pymel.core.windows.hotkey

hotkey(*args, **kwargs)

This command sets the single-key hotkeys for the entire application. In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
altModifier (alt)		bool
autoSave (autoSave)		bool
	If set to true then the hotkeys will always be saved when you quit. If false then the hotkeys are not saved unless “savePrefs -hotkeys” is used.
commandModifier (cmd)		bool
	The Command key must be pressed to get the hotkey. This is only available on systems which have a separate command key. Note that if menu item accelerator keys are being used (menuItem -ke/keyEquivalent), then the accelerator key settings override the hotkey settings.
ctrlModifier (ctl)		bool
	The Ctrl key must be pressed to get the hotkey. Note that if menu item accelerator keys are being used (menuItem -ke/keyEquivalent), then the accelerator key settings override the hotkey settings.
factorySettings (fs)		bool
	Resets the hotkeys back to the initial defaults.
isModifier (mod)		bool
	The hotkey is a modifier itself.
keyShortcut (k)		unicode
	Specify what key is being set. The key must be either a single ascii character (capital and lowercase can be set independently) or one of the keyword strings for the specialkeyboard characters. The valid keywords are:Up, Down, Right, Left,Home, End, Page_Up, Page_Down, InsertReturn, SpaceF1 to F12
name (n)		unicode
	The name of the namedCommand object that will be executed when the key is pressed.
pressCommandRepeat (pcr)		bool
	Specify true and the command may be repeated by executing the command repeatLast. This flag is false by default.
releaseCommandRepeat (rcr)		bool
	Specify true and the command may be repeated by executing the command repeatLast. This flag is false by default.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
releaseName (rn)		unicode
	The name of the namedCommand object that will be executed when the key is released.
sourceUserHotkeys (suh)		bool
	This command reads the userHotkey file

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.hotkey

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Here's an example of how to create a namedCommand
# object and then map it to a key.
#
pm.nameCommand( 'circleToolNamedCommand', annotation='Select Circle Tool', command='setToolTo circleContext')
# Result: u'circleToolNamedCommand' #
pm.hotkey( k='F5', alt=True, name='circleToolNamedCommand' )


# Here are more examples of how to use the hotkey command.
#
pm.hotkey( k='d', name='Delete_Command' )
pm.hotkey( k='d', name='' ) # unsets the above command

pm.hotkey( k='d', name='Delete_Command' )
pm.hotkey( k='d', releaseName='After_Delete_Command' )
pm.hotkey( k='d', name='' ) #only unsets the key press name
pm.hotkey( k='d', releaseName='' ) #only unsets the key release name
pm.hotkey( k='d', n='', rn='' ) #unsets both the key press and release name

#    Determine if a command is attached to either the press or release
#    of the "z" hotkey.
#
pm.hotkey( 'z', query=True )
# Result: True #

#    Likewise, for the modified variations of the "z" key.
#
pm.hotkey( 'z', query=True, alt=True )
# Result: True #
pm.hotkey( 'z', query=True, ctl=True )
# Result: True #
pm.hotkey( 'z', query=True, alt=True, ctl=True )
# Result: False #

#    Determine the press command attached to the "z" key.
#
pm.hotkey( 'z', query=True, name=True )
# Result: u'NameComUndo' #

#    To query the "-" hotkey use the string "Dash" instead.
#
pm.hotkey( 'Dash', query=True )
# Result: True #