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Not able to select ALT for bind keys

Sampatcharu

Hi All,

I am using cadence version ic12_isr12. In this version I am not able to use alt as a bind key after adding below line to .cdsenv file also.

ui      enableMenuShortcuts     boolean nil

Please help me.

Thanks in Advance,

Sampath

  • This variable is only set when Cadence starts, so you may need to restart cadence for env variable to be set.

    What syntax are use to define your Alt bindkey?

  • Hi,

    Thanks for reply.

    I tried by restarting cadence also.

    Below is the one of the bind key I used.

               hiSetBindKey("Layout" "Alt<Key>f" "geSelObjectsPartiallySelected()")

    Below is the warning I am seeing in ICFB.

                          *WARNING* Bindkey uses Alt modifier and will be ignored.

                          *WARNING* Invalid bindkey key string: Alt<Key>f

                          nil

    Regards,

    Sampath

  • Sampath,

    A few things. First of all, if you're talking about "ICFB" then that's not IC61X - the command in IC61X  is called "virtuoso". Secondly, the .cdsenv file needs to be in your home directory, not your working directory. By default, it doesn't read the .cdsenv from the working dir - this can be enabled however by using:

    setenv CDS_LOAD_ENV addCWD

    or:

    export CDS_LOAD_ENV=addCWD

    (first is for csh, second is for ksh/bash).

    before starting virtuoso.

    You can tell if the cdsenv has had an effect by looking at the names of the pulldown menus in the CIW. If they have an underscore beneath any of the letters (e.g. under the F in File) then it has not had an effect. If there are no underscores, the cdsenv is being honoured.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Thanks Andrew for reply. Here are few comments. ".cdsenv" file is in home path only. I am not able to use "alt" bind key only to this project. I am tried opening virtuoso by using cadence version ic12_isr12 and ic616_isr11. If I press "Alt+f" in CIW window File drop down window is coming. Please help me on this and let me know if you need any additional information.

  • If you type:

    envGetVal("ui" "enableMenuShortcuts")

    in the CIW, what does it return?

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Hi Andrew, if i run above command i am getting reply - "t" Thanks, Sampath

  • This might be because of a bug that appears in certain RedHat versions (I found reports of this in RHEL5.9 for example).

    We have a COS Solution that tells you how to workaround it.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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