diff --git a/pd/nw/index.js b/pd/nw/index.js
index 7c266502e8b05b2ee13196613460a9cc0aa63e52..9efc77338aa75eda21a1164cdd8031ea4cba2f96 100644
--- a/pd/nw/index.js
+++ b/pd/nw/index.js
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ function nw_create_pd_window_menus () {
         click: function() {
             gui.Window.get().showDevTools();
         },
-        key: "b",
+        key: "b", // temporary convenience shortcut-- can change if needed
         modifiers: "ctrl",
         tooltip: l("menu.devtools_tt")
     }));
diff --git a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
index 3993ebb32107688af0b6b0abbaf33cedc8821947..6cca33f87b1147b06a9c4701e5df7ed1123c1396 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ function nw_create_patch_window_menus(name) {
 
     helpMenu.append(new gui.MenuItem({
         label: l("menu.devtools"),
-        key: "b",
+        key: "b", // temporary convenience shortcut-- can change if needed
         modifiers: "ctrl",
         click: function () {
             gui.Window.get().showDevTools();