Is there a hotkey for choosing Lexer for new file?

[ferrlen]

I often open new files and brainstorm ideas, but it seems that to pick the correct lexer for the text I need to click on View -> Lexers... . This isn't particularly painful, but it'd be great to speed up the process with a hotkey.

Is there a hotkey for picking the Lexer or can I create a hotkey for opening the Lexer dialog?

Thanks again!

[Alexey-T]

few methods:

1. hotkey to open the Lexers dialog: reassign the hotey (see https://wiki.freepascal.org/CudaText#Configuration ) for the command
   

2. assign the filetyle (extension) to lexers using this trick: https://wiki.freepascal.org/CudaText#File_types . then add file extension to your files and lexer will be detected!

3. possible to make the hotkey to activate FIXED lexer. e.g. C++. Call "Plugins / Make plugin". fill some steps. eg make new python folder cuda_my and python method run. add python code for new plugin:

ed.set_prop(PROP_LEXER_FILE, 'C++')

3b. then assign a hotkey to your new plugin cuda_my / run (after Cud restart). via command-palette and F9.

[ferrlen]

Worked like a charm!!! Very easy, just to recap for the next person: I went to Help -> Command Pallet, searched for the menu: lexer key, once it was highlighted I pressed F9 and a window popped up for me to record a hotkey. Took me 5 seconds!:)

Thanks Alexey!