Yes, you can do that.
Not sure this is the "official" way, but you could do something like this:
mouse_callbacks={"Button1": lambda q: q.cmd_simulate_keypress([], "F12")}
On Thursday, 3 December 2020 at 05:49:52 UTC [email protected] wrote:
> Thank you for your effort elParaguayo!
> Maybe, I have a better idea! Is it possible to implement a textbox widget
> which send a keystoke when it receives a mouse clic.
> For the drop down terminal, i have "F12" key bound to toggle it, so if i
> can send "F12" keystoke each time i press on the text box widget, it would
> fix the problem!!!
>
> Best Regards
> Kais
>
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> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of
> elParaguayo <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 3, 2020 12:20:13 AM
> *To:* qtile-dev <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* [qtile-dev] Re: Mousecallbacks to toggle the Scratchpad
>
> Interesting. I would have expected an error from that one as callbacks are
> executed by calling the function that's passed. Assuming you're on 0.16.1,
> clicking the mouse would try to make the script run the following:
> lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle("xterm")(qtile)
>
> This shouldn't work as lazy objects aren't callable.
>
> I tried changing the callback to: lambda qtile:
> lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('xterm') but that also didn't work.
>
> I then tried creating a function in my config file:
> def scratch_callback(qtile):
> lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle("term")
>
> and set the callback to "scratch_callback". That didn't work.
>
> Lastly, I changed the callback function to:
> def scratch_callback(qtile):
> qtile.groups_map["scratchpad"].dropdowns["term"].toggle()
>
> And that *did* work but only after I'd opened the scratchpad by the key
> press once first.
>
> All very confusing.
> On Thursday, 3 December 2020 at 01:28:02 UTC [email protected] wrote:
>
>
> Hello guys
> I tried to implement a textbox widget to toggle the terminal dropdown,
> when left-clik on it. I added this code to the textbox widget:
>
> mouse_callbacks = {
> 'Button1': lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle("term")}
> I did not get any error, but when I click on the textbox, nothing happens!
> Can someone help me to fix this please?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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