Re: user-defined functions in KeyEventTranslations.tr
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- Subject: [mg112256] Re: user-defined functions in KeyEventTranslations.tr
- From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:00:33 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 05:27:28 -0400 (EDT), AlexG wrote:
> Mathematica would be about 200% more useful if I could call my own
> functions from KeyEventTranslations.tr. Does anybody know a way of
> accomplishing this? On this board, examples of item entries in the
> file take this form:
> Item[KeyEvent["...", Modifiers -> {...}], FrontEndExecute[...]
>
> Is there any way to communicate with the Kernel through
> FrontEndExecute[] here?
>
> Thanks, All
You can make this work by wrapping the thing you wish to evaluate in
KernelExecute, and by adding the option MenuEvaluator->Automatic to the Item[]
listing. E.g.,
Item[KeyEvent["F8"], KernelExecute[Print["F8 was pressed"]],
MenuEvaluator->Automatic]
Sincerely,
John Fultz
jfultz at wolfram.com
User Interface Group
Wolfram Research, Inc.