I want to suggest a mod which adds a new tool - The Glass Cutter.
The Glass Cutter would allow players to break Glass and Glass Panes while still dropping the original block type for the player to pick it up and re-place.
Here follow some optional suggestions:
A Diamond Glass Cutter would also be able to transform placed Stone blocks into Stone Brick blocks, though it would take time and takes extra durability from the Diamond Glass Cutter.
In the atmosphere of glass: Right-clicking on a Glass Pane with a dye would make that Glass Pane the color of the used dye.
The Glass Cutter would allow players to break Glass and Glass Panes while still dropping the original block type for the player to pick it up and re-place.
Here follow some optional suggestions:
A Diamond Glass Cutter would also be able to transform placed Stone blocks into Stone Brick blocks, though it would take time and takes extra durability from the Diamond Glass Cutter.
In the atmosphere of glass: Right-clicking on a Glass Pane with a dye would make that Glass Pane the color of the used dye.