Wenlin: WenlinKeys

For the benefit of those who prefer the keyboard over the mouse, Wenlin (starting with version 3.1.6) recognizes certain sequences of keystrokes, called "WenlinKeys", that can be used instead of the mouse for various commands.

Each WenlinKey starts with Shift+Ctrl+K (MS-Windows) or Shift+Command+K (Macintosh), then has one or more decimal digits, and ends with a semi-colon (;). In this documentation, we'll use "SCK" as an abbreviation for "Shift+Ctrl+K (MS-Windows) or Shift+Command+K (Macintosh)".

Some examples: Typing SCK followed by "1;" chooses the Hand tool in the toolbar. SCK and "4;" chooses the Brush tool. SCK and "119;" is equivalent to choosing "List radicals by stroke count" from the List menu. (Don't forget the semi-colon.)

WenlinKeys are primarily intended for use in conjunction with keyboard macro utilities that enable you to assign your own favorite key combinations, such as Alt+Shift+F10, which will automatically be converted into the WenlinKeys that Wenlin recognizes. Such utilities are created and published by other companies, not by Wenlin Institute, and must be obtained separately. A few such utilities are listed here, with links to their websites. The only ones we've actually tried at Wenlin Institute are iKey and KeyText. (These trademarks all belong to their respective owners.)

KeyText (for MS-Windows)

iKey (for Mac OS X)

QuicKeys (for MS-Windows and MacOS)

Please note that some keystroke combinations are assigned by the operating system. For example, on MS-Windows, Alt+F4 quits the current program, while Ctrl+Alt+Delete re-boots the computer (and may cause damage); on Macintosh, Shift+Command+3 takes a picture of the screen and saves it as a file, while Option+C produces the French letter "ç" (with some keyboard layouts). It's up to you, and/or your keyboard macro utility, to determine which keystroke combinations are available on your computer, and to choose how to map them to WenlinKeys.

In the following documentation, "C_" stands for "Ctrl (MS-Windows) or Command (Macintosh)".

The following WenlinKeys are currently assigned. A few of the commands are not documented beyond their brief mention here. Each WenlinKey consists of SCK (that is, Shift+C_+K) the given number, and a semi-colon (;). Remember the semi-colon!

Toolbar

1: HAND-TOOL
2: IBEAM-TOOL
3: GRAB (C_+B)
4: BRUSH-TOOL
5: MOUTH-TOOL
6: JUMP-TOOL
7: MOUTH-GENDER (switch between male and female voices)

File menu

10: NEW (C_+N)
11: OPEN (C_+O)
12: REOPEN
13: CLOSE (C_+W)
14: SAVE (C_+S)
15: SAVE-AS
16: ENABLE-EDITING (C_+E)
17: FLASHCARDS
18: PAGE-SETUP
19: PAGINATE
20: PRINT (C_+P)
21: QUIT (C_+Q)

Edit menu

30: UNDO (C_+Z)
31: CUT (C_+X)
32: COPY (C_+C)
33: PASTE (C_+V)
40: CLIP-FORMAT (open the Clipboard Format dialog)
(The following choose a particular Clipboard Format directly.)
41: CLIP-BIG5
42: CLIP-GB
43: CLIP-UTF8
44: CLIP-ASCII
45: CLIP-LATIN1
46: CLIP-MACROMAN
47: CLIP-DISABLE-NONUNI
48: CLIP-DISABLE-UNI
49: CLIP-ENABLE-UNI
60: SELECT-ALL (C_+A)
61: CONVERT (C_+T)
62: CONVERT-SINGLE (Shift+C_+T)
63: OTHERZI (C_+Y)
70: TRANSFORM
(Note: GRAB is defined above in the Toolbar section.)

