keyconfig 20110522

[dorando]

I'm attempting to use keyconfig simply to make a shortcut to strikethrough ..which so far I've been unable to do

I'm running the addon in thunderbird 2.0.0.23 on windows ..

I've tried:

doStyleUICommand("cmd_strikethrough")

That should work, ensure that you add it to the Compose Window (select it from the dropdown box while it is open or make the shortcut global).

[oneduality]

"select it from the dropdown box while it is open or make the shortcut global"

I've made it global, which doesn't seem to help .. and I'm not sure what you mean by select it from the drop down box while it is open ... if I'm in the compose window I can't select the shortcut editor from tools (don't think that's what you mean though) .. and if I'm in the shortcut editor.. the drop down at the top only says "Inbox for xxx@yyy.com - Thunderbird" and "Keyconfig" below that

[dorando]

I've made it global, which doesn't seem to help [...]

Try again after restarting Thunderbird, the last Compose window doesn't get completely unloaded, so keyconfig won't apply any changes to it if it is opened again. Otherwise any errors in the Tools > Error Console (set javascript.options.showInConsole to true in about:config)?

[...] the drop down at the top only says "Inbox for xxx@yyy.com - Thunderbird" and "Keyconfig" below that

Open a Compose window (either before or after opening keyconfig) and it will appear in the dropdown box.

[oneduality]

Ah ha! problem solved... setting it to global didn't seem to matter at all but doing as you said..

I opened keyconfig, then opened a compose window... went back and saw the compose window in the drop down, when i added it there it worked as expected... beautiful work Dorando! this is one of the handiest addons I've come accross so far..

[oneduality]

I have one more thing to ask, if this is even possible - and I doubt it is .. (hunch)

I do web development and I wanted to be able to hit Ctrl+Shift+L for example, to insert some html into the selected text area ... the id however may not always be consistant ..

Is there a way for keyconfig to act on the selected textarea only? ... my thought is no ... but I hope it turns out to be a wrong thought

[dorando]

Try

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var editor = (commandDispatcher.focusedElement instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIDOMNSEditableElement) ?
              commandDispatcher.focusedElement.editor : null;

if(editor) {
 editor instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIPlaintextEditor;
 editor.insertText("something");
} 

[ekbworldwide]

First - is there anyway to search just the "keyconfig 20080929" forum?
As far as I can see the answer is no - but I thought I'd check.

I hate to ask a simple question - the kind that's been asked and re-re-re-re-asked - but what's the code for copying and pasting from the clipboard?

examples

If I select >example< when I paste it I want choices like:

"example"
-or-
intitle:"example"
-or-
site:"example"

I have "functions for keyconfig" and with that I can see a lot of sample code - but it's strange - all the code for the defaults like Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V is hidden. No code is visible - only the comment "/* CODE */" - and that's it.

There's a google related add-on that does something similar. But I still need to learn the code since I want to use keyboard shortcuts and I also want to avoid add-on bloat.

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If I can solve any of my questions myself - I'll add edits at the bottom of this post.

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I tried

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goDoCommand("cmd_pasteNoFormatting");

It doesn't do anything.

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goDoCommand("cmd_paste");

It works - but I don't know if I can figure out how to add text to it.

[dorando]

[...] what's the code for copying [...]

Try

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goDoCommand("cmd_copy"); 

[...] pasting from the clipboard? [...]
If I select >example< when I paste it I want choices like:

"example"
-or-
intitle:"example"
-or-
site:"example"

Try something like

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var editor = (commandDispatcher.focusedElement instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIDOMNSEditableElement) ?
          commandDispatcher.focusedElement.editor : null;

if(editor) {
 editor instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIPlaintextEditor;
 editor.beginTransaction();
 editor.insertText('intitle:"');
 editor.paste(1);
 editor.insertText('"');
 editor.endTransaction();
} 

[...] I can see a lot of sample code - but it's strange - all the code for the defaults like Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V is hidden. No code is visible - only the comment "/* CODE */" - and that's it.

The grayed out shortcuts are not connected to any code, they exist for the menu.

[ekbworldwide]

Thanks.

You gave me exactly what I asked for. But I made a mistake - I didn't ask for exactly what I need.

1. make copied >example< become intitle:"example"
-and-
2. make selected >example< become intitle:"example"

I forgot all about #2. Could you (or somebody) give me a code snippet that does 1 or 2 depending?

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This is probably a very stupid question - but can greasemonkey understand code like:

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goDoCommand("cmd_copy");

If so - how? Why? I'm a bit curious since I know enough to select text on the page - with the exception of text in text areas and input fields. I've gotten help at userscripts.org - but I've hit a wall and it seems my thread on it has died.

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I'm doing all this to try to figure out a way to fix a problem with SearchIt.

