2018-03-15 13:43 GMT+01:00 mike: > I have to do something slightly different namely > > Tools > Preferences > Editing > Shortcuts > Cursor, Mouse and Editing > Functions > ipa-insert > Modify > I'd rather do:
* Tools > Preferences > Editing > Shortcuts > New ... * Enter "command-alternatives in-ipa ; ipa-insert" (without the quotes) to Function * Move the Cursor to the shortcut Area (the grey field) * Perform the actual keyboard shortcut (e.g., Alt+I) * Apply and Save > The bind file is shown as cua in which there is no binding for > ipa-insert. (Someone please tell me if I'm wrong) > Right. > so after I click on Modify I have to select New and then enter the > binding. So I enter C-x i and ipa-insert and it does indeed "stick" in the > sense I described before. > Ctrl-X is not a good idea. This is the default binding for "cut" (and Alt-X ist the default binding for the minibuffer). > I can close LyX and restart it and look at cua.bind and it's still there. > (I do that in Emacs in case you're wondering. The path on my machine is > Program Files (x86) > LyX 2.2 > Resources > bind > cua.bind.) > > However cua.bind cannot possibly be the default bind file because if I am > in LyX and type C-x it says "command disabled" so I can't even do "cut". I > think I can figure out how to load the cua bindings but my concern is that > it will reset some of the default bindings. I also use LyX for math and > logic and I don't want to lose those shortcuts. > The user-defined shortcuts are not saved in cua.bind, but in user.bind, which is in your personal LyX directory, in the bind subfolder. You can even directly copy the following to this file (and restart LyX): \bind "M-I" "command-alternatives in-ipa ; ipa-insert" HTH Jürgen > Please compare to https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/KeyboardShortcuts# > StandardKeybindings where it says "You can use the script LyxBindings > <https://wiki.lyx.org/Tools/LyxBindings> to generate your own documentats > describing for your configuration of keyboard shortcuts. Some users > experience the complete loss of every bindings after changes. In that case, > a .bind file needs to be reselected in the menu > (Tools/Preferences/Editing/Shortcuts/Browse). > *The cua.bind file is the basic one.*" > > Any further help would be greatly appreciated. > > Best > > Mike > -- > > I *AM* a unique and special snowflake > >
