FEATURES

* type with a mouse (or other input device) instead of a keyboard

* modifier keys (shift, option, command, and control) are automatically turned off after the next key is clicked with the exception of capslock which remains on until it is clicked again.

* other applications (almost all) are made to believe that the modifier keys that you turned on on the on-screen keyboard are actually continuously held down during mouse clicks and other events. This allows you to, for example, shift-click or option-click without depressing those keys on a physical keyboard. It also allows you to use a command-key combination to perform a menu command.

* multiple keyboard sizes for the on-screen keyboard

* multiple fonts for the on-screen keyboard (this does not change the font in your application!)

* allows on screen typing in virtually any window or dialog box.

* KeyStrokes automatically adapts to the Keyboard Layout you have chosen. It also works with most non-Roman scripts. See more about this under the Warnings & Tips section.

VERSION HISTORY

Bug Fixes and New Features in Version 1.2

* Bug Fix: KeyStrokes now has the correct behavior for collapsing its window under MacOS 8 and later

* Bug Fix: A general slow down of (amongst others) screen updates that occured while using some applications (notably SimpleText and Eudora) under MacOS 8.5 and 8.5.1. caused by the KeyStrokes extension has been fixed.

* Bug Fix: If the monitor resolution was reduced after quiting KeyStrokes this could lead to a hidden window when launching KeyStrokes again. Now the KeyStrokes window is automatically repositioned to its default position if on startup it finds itself off-screen.

* Increased responsiveness of KeyStrokes (in amongst others Microsoft Word).

* Added separate preferences file allowing the use of a registered copy of KeyStrokes on a CD-ROM or other read-only device.

* Made various improvements to the user-interface

* Reduced file size and RAM usage of KeyStrokes and KeyStrokes extension

Bug Fixes and New Features in Version 1.1

* Bug fix: KeyStrokes now also has a moveable window under System 7.1

* Bug fix: KeyStrokes now correctly works on black and white monitors.

* There is a Preferences dialog under the File menu.

* Keys are repeated if you keep down the mouse button on top of a key (very useful for the cursor keys!). This option "Enable Key Repeat" can be turned on/off in the Preferences Dialog.

* The preferences dialog now offers the option "Don't modify keys when command key is down" which allows you to see the un-modified keys when you choose a command key combination. If this option is turned off choosing command-option-m will for instance show "µ" instead of "m" on the keyboard, this can sometimes be confusing.

* You can now collapse the KeyStrokes window by double clicking in the window title bar. This works under System 7 as well as with MacOS 8 and later. In MacOS 8 and later you can also use the collapse box in the right corner of the window title bar.

* The RAM footprint of KeyStrokes has been reduced.

* TypeIt4Me 4.8 and later are expected to work better with KeyStrokes 1.1 and later (see our web site for details)