>1.  Is there a keyboard shortcut that goes directly to the "open..." menu?
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As a woraround, I use a shortcut by copying the "open" menu item and 
putting it on the environment (open the world menu, then middle click 
twice on the open item, (it opens halos that allow to duplicate an item 
with the green one))
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