Search menu

100: FIND (C_+F)
101: FIND-AGAIN (C_+G)
102: REPLACE (C_+R)
103: REPLACE-AGAIN (C_+K)
104: REPLACE-ALL
105: FIND-FIX
106: SEARCH-FILES

List menu

110: LIST-CHARACTERS-BY-PINYIN
111: LIST-CHARACTERS-BY-STROKE-COUNT
112: LIST-CHARACTERS-BY-FREQUENCY
113: LIST-CHARACTERS-BY-UNICODE
114: LIST-WORDS-BY-PINYIN
115: LIST-WORDS-BY-FREQUENCY
116: LIST-WORDS-BY-SERIAL-NUMBER
117: LIST-ENGLISH-WORDS-ALPHABETICALLY
118: LIST-RADICALS-BY-NUMBER
119: LIST-RADICALS-BY-STROKE-COUNT
120: LIST-NUMBERS
121: LIST-CHARACTERS-CONTAINING-COMPONENTS

Dictionary menu

140: LOOKUP-WORD (C_+L)
141: LOOKUP-SELECTION (Shift+C_+L)
142: CHOOSE-DICTIONARY
143: SHOW-DICTIONARY
144: TOGGLE-DICTIONARY (C_+J)
145: IMPORT-DICTIONARY

Font menu

150: FONT-PY-MONO
151: FONT-PY-FREE
152: FONT-PY-FREE-CHOOSE
153: FONT-HZ-SONG
154: FONT-HZ-PLAIN
155: FONT-HZ-BITMAP
156: FONT-HZ-FREE
157: FONT-HZ-FREE-CHOOSE
158: FONT-HZ-SYS
159: FONT-HZ-SYS-CHOOSE

Size menu

198: SIZE-DECREASE
199: SIZE-INCREASE
200: SIZE-ZERO
(The commands for increasing or decreasing the size by one step are only available as WenlinKeys. 200 through 221 are for sizes "0" through "21"; 222 through 300 are reserved.)

Options menu

(Most options can be turned on or off, or "flipped" to the opposite of the current setting.)
400: OPT-SIMPLE-FLIP
401: OPT-SIMPLE-ON
402: OPT-SIMPLE-OFF
410: OPT-LOOKUP-FLIP
411: OPT-LOOKUP-ON
412: OPT-LOOKUP-OFF
420: OPT-TOOLBAR-FLIP
421: OPT-TOOLBAR-ON
422: OPT-TOOLBAR-OFF
430: OPT-SPECIAL-FLIP
431: OPT-SPECIAL-ON
432: OPT-SPECIAL-OFF
433: OPT-SPECIAL-KEY
440: OPT-TONE-FLIP
441: OPT-TONE-ON
442: OPT-TONE-OFF
450: OPT-BACKUP-FLIP
451: OPT-BACKUP-ON
452: OPT-BACKUP-OFF
460: OPT-QUIET-FLIP
461: OPT-QUIET-ON
462: OPT-QUIET-OFF
470: OPT-SMOOTH-TEXT-FLIP
471: OPT-SMOOTH-TEXT-ON
472: OPT-SMOOTH-TEXT-OFF
480: OPT-SMOOTH-SCROLL-FLIP
481: OPT-SMOOTH-SCROLL-ON
482: OPT-SMOOTH-SCROLL-OFF
490: OPT-SHORT-BAND-FLIP
491: OPT-SHORT-BAND-ON
492: OPT-SHORT-BAND-OFF
500: OPT-REVEAL-CODES-FLIP
501: OPT-REVEAL-CODES-ON
502: OPT-REVEAL-CODES-OFF
510: OPT-COLORS
520: OPT-TAB-WIDTH
530: OPT-NEWLINES
540: OPT-HANZI-FILTER
550: OPT-KEYBOARD
597: OPT-DESCRIBE
598: OPT-SHOW-CURRENT
599: OPT-RESTORE

Miscellaneous

701: HELP
702: LEFT
703: RIGHT
704: UP
705: DOWN
706: TOP
707: BOTTOM
708: HOME
709: END
710: PAGE-UP
711: PAGE-DOWN
720: TONE0 (not yet implemented)
721: TONE1 (add pinyin 1st tone)
722: TONE2 (add pinyin 2nd tone)
723: TONE3 (add pinyin 3rd tone)
724: TONE4 (add pinyin 4th tone)
730: TITLEBAR-UP
731: TITLEBAR-DOWN (C_+D)
732: NEXT-WINDOW
733: PREVIOUS-WINDOW
734: SWAP-WINDOWS
901: DESCRIBE-WINDOW
902: CLONE-INSTANT-LOOKUP

Note that some WenlinKeys duplicate existing shortcuts. For example, the Grabber can be selected with its original shortcut, C_+B, or by its WenlinKey sequence, SCK and "3;". Of course, the WenlinKey sequence is less convenient for ordinary typing; it is included for completeness, and might conceivably be useful in conjunction with a keyboard macro utility.

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