Mapkey using right button menu

[dmontemaggi]

Hi all,

I'm not able to create a mapkey where I have to activate a command present in a right button menu, after selection a model.

Eg.

mapkey _test ~ Timer `UI Desktop` `UI Desktop` `popupMenuRMBTimerCB`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Close `rmb_popup` `PopupMenu`;~ Command `user_popup_item_cmd`;

That command is not present in any other place on the ribbon.

Any possible solution?

Thanks

[neomechanikos]

What exactly are you trying to do? It's hard to tell from the mapkey commands what is going on.

[MartinHanak]

Hello,

I think that it is not possible to record right button menu click into a mapkey. But I am not quite sure.

Martin Hanak

[jsarkar]

whats your objective?

[RV_5434567]

It's possible to use an RMB click in a mapkey, as it has always been, but I would strongly advise not to use it.

I used to make mapkeys in WF2. In the beginning I used a lot of RMB clicks, but sometimes these mapkeys would just stop working in the middle of a session. When I reprogrammed them using the menu bar, they always worked flawless.

On Creo 2 however, I haven't made a lot of mapkeys yet, Since THEY stole our menu bar, it's gotten a lot harder to make them decent.

You probably want to make a mapkey that automates something in the dimension properties, right? I've launched the same question a while ago, but never got the answer I was hoping for...

http://communities.ptc.com/message/230659#230659

[dmontemaggi]

The goal of this mapkey is start a function of a auxiliary application, not an ootb command, this is why I wrote that is present only in RMB menu.

The mapkey has to work in assembly and part environment, not in drawing.

Thanks.

[RV_5434567]

What do you mean with an auxiliary application? Is it something like a script?

[dmontemaggi]

It's a externnal application created with Pro/TOOLKIT. I register it by .dat files

[Jose_Costa]

Are you selecting a model before calling the mapkey?

I tried the same here and the mapkey worked fine.

mapkey test ~ Timer `UI Desktop` `UI Desktop` `popupMenuRMBTimerCB`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Close `rmb_popup` `PopupMenu`;~ Command `EMX_MOD_COMP`;

Or maybe some problem in your application.

I made a short video:

Video Link : 4902

Good luck,

Jose

[dmontemaggi]

Hi Jose

yes, i'm able to reproduce what you have done in the video, but the problem is that after Creo restarting the mapkey doesn't work.

To make it work I have to do before a manually click with RMB and then it always works...

david

[ClintWalton]

Hi David,

Are you saying there is no longer an issue with creating the mapkey and it is now just an issue of saving it?

[dmontemaggi]

Hi,

No creating or saving issue, but seems related to the kind of mapkey and more precisely about RMB menu.

[Jose_Costa]

Hi David,

I restarted my Creo here and it works.

How do you save your mapkeys?

I do it manually, I save the mapkey to a file, then I grab the text in it and copy/paste it to my config.pro.

[dmontemaggi]

I did the same but seems that there is something for which reason the right-click menu is activated only if before is done manually

I attach a video, I hope it can help..

thanks

Video Link : 4904

[Jose_Costa]

Humm, I can´t reproduce that here... It´s hard to tell.

Some suggestions:

1 - Call the command directly:

mapkey test ~ Command `user_popup_item_cmd`;

2 - Read the trail faile and the status bar, maybe you can find there the error.

Jose

[Jose_Costa]

I think you have to create a button for that command and then record a mapkey pressing that button.

File->Options->Customize the ribbon->Choose from Toolkit commands-> Choose your command

When recording the mapkey first select the tab where the button is and then press the button.

Jose