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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 Projects tab; custom toolbars and menus contained in
the Toolbox are always displayed.
- 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 Projects tab
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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