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Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 15:40
by Reve_Etrange
Hi all,
Is it possible to define a custom keyboard shortcut that select (ie. make active) a named tab?
Basically I have a favorite tab with caption an custom icon, and pretty often I am running thru the tab MRU list (Ctrl-Tab) just to go back there.
I have searched a bit, but couldn't find anything; perhaps some script guru has an idea?
Re: Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 16:08
by TheQwerty
Go > Tablist... (#538) might be more useful than your current method.
The Tab SC doesn't have a "select/focus/activate" option, so while you can locate a tab within the current pane, there isn't an easy way to switch to it.
The next best option would be to have a script cycle through all tabs in the pane until the one with the desired name is active - it's not a solution I like since XY will re-draw the tabs.
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"Select Dropbox Tab"
Global $G_TAB_NAME = 'Dropbox';
Sub('_selectTab');
"_selectTab"
Global $G_TAB_NAME;
End ! $G_TAB_NAME, 'Global variable $G_TAB_NAME is not defined!';
$i = 0;
$tCount = Tab('Get', 'Count');
while ($i < $tCount) {
$ctName = Tab('Get', 'Name');
End $G_TAB_NAME LikeI $ctName;
$i++;
#1019; //Miscellaneous | Tab Functions | Cycle Tabs Backward
}
Re: Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 16:30
by Reve_Etrange
Thanks for the reply.
I Ctrl-Tab a lot because it most often does what I need: cycle between the two tabs I am working with (and my fave tab is one of them).
Conceptually, I could have an MRU tab list with my fave tab locked in 2nd position, if you see what I mean.
Anyway, if there is no "select/focus/activate" option for tabs, I guess it cannot be done.
Any chance to have it implemented sometime?
Re: Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 16:42
by admin
seltab
Re: Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 17:01
by Reve_Etrange
\o/
I made a User Command going to location
, since my fave tab is the third from the right, and bound it to some key shortcut.
Re: Custom keyboard shortcut to select named tab?
Posted: 15 Apr 2013 17:48
by TheQwerty
Doh - that's right I forgot about SelTab!
For anyone that wants a solution that does not rely on the tab's position being kept...
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// Examples of how to call the script.
"Select Tab By Name"
Global $G_TAB_NAME = Input('Select Tab By Name...', 'Name of the tab to select?', 'TabName');
Sub '_checkBothPanes';
"Select Tab By Name (In Active Pane Only)"
Global $G_TAB_NAME = Input('Select Tab By Name...', 'Name of the tab to select?', 'TabName');
Sub '_checkActivePane';
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Checks the active pane for a named tab...
// If not found, activates and searches the inactive pane.
// If still not found, returns the user to the original pane.
"_checkBothPanes"
// Ensure we have a query.
Global $G_TAB_NAME;
End ! $G_TAB_NAME, 'Global variable $G_TAB_NAME not defined!';
Global $G_CHECKING_BOTH_PANES = true;
// Check active pane.
Sub '_checkActivePane';
Status 'Checking inactive pane...',, 'progress';
// Try inactive pane.
Focus 'PI';
Sub '_checkActivePane';
// Return to original pane.
Focus 'PI';
Status "No tab named '$G_TAB_NAME' found!",, 'alert';
Sound 'SystemHand';
// Checks for a tab with matching name in the active pane.
"_checkActivePane"
// Ensure we have a query.
Global $G_TAB_NAME, $G_CHECKING_BOTH_PANES;
End ! $G_TAB_NAME, 'Global variable $G_TAB_NAME not defined!';
// Enumerate over all tabs searching for a match.
$i = 1;
$tCount = Tab('Get', 'Count');
while ($i <= $tCount) {
$tName = Tab('Get', 'Name', $i);
// If found select tab and exit.
if ($tName LikeI $G_TAB_NAME) {
SelTab $i;
Status 'Tab found!',, 'ready';
Sound 'SystemExit';
End true;
}
$i++;
}
// If only checking active pane display an alert at the end.
if (! $G_CHECKING_BOTH_PANES) {
Status "No tab named '$G_TAB_NAME' found in this pane!",, 'alert';
Sound 'SystemHand';
}