NotebookEventActions

NotebookEventActions

is a notebook option that gives a list of actions to perform when specified events occur in connection with the notebook.

Details

  • NotebookEventActions->{"event1":>action1,"event2":>action2,…} specifies that actioni should be evaluated whenever "eventi" occurs in connection with the notebook.
  • The possible event specifications are the same as for EventHandler, with the following addition:
  • "WindowClose"window being closed
  • Settings for NotebookEventActions are often defined at the level of stylesheets, rather than for individual notebooks.
  • By default, any action specified for an event by NotebookEventActions will override any default action that the Wolfram System would take for that event.
  • The default behavior can be changed by including rules for PassEventsDown or PassEventsUp in the list given as the setting for NotebookEventActions.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Set up a certain action to take place when a notebook is closed:

With the notebook open, k is unchanged:

When you close the notebook window, k is incremented:

Scope  (3)

Create a notebook window:

Set NotebookEventActions so that the notebook will change color when clicked:

Clicking the notebook changes its background:

Make an action occur when the TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] key is pressed:

Define actions for "MouseDown" and "MouseUp":

The background will be pink only while the mouse button is held down:

After the mouse is released, the notebook is back to its normal background:

Possible Issues  (3)

This NotebookEventActions setting blocks the normal TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] key behavior:

Pressing TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] changes the background but does not start a new line:

This inserts a newline as part of the action specified for "ReturnKeyDown":

Pressing TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] in this notebook inserts a newline as well as setting the background:

Specify a NotebookEventActions setting that goes away after being activated once:

A single TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] changes the background without entering a newline:

Also, NotebookEventActions has been reset to None:

Now, more TemplateBox[{return}, Key0, BaseStyle -> {ExampleText, FontWeight -> Plain, FontFamily -> Source Sans Pro}] keystrokes add new lines as usual:

Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookEventActions, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookEventActions, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "NotebookEventActions." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). NotebookEventActions. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookeventactions, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookEventActions}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookeventactions, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookEventActions}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookEventActions.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-May-2025 ]}