Richard Heck wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Andre,
I have not a clue about where to begin looking for "..../lib/bin/*".
Could you be
more specific? I'm on Win XP.
Probably somewhere like c:\Program Files\LyX\..., but others will know.
No such beast under Windows. There's a bin directory but no lib
directory (at least in the distributed application). I'm guessing Andre
was referring to source code, but I'm not sure where to find it.
I've also found this page in the LyX's Wiki --
http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/CommandSequences -- but I must confess that I
didn't
understand what was meant by ".bind-file" and how to use it... I guess
I'll try
again tomorrow -- I'm getting too tired today.
Can someone on Windows say where the .bind files are?
The ones that ship with LyX are in <lyxroot>\Resources\bind, where
<lyxroot> is usually C:\Program Files\LyX15 (give or take). There are
subdirectories for a few non-English variants. Bind files added or
edited by the user go in <home>\bind, where <home> is usually
C:\Documents and Settings\<your login id>\Application Data\lyx15.
Help->About will identify both <lyxroot> (labeled "Library directory")
and <home> (labeled "User directory"). It's important to put the edited
files there, lest the changes be lost when a new version of LyX is
installed.
Once you know that, have a look at these files: The map keys to LyX
commands or command sequences. They are completely customizable, and you
can try out new commands and command-sequences in the `mini-buffer'
before modifying the bind files.
One thing to keep in mind is that bind files can (and do) load other
bind files. For instance, at the bottom of cua.bind, you'll find
\bind_file commands that load other files. The reason I mention this is
that when you bind keys to a macro, you'll obviously want to try to pick
an unused key combination -- but what's unused in the file you're
editing may be used in a file it subsequently loads, which would
overwrite your definition.
The syntax is pretty simple, and is explained on the wiki:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/KeyboardShortcuts. Command sequences are also
explained on the wiki (http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/CommandSequences), and
you can find a list of LFUNS (the functions you can use in command
sequences) as well (http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyxFunctions).
One other thing to keep in mind: separate from the bind file(s) you are
using, some key combinations are bound to menu actions (see stdmenus.inc
in the ...\Resources\ui folder). AFAIK, if you bind a macro to a key
combination already in use in a menu, the menu version trumps your new
binding, unless you edit stdmenus.inc to change the key bound to the menu.
/Paul
