Custom toolbars and menus are used to extend Komodo's default menus and
toolbars with menus and toolbars containing custom items. Any component that
can be stored in a project or the
Toolbox can be stored in a
custom toolbar or menu. A custom toolbar might contain frequently used
run commands and snippets; a custom menu might contain folders with the
contents of a local filesystem.
Custom toolbars and menus are created and configured within the Project
Manager and/or the Toolbox. Custom toolbars and menus contained in projects
are only displayed when the projects are open in the Project Manager; custom
toolbars and menus contained in the Toolbox are always displayed.
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- On the Project or Toolbox menu, select
Add|New Custom Toolbar or Add|New Custom Menu.
Enter a name for the new component.
- Copy and paste or drag and drop the item(s) to be included on the toolbar
or menu onto the icon created in the previous step. Alternatively, right-click
the custom menu or toolbar name and select Add. For a
complete description of adding components to containers (such as projects and
custom menus and toolbars), see the
Projects section of the documentation.
New toolbars are displayed alongside the default Komodo toolbars and
can be accessed via the View|Toolbars menu.
New menus are displayed to the right of the default Komodo menus.
To access options for a custom menu or toolbar, do one of the following:
- Toolbox|menuortoolbar_name|option or
Project|menuortoolbar_name|option: When a
custom menu or toolbar is selected in the Project Manager or Toolbox, use the
Project or Toolbox menus to access
the list of options. The name of the custom menu or toolbar that is
currently selected in a project or the Toolbox is displayed on the
menu.
- Context Menu: Right-click the custom menu or toolbar in a
project or the Toolbox and select the desired option.
The following options are available:
- Export as Project File: When this option is invoked,
a new project file is created that contains the custom menu or toolbar from
which the option is invoked. You are prompted to provide the name of the new
project file and the directory where it will be stored. To open the new
project file, select File|Open|Project.
- Export Package: Snippets can be archived and distributed
among multiple Komodo users via Packages. Packages are
compressed archive files that contain the snippet from which the
Export Package option was invoked. Packages are stored in
files with a ".kpz" extension, and can be opened by any archiving utility that
supports
libz (for example WinZip). The Export
Package option differs from the Export as Project
File option in that copies of filesystem-based components (such as
files and dialog projects) are included in the archive. Conversely,
Export as Project File creates a project with a reference to
the component's original location and does not create copies of the components.
When Export Package is invoked, you are prompted for a name
and file location for the package. Exported packages can only be imported into
"container" objects in Komodo, such as projects, the Toolbox, and folders
within projects and the Toolbox. See Toolbox - Exporting and Importing
Toolbox Contents, Projects - Importing and
Exporting Projects via Packages, or Folders - Import Contents
from Package for more information.
- Rename: To change the name of a custom menu or toolbar,
select this option and enter a new name.
- Cut/Copy/Paste: These options are used to remove the
custom menu or toolbar from a project or the Toolbox, or to move custom menu
or toolbars between the project and the Toolbox (and vice versa).
- Add: Use this option to add components to the selected
custom menu or toolbar. All components can be added to custom menu or
toolbars in the same manner they are added to projects. Refer to the
individual component documentation, or the
project documentation for more
information.
- Delete: To remove a custom menu or toolbar from a
project or the Toolbox, select this option. The custom menu or toolbar is
permanently deleted.
Custom menu or toolbar properties are used to alter the name of the custom
menu or toolbar, or change the custom menu or toolbar's display order.
To access the Properties dialog box, right-click the custom menu or toolbar and
select Properties.
Custom menus are displayed between the default Tools and
Window menus. If multiple custom menus are in effect, the
display order depends on the menu's Priority setting. New
menus have a default priority of 100; alter the priority of custom menus
to control the left-to-right order of display.
Custom toolbars are displayed to the right of default Komodo toolbars. If
necessary, a new row is created for their display. If multiple custom
toolbars are in effect, the display order depends on the toolbar's
Priority setting. New toolbars have a default priority of 100;
alter the priority of custom toolbars to control the left-to-right order of
display.
To assign a letter to be used in combination with the 'Alt' key for menu
access, enter a shortcut letter in the Menu Access Key
field. If the letter is already assigned to a Komodo core function, you are
prompted to enter a different letter.
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