[How] does Xcode allow you to enter arbitrary computations in response to key events? I don't understand how one can list "all possible actions" since there are infinitely many? -- Matthias
On May 11, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Nick Shelley wrote: > On the topic of key bindings, is there a reason this can't be done in the > preferences menu? Xcode has a key bindings section in the preferences menu > that has all possible actions on the left and the current bindings on the > right, and you can just click on the current binding and change it to > whatever you want. I think something like that would be nice in DrRacket, but > I have no idea how hard it would be to implement. > > Maybe that's on the list of "It would be nice, but..." > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:14 AM, Robby Findler <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> > wrote: > Ah, good point. I've added some example code to the docs that shows > how to bind menu items. Here's the code. > > Robby > > #lang s-exp framework/keybinding-lang > > (define (menu-bind key menu-item) > (keybinding > key > (λ (ed evt) > (define canvas (send ed get-canvas)) > (when canvas > (define menu-bar (find-menu-bar canvas)) > (when menu-bar > (define item (find-item menu-bar menu-item)) > (when item > (define evt > (new control-event% > [event-type 'menu] > [time-stamp > (send evt get-time-stamp)])) > (send item command evt))))))) > > (define/contract (find-menu-bar c) > (-> (is-a?/c area<%>) (or/c #f (is-a?/c menu-bar%))) > (let loop ([c c]) > (cond > [(is-a? c frame%) (send c get-menu-bar)] > [(is-a? c area<%>) (loop (send c get-parent))] > [else #f]))) > > (define/contract (find-item menu-bar label) > (-> (is-a?/c menu-bar%) > string? > (or/c (is-a?/c selectable-menu-item<%>) #f)) > (let loop ([o menu-bar]) > (cond > [(is-a? o selectable-menu-item<%>) > (and (equal? (send o get-plain-label) label) > o)] > [(is-a? o menu-item-container<%>) > (for/or ([i (in-list (send o get-items))]) > (loop i))] > [else #f]))) > > (menu-bind "c:a" "Run") > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Ray Racine <ray.rac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm caught in a bit of Catch-22. From the doc. > > > > If you are most familiar with Emacs-style key bindings (especially on > > windows or some linux installations where the control key is, by default, > > for the menu shortcuts), you should uncheck the Enable keybindings in > > menus preference. Many of the keybindings below are inspired by Emacs. > > > > So I've disabled keybindings in menu and thereby lose crtl-r Run and crtl-i > > Reindent. I'd like to re-bind but I've as of yet been unable to locate what > > functions Run and Reindent correspond to. > > > > I totally missed the online check syntax option, which sounds like a very > > good thing. In fact I'm still totally missing it. :) I just rechecked the > > menus/preferences. Where is this mythic option found? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Robby Findler <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> > > wrote: > >> > >> FWIW, run and reindent are already menu-key based shortcuts (r and i > >> respectively) so they should be available already (unless you're on > >> windows and you've disabled menu keyboard shortcuts). For reindent you > >> can hit tab, and DrRacket re-indents the line you're on or the > >> selection (if it is more than one line). For check syntax, I recommend > >> you enable online check syntax and then you don't have to hit any key > >> at all to get that to work. > >> > >> hth, > >> Robby > >> > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Ray Racine <ray.rac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I'm attempting this weekend to make the leap from my beloved Emacs and > >> > Geiser to DrRacket. Was wondering if anyone has a cool set of custom > >> > keybindings they'd like to share. > >> > > >> > Some I'd like to get my hands on are: > >> > 1. binding for reindent / reindent all. > >> > 2. binding for Check Syntax button equivalent. > >> > 3. binding for Run button equivalent. > >> > > >> > Three below I just pieced together. > >> > > >> > ;; insert λ > >> > (keybinding "c:\\" (λ (editor evt) (send editor insert "λ"))) > >> > > >> > ;; close > >> > (keybinding "c:q" (λ (editor evt) > >> > (send (send editor get-top-level-window) > >> > close-current-tab))) > >> > > >> > ;; open a new tab > >> > (keybinding "c:t" (λ (editor evt) (send (send editor > >> > get-top-level-window) > >> > create-new-tab)) > >> > > >> > ____________________ > >> > Racket Users list: > >> > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > >> > > > > > > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
