[racket] Custom Key Bindings - Post Your File

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.racine at 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 <robby at 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.racine at 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))
>> >
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