KNOWN PROBLEMS AND INCOMPATIBILITIES

* Some applications do not respond well to KeyStrokes in that they are slow in responding to keys. In such a case it may help to make sure that the KeyStrokes window is not above one of your application's windows.

* Microsoft Word may not respond to clicks on the KeyStrokes keyboard under certain conditions, for instance when Symantec CopyDoubler is installed.

* Microsoft Word as well as some other applications yield little time to background processes such as KeyStrokes. In a cooperative multitasking environment such as the current MacOS version (at least up to 8.5.1) this reduces responsiveness of the KeyStrokes keyboard. Other word processors may cooperate much better with KeyStrokes.

* Due to an operating system related bug, dialogs (most notably print dialogs) may in some applications be difficult to type in and KeyStrokes may display odd behavior. Often it helps when you do not move or collapse the KeyStrokes window when the dialog is up front. Quiting and then restarting KeyStrokes may in a few cases be necessary.

* Symantec CopyDoubler and the OneClick control panel are not compatible with KeyStrokes and influences the response of other applications to keys typed with KeyStrokes in unexpected ways.

* KeyStrokes is likely not to work with some (especially arcade style) games, be careful in using KeyStrokes with games.

* Certain (especially arcade style) games do not await events to determine whether keys are down, but read the keymap directly. In those cases they will not be aware of the keys turned on on the KeyStrokes keyboard.

* In general you can use KeyStrokes and a hardware keyboard at the same time. In a few cases this might lead to unexpected results. For example, when a modifier key (shift, command, etc.) on the on-screen keyboard is turned off this has precedence over the hardware keyboard and the key is turned off even if you are still holding it down on the hardware keyboard.

* The current version of KeyStrokes does not change the cursor shape when the cursor is above the on-screen keyboard. Instead, the cursor shape that the front-most application has set will remain active.