SearchIt
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9623

For the first 5 minutes of using it I thought it was the most fantastic add-on ever. All my keyword searches were available via the context-menu. But then I realized that it can't work in text areas and search fields. My plan is to:

use keyconfig stuff to create q (my search) > create a greasemonkey hack to send q to a div (or something) > q isn't in a text area or input field so SearchIt can work on it

What's a good place at forums.mozillazine.org (or elsewhere) to ask this question "Could somebody make a hack for SearchIt so it works on text areas and input fields"?

Is this a good place(?):

Extension Development • mozillaZine Forums
viewforum.php?f=19

[dubsey]

Hi dear developer (dorando),

Thank you for such a wonderful addon. I wish you could someday add this to the main Firefox addons site for more people to share in using this great addon.

OK, my main reply now is for this:

In Firefox 3.5 + keyconfig installed, I have succesfully emulated the same homepage shortcut as Opera browser has which is Ctrl+Space. The problem though is that the Space (which is the space bar) is NOT SHOWING making it look odd



Please fix this for a next version or lemme know

[ekbworldwide]

The screen shot you posted is from "functions for keyconfig". This forum's for keyconfig.

The add-on developer's page is here

Firefox Extension: functions for keyconfig
http://www.pqrs.org/tekezo/firefox/exte ... keyconfig/

There's a comment thread there - and his email is there too.

[dubsey]

The screen shot you posted is from "functions for keyconfig". This forum's for keyconfig.

The add-on developer's page is here

Firefox Extension: functions for keyconfig
http://www.pqrs.org/tekezo/firefox/exte ... keyconfig/

There's a comment thread there - and his email is there too.

But I downloaded Keyconfig from this very thread (the first page). Maybe the developer incorporated "functions for keyconfig" into the latest Keyconfig build Please help

[dorando]

1. make copied >example< become intitle:"example"
-and-
2. make selected >example< become intitle:"example"

Try

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var editor = (commandDispatcher.focusedElement instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIDOMNSEditableElement) ?
              commandDispatcher.focusedElement.editor : null;

if(editor) {
 editor instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIPlaintextEditor;
 editor.beginTransaction();
 if(editor.selection.toString()) {
  editor.insertText('intitle:"'+editor.selection+'"');
 } else {
  editor.insertText('intitle:"');
  editor.paste(1);
  editor.insertText('"');
 }
 editor.endTransaction();
}  

use keyconfig stuff to create q (my search) > create a greasemonkey hack to send q to a div (or something) > q isn't in a text area or input field so SearchIt can work on it

You could try something like

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var div = content.document.getElementById("keyconfig_div");
if(div) {
 div.parentNode.removeChild(div);
 return;
}

var editor = (commandDispatcher.focusedElement instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIDOMNSEditableElement) ?
              commandDispatcher.focusedElement.editor : null;

var selection = editor ? editor.selection : commandDispatcher.focusedWindow.getSelection();
if(!selection.toString()) return;

div = content.document.createElement("div");
div.id = "keyconfig_div";
div.setAttribute("style","position:fixed; top:100px; left:300px; background:white; color:black; border: 3px solid black; padding: 5px");
div.innerHTML = '<p>intitle:"'+selection+'"</p>';
content.document.body.appendChild(div);

selection.removeAllRanges();
content.getSelection().selectAllChildren(div);
commandDispatcher.focusedElement = div;

var e = content.document.createEvent("MouseEvents");
e.initMouseEvent("contextmenu", true, false, content, 0, 300, 300, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
div.dispatchEvent(e);  

What's a good place at forums.mozillazine.org (or elsewhere) to ask this question "Could somebody make a hack for SearchIt so it works on text areas and input fields"?

You could add to the end of Profile/extensions/{2e7fb9bc-45cb-406c-97f1-41d84848083f}/content/overlay.js the following

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 eval("window.getBrowserSelection ="+getBrowserSelection.toSource().replace(
 'if (selection)',
 'if (!selection && document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIDOMNSEditableElement) \
   selection = document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement.editor.selection.toString(); \
  if (selection)'));  

which should fix bug 360331

The problem though is that the Space (which is the space bar) is NOT SHOWING making it look odd

[...]

Please fix this for a next version or lemme know

On my list of things to consider. Note that keyconfig displays it currently in the same way as Firefox would in the menu.

The screen shot you posted is from "functions for keyconfig".

Hu? "functions for keyconfig" only provides additional shortcuts intended to be edited with keyconfig.

[vsub]

[...] the other one to open addons in tab "which I wished it did" but it didn't work

This can be caused by NewTabURL which you seem to have installed. Try

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if(content.location == "chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul")
 gBrowser.removeCurrentTab();
else
 gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab("chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul"); 

Is there is a way to have that function(to open the add-ons in tab not in separate window)without installing add-on(add the code to some existing add-on(how) or modify FF itself.

Maybe I can add the code to userChrome.css(what exactly do I need to write there)

Never mind,I just tried "chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul" in the address bar and that was all that I wanted

[vsub]

Guess it's not that I really wanted I gen an error when I try to update.So the question above still remain