cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor

Keyword Editor Module.

API Overview

Constants - Useful values which cannot be changed

  • NUMBER_OF_SHORTCUTS

Functions - API calls offered directly by the extension

  • matches

Constructors - API calls which return an object, typically one that offers API methods

  • KeywordEditor

Fields - Variables which can only be accessed from an object returned by a constructor

  • isShowing
  • keyboardShortcuts
  • keywords
  • resetButton
  • shortcutButtons
  • shortcutFields

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor

  • doHide
  • doShow
  • hide
  • parent
  • show

API Documentation

Constants

NUMBER_OF_SHORTCUTS

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.NUMBER_OF_SHORTCUTS -> number
Type Constant
Description The number of Keyword Keyboard shortcuts available.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 26

Functions

matches

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.matches(element) -> boolean
Type Function
Description Checks to see if an hs.axuielement object matches a Keyword Editor window
Parameters
  • element - the hs.axuielement object you want to check
Returns
  • true if a match otherwise false
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 31

Constructors

KeywordEditor

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor(parent) -> KeywordEditor object
Type Constructor
Description Creates a new KeywordEditor object
Parameters
  • parent - The parent
Returns
  • A KeywordEditor object
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 64

Fields

isShowing

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.isShowing <cp.prop: boolean; live?>
Type Field
Description Indicates whether or not the Keyword Editor is currently showing.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 112

keyboardShortcuts

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.keyboardShortcuts <cp.ui.DisclosureWindow>
Type Field
Description The DisclosureTriangle that shows/hides the keyboard shortcuts configuration.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 183

keywords

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.keywords <cp.ui.TextField>
Type Field
Description A TextField that contains the current keywords. The value is a table of string values for each individual keyword.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 173

resetButton

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.resetButton <cp.ui.Button>
Type Field
Description The Button that resets the current keywords to blank.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 238

shortcutButtons

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.shortcutButtons <table of cp.ui.Button>
Type Field
Description The list of keyboard shortcut Buttons. The button for Cmd+1 is accessed via shortcutButtons[1], and so on.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 218

shortcutFields

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor.shortcutFields <table of KeywordField>
Type Field
Description The list of keyboard shortcut KeywordFields. The field for Cmd+1 is accessed via shortcutFields[1], and so on.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 198

Methods

doHide

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor:doHide() -> cp.rx.go.Statement
Type Method
Description A Statement that hides the Keyword Editor.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The Statement
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 160

doShow

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor:doShow() -> cp.rx.go.Statement
Type Method
Description A Statement that shows the Keyword Editor.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The Statement
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 133

hide

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor:hide() -> boolean
Type Method
Description Hides the Keyword Editor.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • KeywordEditor object
  • true if successful otherwise false
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 146

parent

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor:parent() -> table
Type Method
Description Returns the KeywordEditor's parent table
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The parent object as a table
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 89

show

   
Signature cp.apple.finalcutpro.main.KeywordEditor:show() -> boolean
Type Method
Description Shows the Keyword Editor.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • KeywordEditor object
  • true if successful otherwise false
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/finalcutpro/main/KeywordEditor.lua line 119

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