Bind key for setting to "copy reference" mode in the "Quick Align" window.

The function you'd need to toggle it would be:

leSetEnv("quickAlignMode" if(leGetEnv("quickAlignMode")=="Copy" "MoveOrStretch" "Copy"))

This gets hold of the current value, checks the value, and then then if returns the opposite value - the surrounding leSetEnv re-sets the controlling environment variable.

Regards,

Andrew.

Hi Andrew

The above command works in the CIW window.

But when used inside my Bindkey file (Bindkey.il"), in the below way. 

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Shift Alt Ctrl<key>t" "leSetEnv("quickAlignMode" if(leGetEnv("quickAlignMode")=="Copy" "MoveOrStretch" "Copy"))")

I'm getting an error message. 

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Shift Alt Ctrl<key>t" "leSetEnv("quickAlignMode" if(leGetEnv("quickAlignMode")=="Copy" "MoveOrStretch" "Copy"))")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SYNTAX ERROR found at line 296 column 57 of file

*Error* lineread/read: syntax error encountered in input

Not surprising because you have quotes within your bindkey string - that's never going to work unless you escape them - otherwise it thinks that the string ends after "leSetEnv(" and then the parser will get rather confused. You need to escape (with backslash) the embedded quotes:

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Shift Alt Ctrl<key>t" "leSetEnv(\"quickAlignMode\" if(leGetEnv(\"quickAlignMode\")==\"Copy\" \"MoveOrStretch\" \"Copy\"))")

Regards,

Andrew/

Yes, I forgot about the escape, thanks it works now. 

But I do have a question, Could you please let me know how you were able to get the below keywords.

"quickAlignMode"

"Copy"

"MoveOrStretch"

Is there a way to find out which keywords or variables are mapped to certain functions. Is there a particular file which contains these keywords or variables, if so, could you please let me know the name of the file (and its default path). 

Hit the help button on the Quick Align options form. That then has links to the documentation for the environment variables which shows the available values.

The default env vars for the layout application are in <ICinstDir>/tools/dfII/etc/tools/layout/.cdsenv (note, this file should never be edited). You can also use Window->Assistants->Search and search for "quick" (if you had a clue that would be in the name, which seems reasonable) and it will show you the env var settings the the "Variables" section of the results. It wouldn't show you there the available choices for a cyclic field - the .cdsenv registration file does, as does the documentation.

Regards,

Andrew.

Thank you so much, sir, you are an Angel! 

I've been trying to find these documents for a long time, I had no idea it was under the "help button". This has saved me a lot of time.