Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: HotKeys

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HotKeys

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HotKeys.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	7
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
Default theme	Apex Blue
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	On
Require iOS passcode	Off
Show Sign-in fields	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
OnWindowTransaction	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
HotKeys	4 fields defined, 2 records	HotKeys

Fields

Table Name: HotKeys - 4 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Code	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		HotKeys		Register
Modifiers	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		HotKeys		Register
Comment	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		HotKeys
HotKey ID	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		HotKeys		Register Unregister Unregister all

Layout Objects: HotKeys

Regular Fields

Field Name: HotKeys::Code

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 107 pt
Left: 79 pt
Bottom: 126 pt
Right: 332 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: HotKeys::Modifiers

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 130 pt
Left: 79 pt
Bottom: 149 pt
Right: 332 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: HotKeys::Comment

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 153 pt
Left: 79 pt
Bottom: 172 pt
Right: 332 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: HotKeys::HotKey ID

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 176 pt
Left: 79 pt
Bottom: 195 pt
Right: 332 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Register Hotkey

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 107 pt
Left: 351 pt
Bottom: 138 pt
Right: 499 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Register” ]

Scripts:

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Unregister Hotkey

Layout Name:

HotKeys

Top: 149 pt
Left: 351 pt
Bottom: 180 pt
Right: 499 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Unregister” ]

Scripts:

Unregister

Next Script: [Register]

Script Name	HotKeyAction
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Show Custom Dialog [ Message: "Hotkey pressed with ID: " & Get(ScriptParameter); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ]
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Previous Script: [HotKeyAction]

Next Script: [Unregister]

Script Name	Register
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	HotKeys
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ HotKeys::HotKey ID; MBS("Hotkey.Register"; HotKeys::Code; HotKeys::Modifiers) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("HotKey.SetScript"; HotKeys::HotKey ID; Get(FileName); "HotkeyAction") ]
Fields used in this script	HotKeys::Code HotKeys::Modifiers HotKeys::HotKey ID
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Tables used in this script	HotKeys
Table occurrences used by this script	HotKeys
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Previous Script: [Register]

Next Script: [Unregister all]

Script Name	Unregister
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	HotKeys
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Hotkey.Unregister"; HotKeys::HotKey ID) ] Set Field [ HotKeys::HotKey ID; "" ]
Fields used in this script	HotKeys::HotKey ID
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Tables used in this script	HotKeys
Table occurrences used by this script	HotKeys
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Previous Script: [Unregister]

Next Script: [Trace]

Script Name	Unregister all
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Hotkey.UnregisterAll") ] Replace Field Contents [ HotKeys::HotKey ID; Replace with calculation: "" ] [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	HotKeys::HotKey ID
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Table occurrences used by this script	HotKeys
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Previous Script: [Unregister all]

Next Script: [-]

Script Name	Trace
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Trace") ]
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Previous Script: [Trace]

Next Script: [Register hotkey to get field name]

Script Name	-
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Name	Register hotkey to get field name
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#registers a hotkey option-control-command-c to copy the names of fields referenced by selected layout objects in the layout editor Set Variable [ $Hotkey; Value:MBS("Hotkey.Register"; "C"; "option control command") ] #set calculation to run Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("HotKey.SetEvaluate"; $Hotkey; "Let([ copy = MBS( \"Menubar.RunMenuCommand\"; 57634 ); xml = MBS( \"Clipboard.GetFileMakerData\"; \"Auto\" ); name = MBS(\"XML.Query\"; xml; \"/fmxmlsnippet/Layout/Object/FieldObj/Name\"; \"\"; 2); r = MBS( \"Clipboard.SetText\"; name ) ]; name)") ] #make it permanent and go to the preferences file Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "HotKey.SetPermanent"; $HotKey; 1 ) ]
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