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<h1>eric5.Preferences.Shortcuts</h1>
<p>
Module implementing functions dealing with keyboard shortcuts.
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<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Classes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Functions</h3>
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<td><a href="#__readShortcut">__readShortcut</a></td>
<td>Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.</td>
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<td><a href="#__saveShortcut">__saveShortcut</a></td>
<td>Private function to write a single keyboard shortcut to the settings.</td>
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<td><a href="#__setAction">__setAction</a></td>
<td>Private function to write a single keyboard shortcut to the settings.</td>
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<td><a href="#exportShortcuts">exportShortcuts</a></td>
<td>Module function to export the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.</td>
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<td><a href="#importShortcuts">importShortcuts</a></td>
<td>Module function to import the keyboard shortcuts for the defined E5Actions.</td>
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<td><a href="#readShortcuts">readShortcuts</a></td>
<td>Module function to read the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.</td>
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<td><a href="#saveShortcuts">saveShortcuts</a></td>
<td>Module function to write the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.</td>
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<td><a href="#setActions">setActions</a></td>
<td>Module function to set actions based on new format shortcuts file.</td>
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<a NAME="__readShortcut" ID="__readShortcut"></a>
<h2>__readShortcut</h2>
<b>__readShortcut</b>(<i>act, category, prefClass</i>)
<p>
    Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.
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<dt><i>act</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the action object (E5Action)
</dd><dt><i>category</i></dt>
<dd>
category the action belongs to (string)
</dd><dt><i>prefClass</i></dt>
<dd>
preferences class used as the storage area
</dd>
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<h2>__saveShortcut</h2>
<b>__saveShortcut</b>(<i>act, category, prefClass</i>)
<p>
    Private function to write a single keyboard shortcut to the settings.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>act</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the action object (E5Action)
</dd><dt><i>category</i></dt>
<dd>
category the action belongs to (string)
</dd><dt><i>prefClass</i></dt>
<dd>
preferences class used as the storage area
</dd>
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<h2>__setAction</h2>
<b>__setAction</b>(<i>actions, sdict</i>)
<p>
    Private function to write a single keyboard shortcut to the settings.
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<dt><i>actions</i></dt>
<dd>
list of actions to set (list of E5Action)
</dd><dt><i>sdict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary containg accelerator information for one category
</dd>
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<h2>exportShortcuts</h2>
<b>exportShortcuts</b>(<i>fn</i>)
<p>
    Module function to export the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fn</i></dt>
<dd>
filename of the export file (string)
</dd>
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<h2>importShortcuts</h2>
<b>importShortcuts</b>(<i>fn</i>)
<p>
    Module function to import the keyboard shortcuts for the defined E5Actions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fn</i></dt>
<dd>
filename of the import file (string)
</dd>
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<h2>readShortcuts</h2>
<b>readShortcuts</b>(<i>prefClass=Prefs, helpViewer=None, pluginName=None</i>)
<p>
    Module function to read the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>prefClass=</i></dt>
<dd>
preferences class used as the storage area
</dd><dt><i>helpViewer=</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the help window object
</dd><dt><i>pluginName=</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the plugin for which to load shortcuts
        (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>saveShortcuts</h2>
<b>saveShortcuts</b>(<i>prefClass=Prefs</i>)
<p>
    Module function to write the keyboard shortcuts for the defined QActions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>prefClass</i></dt>
<dd>
preferences class used as the storage area
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>setActions</h2>
<b>setActions</b>(<i>shortcuts</i>)
<p>
    Module function to set actions based on new format shortcuts file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>shortcuts</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary containing the accelerator information
        read from a XML file
</dd>
</dl>
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