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authorHugo Locurcio <hugo.locurcio@hugo.pro>2023-02-16 20:25:21 +0100
committerHugo Locurcio <hugo.locurcio@hugo.pro>2023-02-16 20:26:07 +0100
commitc3365ace4fbfd7c3a9a7eff7e023c5ead182c454 (patch)
treef44bcc22d34b484fc941c98218875c4a2e137940 /doc/classes
parent29f670b7ab28d6393b0a61d6860decc69c2dc1ec (diff)
Improve documentation on PopupMenu and DisplayServer accelerators
The name "accelerator" is actually misleading (at least in PopupMenu), as these are really keyboard shortcuts and not a key you press after pressing Alt (with the corresponding letter in the option's name being underlined after pressing Alt).
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/classes')
-rw-r--r--doc/classes/DisplayServer.xml9
-rw-r--r--doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml16
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/classes/DisplayServer.xml b/doc/classes/DisplayServer.xml
index fc5de1b771..122db7e668 100644
--- a/doc/classes/DisplayServer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/DisplayServer.xml
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new checkable item with text [param label] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
[b]Supported system menu IDs:[/b]
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new checkable item with text [param label] and icon [param icon] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
[b]Supported system menu IDs:[/b]
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new item with text [param label] and icon [param icon] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
[b]Supported system menu IDs:[/b]
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new radio-checkable item with text [param label] and icon [param icon] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] Radio-checkable items just display a checkmark, but don't have any built-in checking behavior and must be checked/unchecked manually. See [method global_menu_set_item_checked] for more info on how to control it.
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new item with text [param label] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
[b]Supported system menu IDs:[/b]
@@ -302,6 +307,7 @@
Adds a new item with text [param label] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Contrarily to normal binary items, multistate items can have more than two states, as defined by [param max_states]. Each press or activate of the item will increase the state by one. The default value is defined by [param default_state].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] By default, there's no indication of the current item state, it should be changed manually.
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
@@ -324,6 +330,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new radio-checkable item with text [param label] to the global menu with ID [param menu_root].
Returns index of the inserted item, it's not guaranteed to be the same as [param index] value.
+ An [param accelerator] can optionally be defined, which is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The [param accelerator] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] Radio-checkable items just display a checkmark, but don't have any built-in checking behavior and must be checked/unchecked manually. See [method global_menu_set_item_checked] for more info on how to control it.
[b]Note:[/b] The [param callback] and [param key_callback] Callables need to accept exactly one Variant parameter, the parameter passed to the Callables will be the value passed to [param tag].
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@
<param index="1" name="idx" type="int" />
<param index="2" name="keycode" type="int" enum="Key" />
<description>
- Sets the accelerator of the item at index [param idx].
+ Sets the accelerator of the item at index [param idx]. [param keycode] can be a single [enum Key], or a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
[b]Note:[/b] This method is implemented on macOS.
</description>
</method>
diff --git a/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml b/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml
index 8dec4eaf86..97cc05d1a1 100644
--- a/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
<param index="2" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" default="0" />
<description>
Adds a new checkable item with text [param label].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
[b]Note:[/b] Checkable items just display a checkmark, but don't have any built-in checking behavior and must be checked/unchecked manually. See [method set_item_checked] for more info on how to control it.
</description>
</method>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
<param index="3" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" default="0" />
<description>
Adds a new checkable item with text [param label] and icon [param texture].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
[b]Note:[/b] Checkable items just display a checkmark, but don't have any built-in checking behavior and must be checked/unchecked manually. See [method set_item_checked] for more info on how to control it.
</description>
</method>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
<param index="3" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" default="0" />
<description>
Adds a new item with text [param label] and icon [param texture].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
</description>
</method>
<method name="add_icon_radio_check_item">
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
<param index="2" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" default="0" />
<description>
Adds a new item with text [param label].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
[b]Note:[/b] The provided [param id] is used only in [signal id_pressed] and [signal id_focused] signals. It's not related to the [code]index[/code] arguments in e.g. [method set_item_checked].
</description>
</method>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
<description>
Adds a new multistate item with text [param label].
Contrarily to normal binary items, multistate items can have more than two states, as defined by [param max_states]. Each press or activate of the item will increase the state by one. The default value is defined by [param default_state].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
</description>
</method>
<method name="add_radio_check_item">
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
<param index="2" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" default="0" />
<description>
Adds a new radio check button with text [param label].
- An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided then the default [code]0[/code] will be assigned to it. See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
+ An [param id] can optionally be provided, as well as an accelerator ([param accel]). If no [param id] is provided, one will be created from the index. If no [param accel] is provided, then the default value of 0 (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]) will be assigned to the item (which means it won't have any accelerator). See [method get_item_accelerator] for more info on accelerators.
[b]Note:[/b] Checkable items just display a checkmark, but don't have any built-in checking behavior and must be checked/unchecked manually. See [method set_item_checked] for more info on how to control it.
</description>
</method>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
<return type="int" enum="Key" />
<param index="0" name="index" type="int" />
<description>
- Returns the accelerator of the item at the given [param index]. Accelerators are special combinations of keys that activate the item, no matter which control is focused.
+ Returns the accelerator of the item at the given [param index]. An accelerator is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. The return value is an integer which is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]). If no accelerator is defined for the specified [param index], [method get_item_accelerator] returns [code]0[/code] (corresponding to [constant @GlobalScope.KEY_NONE]).
</description>
</method>
<method name="get_item_icon" qualifiers="const">
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
<param index="0" name="index" type="int" />
<param index="1" name="accel" type="int" enum="Key" />
<description>
- Sets the accelerator of the item at the given [param index]. Accelerators are special combinations of keys that activate the item, no matter which control is focused.
+ Sets the accelerator of the item at the given [param index]. An accelerator is a keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to trigger the menu button even if it's not currently open. [param accel] is generally a combination of [enum KeyModifierMask]s and [enum Key]s using boolean OR such as [code]KEY_MASK_CTRL | KEY_A[/code] ([kbd]Ctrl + A[/kbd]).
</description>
</method>
<method name="set_item_as_checkable">