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Odd behavior of bindkeys in virtuoso layout view

matangk2

Hi,

I have a super simple setup to for layer display and selection, which behaves... oddly.

Platform is IC6.1.8.500.29

the following bindkeys enable the addition of layer groups to the selectable layers in the Layers view. The bindkeys file is loaded upon startup from .cdsinit, and I can see all the bindkeys defined correctly when rightclick the Layers view->bindkeys->layout:

Test file content:

hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>1" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(308) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(340) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(78) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(67) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(71) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>2" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(309) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(341) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(85) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(78) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(81) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>3" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(310) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(342) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(92) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(85) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(88) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>4" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(311) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(343) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(99) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(92) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(95) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>5" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(312) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(344) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(106) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(99) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(102) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>6" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(313) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(345) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(113) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(106) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(109) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>7" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(314) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(346) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(120) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(113) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(116) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>8" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(315) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(347) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(127) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(120) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(123) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>9" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(316) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(348) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(174) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(127) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(130) hiRedraw()")
hiSetBindKey("Layout" "ShiftCtrl<Key>0" "leiMouseSetEntryLayer(329) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(159) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(174) leiMouseSetEntryLayer(153) hiRedraw()")

for some reason, the bindkeys for ShiftCtrl<key>9 and ShiftCtrl<key>0 are not responding. I know that these layer numbers are valid because if I define the bindkeys for "Ctrl" only, they work (but "Ctrl" option is already used for selectively viewing layer/via pairs).

I know that my bindkeys definition is brute-force and that there are better ways than hardcoding them, but it works, and I currently don't have the bandwidth to change it.

I can't figure out this behavior. Are those combinations already reserved for other operation?

 

Cheers,

Matan

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  • I would suggest you go to Options→Bindkeys and then pick Layout, and try adding a new bindkey. With the bind key box select, try pressing Shft-Ctrl-9 etc - for me it shows as Ctrl<Key>( and Ctrl<Key>) - so try changing your bindkey definition to use that instead.

    There's an article on this somewhere (sorry, a bit busy to have time to search and find it).

    Andrew

  • in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew

    For Shft-Ctrl-9 the Ctrl<Key>(  did the trick. Thanks!

    But for some weird reason Shft-Ctrl-0 is not identified by the bind key box at all, so Ctrl<Key>) doesn't work. That's strange.

    I've settled for just <Key>) which is equivalent to shift-0, but i'd still appreciate knowing why this last bit didn't work.

    Thanks again,

    Matan

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  • in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew

    For Shft-Ctrl-9 the Ctrl<Key>(  did the trick. Thanks!

    But for some weird reason Shft-Ctrl-0 is not identified by the bind key box at all, so Ctrl<Key>) doesn't work. That's strange.

    I've settled for just <Key>) which is equivalent to shift-0, but i'd still appreciate knowing why this last bit didn't work.

    Thanks again,

    Matan

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