Out of curiosity (as I may still be living in the past), here is one of the documents I have written when attempting to (re)design the NetBeans action system:
https://openide.netbeans.org/proposals/actions/index.html In general my intention was to use [Action.callback]( http://bits.netbeans.org/8.2/javadoc/org-openide-awt/org/openide/awt/Actions.html#callback-java.lang.String-javax.swing.Action-boolean-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-boolean-) actions to register a generic placeholder with a shortcut that can then do whatever each component wants. -jt 2018-02-27 20:44 GMT+01:00 cowwoc <cow...@bbs.darktech.org>: > Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with the internals. I filed > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-432 with a high-level > overview of what a user expects. Hopefully someone who is familiar with > this codebase can flesh out what this entails. > > Thank you, > Gili > > > On 2018-02-27 12:49 PM, Tim Boudreau wrote: > >> I'd say file an RFE, but best to get as specific as possible about what >> mechanism needs to be changed and how. I.e. Exactly the desired behavior, >> what blocks it, and where the change would need to be. >> >> -Tim >> >> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM cowwoc <cow...@bbs.darktech.org> wrote: >> >> Is it okay if I file a RFE for this, or do you feel it should stew a bit >>> longer in the mailing list? >>> >>> Gili >>> >>> On 2018-02-26 3:47 PM, Christian Lenz wrote: >>> >>>> I figured out that problem too, but I don’t know whether this is window >>>> >>> specific or not. >>> >>>> Sure I think you can add a shortcut to your Code, which is already >>>> >>> taken. You got a warning after NetBeans started that says: „there is a >>> duplicate“. >>> >>>> Maybe it overrides it or not, I don’t know atm. But if not and you >>>> >>> created an Action, where you can Change the shortcut via KeyMap Options, >>> you sometimes overrides existing ones (Which Shows you a warning or error >>> that another one has the same etc.), but yes they should work context >>> sensitve, and some are still working context sensitive, afaik. >>> >>>> I set ctrl + b to Show the git browser for branches etc. This shortcut >>>> >>> only Woks, when I select a Project. If I’m in the Editor, it will set a >>> bookmark or open the bookmark window. So there is smth like a context >>> sensitive way to implement shortcuts but I don’t know the logic at all. >>> >>>> My 2 cents >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> Von: Tim Boudreau >>>> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Februar 2018 19:59 >>>> An: dev@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>> Betreff: Re: Platform API: Context-sensitive keyboard accelerators >>>> >>>> It's been a long time since I worked on the code involved, so my >>>> recollection may be a little fuzzy, but this may help point you in a >>>> direction or two: >>>> >>>> There is a general problem that NetBeans supports, or at least used to >>>> support, both single window pseudo-SDI mode and a multiple windows mode. >>>> And keyboard shortcuts propagate down to the InputMap/KeyMap of the >>>> >>> window >>> >>>> in question. My recollection is that this was originally handled with >>>> an >>>> AWTEventListener, because that was the one way to guarantee shortcuts >>>> worked globally, no matter the windowing layout. I *think* we migrated >>>> that to something using InputMap/KeyMap around 2003 or so, but there may >>>> still be workarounds to ensure things work globally. >>>> >>>> What I'd suggest to try is an experiment - create a dialog with the >>>> >>> dialogs >>> >>>> API and try binding a key you know is bound as a global shortcut. Use >>>> InputMap/KeyMap and attach it to, most likely, the root pane of the >>>> >>> dialog. >>> >>>> If it works, then it's just a matter of implementing shortcuts in the >>>> >>> right >>> >>>> places (make sure to call consume() on the event to stop it propagating >>>> further). If it doesn't, then some more fundamental work that's likely >>>> >>> to >>> >>>> touch how key bindings work globally may be needed. >>>> >>>> Also bear in mind that key bindings are different for different >>>> >>> platforms - >>> >>>> on Mac OS, the alt key is a compose key for international characters and >>>> cannot have shortcuts bound to it (ctrl is used instead), and some >>>> keybindings are mapped to different keys for consistency with other Mac >>>> >>> OS >>> >>>> apps (there's a syntax for defining keybindings in OS-neutral ways, for >>>> declarative bindings). >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 9:11 AM, cowwoc <cow...@bbs.darktech.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Netbeans has an extremely long (and getting longer) list of keyboard >>>>> shortcuts. Part of the problem is that (for the most part) keyboard >>>>> shortcuts are not context-sensitive nor are they able to be >>>>> context-sensitive. I'll give you a simple example I raised a few years >>>>> >>>> back: >>> >>>> When the editor Find & Replace dialog is focused, we have "Replace" and >>>>> "Replace All" buttons. It would be nice if we could map ALT+A to >>>>> >>>> "Replace >>> >>>> All" as many other applications do. Unfortunately, ALT+A is already >>>>> >>>> mapped >>> >>>> to the Refactor pulldown menu. The platform API does not allow mapping >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> same keyboard accelerator to different UI actions depending on the >>>>> >>>> context. >>> >>>> As a result, we end up with akward combinations like ALT+P for Replace >>>>> >>>> All. >>> >>>> Please see https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222843 for >>>>> additional context. >>>>> >>>>> Is anyone else interested in this issue? Is anyone interested in >>>>> working >>>>> on it? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Gili >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.ap >>>>> ache.org >>>>> >>>>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>> >>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> http://timboudreau.com >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
