Command
Pick List
Pick Active Glossary...
The PickActiveGlossary command enables you to pick an active glossary.
It displays a pick list with all the glossaries of the Glossary List.
Optionally the special glossaries:
- #Hotkeys.xglo
- #Picks.xglo
- #Prime.xglo
- #Shields.xglo
- #Snippets.xglo
- #Typos.xglo
- #Variables.xglo
can be displayed too.
Upon picking a glossary of the pick list, the filename of the picked glossary is stored in a specified variable.
This variable can then be used to perform an action on that picked glossary .
When selecting the Pick Active Glossary... menu item, the following dialog
will help you specify the PickActiveGlossary command parameters:
|
showSpecialGlossaries |
Indicates if special glossaries should be displayed in the pick list. |
|
variableName |
Name of the variable that will contain the picked glossary. The specified variable can then be referenced in subsequent expansion text or commands with its name using the following syntax: $(name) |
Example 1: Switching to an Active Glossary
The following expansion:
showSpecialGlossaries = "n"
variableName = "picked-glossary"
{/PickActiveGlossary}
{ActivateGlossary}$(picked-glossary){/ActivateGlossary}
enables you to pick a glossary of the Glossary List and then activate it.
Example 2: Viewing an Active Glossary
The following expansion:
showSpecialGlossaries = "n"
variableName = "picked-glossary"
{/PickActiveGlossary}
{ViewGlossary}$(picked-glossary){/ViewGlossary}
enables you to pick a glossary of the Glossary List and then open it in the Glossary Viewer.