Custom Shortcut Toggle #Blender #BSE

blender-custom-toggle-shortcut.py

# for http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/58486/add-toggle-hotkey-to-custom-checkbox

bl_info = {
    "name": "Add-on Template",
    "description": "",
    "author": "poor",
    "version": (0, 0, 2),
    "blender": (2, 70, 0),
    "location": "3D View > Tools",
    "warning": "", # used for warning icon and text in addons panel
    "wiki_url": "",
    "tracker_url": "",
    "category": "Development"
}

import bpy

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    my properties
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------

class MySettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):

    my_bool = bpy.props.BoolProperty(
        name="Enable or Disable",
        description="A bool property",
        default = False
        )

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    operators
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------

class ToggleOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_idname = "view3d.toggle_mybool"
    bl_label = "Toggle My Bool"
    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
        
    def execute(self, context):  
        context.scene.my_tool.my_bool = not context.scene.my_tool.my_bool
        
        # report silent
        self.report({'OPERATOR'}, str(context.scene.my_tool.my_bool))
        
        # report info
        self.report({'INFO'}, "my bool = " + str(context.scene.my_tool.my_bool))
        
        context.area.tag_redraw()
        return {'FINISHED'}


# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    my tool in objectmode
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------

class OBJECT_PT_my_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
    bl_idname = "OBJECT_PT_my_panel"
    bl_label = "My Panel"
    bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"   
    bl_region_type = "UI"    
    bl_context = "objectmode"   

    @classmethod
    def poll(self,context):
        return context.object is not None

    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        scene = context.scene
        mytool = scene.my_tool
        layout.prop(mytool, "my_bool")

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#     register and unregister
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------

addon_keymaps = []

def register():
    bpy.utils.register_module(__name__)
    bpy.types.Scene.my_tool = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=MySettings)

    # handle the keymap
    wm = bpy.context.window_manager
    kc = wm.keyconfigs.addon
    if kc:
        km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps.new(name='3D View', space_type='VIEW_3D')
        kmi = km.keymap_items.new(ToggleOperator.bl_idname, type='Q', value='PRESS', shift=True)
        addon_keymaps.append((km, kmi))

def unregister():

    for km, kmi in addon_keymaps:
        km.keymap_items.remove(kmi)
    addon_keymaps.clear()

    bpy.utils.unregister_module(__name__)
    del bpy.types.Scene.my_tool


if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()