Hi Mathias, On 25.05.2011 16:40, Mathias Bauer wrote: > On 25.05.2011 14:32, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: > >> How can I define a quickhelp text for each toolbar item? It seems that >> by default the label of the toolbar item is used as the quickhelp >> (tooltip?) text, and that does not exhibit the shortcut key by >> underlying it. > > Indeed the quickhelp text is the label. It *should* exhibit the > shortcut key that is assigned to the same command as the toolbar item, > if you make sure that the keyboard configuration was created before > the toolbar was created. If not, this would be a "missing feature" ;-). > > As I wrote, the accelerator key was shown for built-in commands and > for basic macros. So I don't see a general reason why it shouldn't > work for scripts. > >>> As an example, I configured "SHIFT-ALT-G" for "Insert-Gallery" in the >>> keyboard configuration. The "view" menu (don't ask me why the menu has >>> it in "view", the config in "insert" ;-)) immediately shows the new >>> accelerator, the toolbar quickhelp doesn't. If I now open a new >>> document, its toolbar shows the accelerator in the quickhelp text of >>> the "Gallery" button. >> Just tried this via "Tools->Customize", but it did not work with the >> toolbar item. > > *what* did you try? My example with ".uno:Gallery" or your script/macro? Your example.
> In case you didn't notice, it is necessary to create the toolbar > *after* you have configured the shortcut, e.g. by opening a new > document window. Did try that, even shut down all instances of OOo writer. It's OOo 3.2.1 though, so maybe that does not work with that "old" version? In any case I changed the program to first define and store the accelerations and then create the toolbar items. Probably I will add a menu in addition, hoping that it will underline the shortcut letters. > >> P.S.: One observation: it is not possible to delete the programmatically >> created toolbar using "Tools -> Customize" as the delete option is >> greyed out. One can delete the individual toolbar items and make the >> toolbar empty and on the next restart the toolbar seems to have gone. > > I don't know if this is a bug or by intent, sorry. No problem. Thank you *very* much for your help and insights! Best regards, ---rony -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to dev-unsubscr...@api.openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@api.openoffice.org with Subject: help
