .
my problem is exactly what you said : to have the stationary pad open
require either typing Ctrl-I or by using the menus.
which is (in my opinion) not straightforward
when i dowload the picture i mark them with different color depending on the different works i did that day, i select al the picture of each color and i open the pad which, in my case
incorporate a general template which is modified on every group of foto . so i'm using a the pad on every color group of photo
if you don't want to put more button it would be possible to personalize shortcuts; ctrl-I is a difficult couple of keys to strike at the same time
thanks
paparaz