Keyboard shortcuts

shirly

HI,
Is it possible to create keyboard shortcuts? for example for the edit>selection>subtraction?
If so ,how do i do it?
Thanks
shirly

Matthias

Hi Shirly,

yes it is. File->Setup, page Application/Key Bindings. Choose the item for which you want to install a shortcut, enter the desired key into the shortcut box right to the item list and hit "Ok".

Matthias

nmz787_intel

"Key Bindings" no longer exists as of 2023, using version 0.28.7

what is the new location?

RawrRanger

Hi nmz787_intel
In newer version, the kotkey can be set in customiz menu tab

Matthias

... and it is called "Customize Menu" now since you can turn off menu entries

dick_freebird

I have a question about key-bindings. Maybe two.

• Can a key be bound to a "macro"?
• Can a key be bound to a chain of singlet commands, short of
  "macro-izing", by some syntax (like command;command )?

I also recall there was a particular binding which was "hard"
while others were "soft" (user can change). Don't remember
which, why or why I cared at one point. My question (#3)
there is, is that still so or is everything up for grabs.

OK, #4 - is there a facility for saving out and reading back
(onstartup, by klayoutrc?) a customized bindkey definition
file?

RawrRanger

Hi dick_freebird

macro can be bind to hot key throuth macro properties setting page (wrench icon).
key bind can be set at default key short cut option

For change hot key binding using a script that bind to a hot key,
here's an example of saving hot key and load back

import pya
import pickle

def saveCurrentKeyBind(fileFullPath):    
    with open(fileFullPath, 'wb') as f:
        mainWindow  = pya.Application.instance().main_window().instance()    
        keyBindDict = mainWindow.get_key_bindings()
        pickle.dump(keyBindDict, f)

def loadKeyBind(fileFullPath):
    with open(fileFullPath, 'rb') as f:
        mainWindow  = pya.Application.instance().main_window().instance()    
        keyBindDict = pickle.load(f)
        mainWindow.set_key_bindings(f)

saveCurrentKeyBind("current_keybind.pickle")
loadKeyBind("current_keybind.pickle")

Matthias

Exactly Thanks @RawrRanger!

Matthias