KeyBinding element
The KeyBinding element specifies keyboard shortcuts for the commands.
Commands can have both single and dual key bindings associated with them. An example of a single key binding is Ctrl+S for the Save command. Dual key bindings require two successive key combinations to trigger a command. An example of a dual key binding is Ctrl+K,Ctrl+K to set a bookmark.
Syntax
<KeyBinding guid="MyGuid" id="MyId" editor="MyEditor" key1="B" key2="x" mod1="Control" mod2="Alt" />
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| guid | Required. |
| id | Required. |
| editor | Required. The editor GUID indicates the editing context for which this keyboard shortcut will be active. The global binding scope value is "guidVSStd97". |
| key1 | Required. Valid values include all typable alphanumerics, and also two-digit hexadecimal values preceded by 0x and VK_constants. |
| mod1 | Optional. Any combination of Control, Alt, and Shift separated by space. |
| key2 | Optional. Valid values include all typable alphanumerics, and also two-digit hexadecimal values preceded by 0x and VK_constants. |
| mod2 | Optional. Any combination of Control, Alt, and Shift separated by space. |
| emulator | Optional. |
| Condition | Optional. See Conditional attributes. |
Child elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Parent | |
| Annotation |
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| KeyBindings element | Groups KeyBinding elements and other KeyBindings groupings. |
Example
<KeyBindings>
<KeyBinding guid="guidWidgetPackage" id="cmdidUpdateWidget"
editor="guidWidgetEditor" key1="VK_F5"/>
<KeyBinding guid="guidWidgetPackage" id="cmdidRunWidget"
editor="guidWidgetEditor" key1="VK_F5" mod1="Control"/>
</KeyBindings>