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hotBox([PaneOnlyMenus=boolean], [PaneToggleMenus=boolean], [animationOnlyMenus=boolean], [animationToggleMenus=boolean], [clothOnlyMenus=boolean], [clothToggleMenus=boolean], [commonOnlyMenus=boolean], [commonToggleMenus=boolean], [customMenuSetsToggleMenus=boolean], [displayCenterOnly=boolean], [displayHotbox=boolean], [displayStyle=boolean], [displayZonesOnly=boolean], [dynamicsOnlyMenus=boolean], [dynamicsToggleMenus=boolean], [liveOnlyMenus=boolean], [liveToggleMenus=boolean], [noClickCommand=string], [noClickDelay=float], [noKeyPress=boolean], [polygonsOnlyMenus=boolean], [polygonsToggleMenus=boolean], [release=boolean], [renderingOnlyMenus=boolean], [renderingToggleMenus=boolean], [rmbPopups=boolean], [showAllToggleMenus=boolean], [surfacesOnlyMenus=boolean], [surfacesToggleMenus=boolean], [transparenyLevel=int], [updateMenus=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
hotBox is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.
This command controls parameters related to the hotBox menubar palette.
When the command is invoked with no flags, the hotBox is popped up.
None
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
PaneOnlyMenus, PaneToggleMenus, animationOnlyMenus, animationToggleMenus, clothOnlyMenus, clothToggleMenus, commonOnlyMenus, commonToggleMenus, customMenuSetsToggleMenus, displayCenterOnly, displayHotbox, displayStyle, displayZonesOnly, dynamicsOnlyMenus, dynamicsToggleMenus, liveOnlyMenus, liveToggleMenus, noClickCommand, noClickDelay, noKeyPress, polygonsOnlyMenus, polygonsToggleMenus, release, renderingOnlyMenus, renderingToggleMenus, rmbPopups, showAllToggleMenus, surfacesOnlyMenus, surfacesToggleMenus, transparenyLevel, updateMenus
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updateMenus(um)
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boolean
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Reloads the hotBox menus from the main menubar.
This flag is used when the menus in the main menubar are modified,
and the hotBox menus need to be refreshed.
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transparenyLevel(tr)
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int
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The percentage of transparency, from 0 to 100.
Currently, only the values 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 are
supported. Any other values will be rounded off
to the nearest supported value.
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showAllToggleMenus(a)
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boolean
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Sets the visibility of all menus to on or off.
When queried, will only return true if all menu rows are visible.
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polygonsToggleMenus(plt)
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boolean
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surfacesToggleMenus(st)
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boolean
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animationToggleMenus(at)
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boolean
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dynamicsToggleMenus(dt)
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boolean
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renderingToggleMenus(rt)
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boolean
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clothToggleMenus(clt)
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boolean
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liveToggleMenus(lt)
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boolean
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commonToggleMenus(ct)
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boolean
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customMenuSetsToggleMenus(cst)
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boolean
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PaneToggleMenus(pt)
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boolean
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Sets the visibilty of a row of menus to on or off.
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rmbPopups(rmb)
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boolean
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Enables/Disables a popup menu of the current function set.
This popup menu appear when the right mouse button is pressed
in the center zone of the hotbox.
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polygonsOnlyMenus(plo)
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boolean
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surfacesOnlyMenus(so)
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boolean
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animationOnlyMenus(ao)
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boolean
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dynamicsOnlyMenus(do)
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boolean
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renderingOnlyMenus(ro)
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boolean
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clothOnlyMenus(clo)
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boolean
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liveOnlyMenus(lo)
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boolean
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commonOnlyMenus(co)
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boolean
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PaneOnlyMenus(po)
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boolean
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Sets a row of menus to be the only visible row.
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noClickCommand(ncc)
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string
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The command to be executed if the hotBox is engaged
and then disengaged within noClickDelay time units.
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noClickDelay(ncd)
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float
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If the hotBox is engaged and then disengaged within
this time interval, then the noClickCommand is executed.
The time interval is in seconds. The default value is 0.1.
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displayHotbox(dh)
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boolean
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displayZonesOnly(dzo)
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boolean
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displayCenterOnly(dco)
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boolean
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Three different display styles are defined for the hotBox. It can
be fully displayed (dh), display only the marking menu zones
(dzo) or no display (dco) which means that the entire
screen can be used to access the marking menus defined in the center zone.
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displayStyle(ds)
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boolean
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Returns a string that identifies the flag used to set the current
display style. The results can be dh, dzo, or
dco, depending on which style the hotBox is using at the moment.
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release(rl)
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boolean
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Action to be called on the release of the key which invoked the hotbox
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noKeyPress(nkp)
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boolean
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Normally the hotbox is popped by a pressing a keyboard key. Use the
nkp flag to pop the hotbox from a device other than the keyboard
(still use the rl flag to unpop the hotbox).
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# Bind the hotBox to the spacebar.
#
cmds.nameCommand( 'NameComPop_hotBox', annotation='Pop Hotbox', command='hotBox' )
cmds.hotkey( k=' ', name='NameComPop_hotBox' )