[Virtuoso layout XL] How to switch between quick align User Spacing and quick align No Spacing with single keystroke?

In IC6.1.8/ICADVM20.1 you can find the relevant env var fairly easily by using Options->Cdsenv editor and searching for "align". Keep this open, and then as you interact with the F3 options form, you'll see which env var changes.

You can then assign this to a bindkey:

leSetEnv("quickAlignSpacingType" if(leGetEnv("quickAlignSpacingType")=="user" "none" "user"))

This toggles between user and none. You could assign this to (say) the Shift-Ctrl-B key (I picked one at random that wasn't used):

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>B" "leSetEnv(\"quickAlignSpacingType\" if(leGetEnv(\"quickAlignSpacingType\")==\"user\" \"none\" \"user\"))")

This line can be added to your .cdsinit.

Regards,

Andrew

Wow thanks Andrew, I didn't know about cdsenv editor!

1) How did you find out that shift+ctrl+ B was unused? 

2) Can I just type the 'hiSetBindKey' in the command line everytime I open Virtuoso XL? ( Because I'm afraid of changing bindkeys since we are working as a team and I'm not sure if the .cdsinit is a common file amongst my other team mates) 

I checked the default bindkeys - of course yours might be different - by using Options->Bindkeys, selecting "Layout" as the application, and then in the search box I entered "B" (to narrow it down a bit) and then checked to see what was set.

You could just enter the command in the bindkey editor each time (use the + button on the form to add a new bindkey), or paste the command in the CIW. I can't answer whether your .cdsinit is shared or not - you'd have to check that yourself.

Andrew