.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_activateaction.py>` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_auto_examples_activateaction.py:


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.. code-block:: default

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    '''
    Action activation triggering API demo
    =====================================

    Activate actions in the current control of a window.

    Action activation works both in direct and socket APIs
    but querying the lists of available action methods is only available in
    direct mode.
    '''
    from __future__ import print_function

    import anatomist.direct.api as anatomist
    from soma.qt_gui.qt_backend import Qt
    import sys

    runloop = False
    if Qt.QApplication.instance() is None:
        runloop = True

    a = anatomist.Anatomist()

    vol = a.loadObject('irm.ima')
    w = a.createWindow('Axial')
    w.addObjects(vol)

    w.activateAction(action_type='key_press', method='movie_start_stop')
    # set backward movie mode
    w.activateAction(action_type='key_press', method='movie_next_mode')
    # loop forward
    w.activateAction(action_type='key_press', method='movie_next_mode')
    # loop backward
    w.activateAction(action_type='key_press', method='movie_next_mode')
    # loop both ways
    w.activateAction(action_type='key_press', method='movie_next_mode')

    # query available actions methods
    c = w.view().controlSwitch().activeControlInstance()
    print('in control:', c.name())
    kpmethods = c.keyPressActionLinkNames()
    print('* keyPress methods:', kpmethods)
    mpmethods = c.mousePressActionLinkNames()
    print('* mousePress methods:', mpmethods)

    w.setControl('SelectionControl')
    c = w.view().controlSwitch().activeControlInstance()
    print('in control:', c.name())
    kpmethods = c.keyPressActionLinkNames()
    print('* keyPress methods:', kpmethods)
    mpmethods = c.mousePressActionLinkNames()
    print('* mousePress methods:', mpmethods)

    if runloop  # and 'sphinx_gallery' not in sys.modules:
        Qt.QApplication.instance().exec_()
    # if runloop or 'sphinx_gallery' in sys.modules:
        del c, w, vol, kpmethods, mpmethods


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.. _sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_activateaction.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: activateaction.py <activateaction.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: activateaction.ipynb <activateaction.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_