2018-05-20

5: The UNO Dispatch Command Specifications of '.uno:StatusSelectionMode'

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Summary


The URL, the description, the arguments, the result information, and the related information (which can be gotten from the command execution) of the UNO dispatch command, '.uno:StatusSelectionMode', are described.

Topics


About: UNO (Universal Network Objects)
About: LibreOffice
About: Apache OpenOffice

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Starting Context


  • The reader has knowledge of what 'UNO dispatch command' is and how to call one (if the URL and the arguments of the command are clear).

Target Context


  • The reader will know the specifications of the UNO dispatch command.

Introduction


'Orientation' is meant for the passersby who don't stand in 'Starting Context' and/or aren't enthusiastic about 'Target Context'. It doesn't contain any new technical information and can be skipped by anyone who doesn't need any orientation.



Orientation


There are some articles that explain how to execute any UNO dispatch commands and get the whole available information from the execution, in Java, in C++, in C#, in Python, and in LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice Basic.

There are the list for the application foundations and the list for Calc of the UNO dispatch commands listed so far in this series.


Main Body


1: The Specifications


URL: .uno:StatusSelectionMode

Description: This command cyclically changes the spread sheet cells selection mode (the mode that dictates how the mouse click or the key stroke changes the spread sheet cells selection) to one of three modes (the mode that an squared area will be selected according to the mouse click or the arrow, 'Page Up', or 'Page Down' key stroke, the mode that new cells will be selected or deselected according to the mouse click (and the mouse drag), with the other cells intact, and the mode that new cells will be selected with the previous selection canceled).

Arguments (the types are UNO datum types):

Nothing.

The related information (the value of com.sun.star.frame.FeatureStateEvent.State) (the types are UNO datum types):

TypeValue
long0: the result mode is that an squared area will be selected according to the mouse click or the arrow, 'Page Up', or 'Page Down' key stroke, 1: the result mode is that new cells will be selected or deselected according to the mouse click (and the mouse drag), with the other cells intact, 2: the result mode is that new cells will be selected with the previous selection canceled.

The result information (the value of com.sun.star.frame.DispatchResultEvent.Result) (the type is a UNO datum type):

TypeValue
N/Avoid

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