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Add menu command for Shift + Open

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2011-09-27 16:15:50
WesAtScottsdale
Registered: Dec 21 2009
Posts: 16

I have vendor app that is changing their software to intercept the Open command to point to their repository. I have a few users that will occasionally need to bypass that and open from disk.
 
Holding down Shift while clicking open allows the user to browse to a local directory. I would like to add that as a menu item/toolbar button, but I'm having trouble locating how to send the Shift + Open command.
 
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've already added other items to the menu and toolbars so I'm not worried about that at this point.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
WesAtScottsdale

Wes

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows
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2011-09-28 00:47:42
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UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
There is no access to keyboard shortcuts or modifiers via the Acrobat API. You can create new menu items but can't assign them a keypress, or change any of the defaults.
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2011-09-28 01:53:41
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
Maybe with a plugin?

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2011-09-28 02:54:09
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UVSAR
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Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Yes, plugins can register a keyboard shortcut via the AVMenuItemNew() method - but not scripts.

try67 wrote:
Maybe with a plugin?
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