I've ran into this problem, too; best as I could see, it wasn't possible
to use the keys with that particular entry box, so I made a few
modifications to the axis.py script to give me left + right, home and
end keys. It seems to have worked fine for me, for > 6 months.
Philip
>From 17a55baf3af55a5f70a5e9e034810b790d6a06a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Mullen <suavest...@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:53:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] axis.py add support for MDI cursor movement
Allow the keyboard to move the cursor in the MDI entry box
---
src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py b/src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py
index 55ad515..dfe50a8 100755
--- a/src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py
+++ b/src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py
@@ -2298,7 +2298,6 @@ class TclCommands(nf.TclCommands):
if mdi_history_index != (widgets.mdi_history.size() - 1):
widgets.mdi_history.selection_set(mdi_history_index, mdi_history_index)
vars.mdi_command.set(widgets.mdi_history.get(mdi_history_index))
- widgets.mdi_command.selection_range(0, "end")
def mdi_down_cmd(*args):
if args and args[0].char: return # e.g., for KP_Up with numlock on
@@ -2316,7 +2315,34 @@ class TclCommands(nf.TclCommands):
if mdi_history_index != (widgets.mdi_history.size() - 1):
widgets.mdi_history.selection_set(mdi_history_index, mdi_history_index)
vars.mdi_command.set(widgets.mdi_history.get(mdi_history_index))
- widgets.mdi_command.selection_range(0, "end")
+
+ def mdi_left_cmd(*args):
+ if args and args[0].char: return
+ if widgets.mdi_command.cget("state") == "disabled":
+ return
+
+ widgets.mdi_command.icursor(widgets.mdi_command.index(INSERT) - 1)
+
+ def mdi_right_cmd(*args):
+ if args and args[0].char: return
+ if widgets.mdi_command.cget("state") == "disabled":
+ return
+
+ widgets.mdi_command.icursor(widgets.mdi_command.index(INSERT) + 1)
+
+ def mdi_end_cmd(*args):
+ if args and args[0].char: return
+ if widgets.mdi_command.cget("state") == "disabled":
+ return
+
+ widgets.mdi_command.icursor(widgets.mdi_command.index(END))
+
+ def mdi_home_cmd(*args):
+ if args and args[0].char: return
+ if widgets.mdi_command.cget("state") == "disabled":
+ return
+
+ widgets.mdi_command.icursor(0)
def send_mdi(*event):
if not manual_ok(): return "break"
@@ -2429,6 +2455,7 @@ class TclCommands(nf.TclCommands):
if bbox and (event.y <= (bbox[1] + bbox[3])) and (cursel < widgets.mdi_history.size() - 1):
mdi_history_index = cursel
vars.mdi_command.set(widgets.mdi_history.get(cursel))
+ widgets.mdi_command.focus_set()
else:
widgets.mdi_history.see("end")
widgets.mdi_history.selection_clear(0, "end")
@@ -3039,9 +3066,15 @@ widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Control-Shift-H>", commands.mdi_history_clip2hist)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Key-Return>", commands.send_mdi)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Up>", commands.mdi_up_cmd)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Down>", commands.mdi_down_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Left>", commands.mdi_left_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Right>", commands.mdi_right_cmd)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Key-KP_Enter>", commands.send_mdi)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KP_Up>", commands.mdi_up_cmd)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KP_Down>", commands.mdi_down_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KP_Left>", commands.mdi_left_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KP_Right>", commands.mdi_right_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<Home>", commands.mdi_home_cmd)
+widgets.mdi_command.bind("<End>", commands.mdi_end_cmd)
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KeyRelease-minus>", "break")
widgets.mdi_command.bind("<KeyRelease-equal>", "break")
@@ -3681,7 +3714,6 @@ def get_coordinate_font(large):
root_window.bind("<Key-F3>", pane_top + ".tabs raise manual")
root_window.bind("<Key-F5>", pane_top + ".tabs raise mdi")
-root_window.bind("<Key-F5>", "+" + tabs_mdi + ".command selection range 0 end")
root_window.bind("<Key-F4>", commands.next_tab)
init()
--
2.9.4
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