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KeySet CapsLock-NumLock-ScrollLock-PrtSc key Setup Version 1.00 Released 06-01-89 Herron Software P.O. Box 1288 Battle Ground, Washington 98604 COPYRIGHT 1988, 1989 Phil Herron. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY __________________________________________ THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGE ARISING FROM EITHER THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT. This product should be thoroughly evaluated using backed up or noncritical data and files. _________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Section _________________________________________________________________ Shareware.................................................. 0.1.0 What it is.............................................. 0.1.1 License Terms........................................... 0.1.2 Registration............................................ 0.1.3 Evaluation................................................. 0.2.0 Evaluation Version...................................... 0.2.1 Evaluation Menu......................................... 0.2.2 Virus Prevention........................................ 0.2.3 KeySet..................................................... 1.0 Introduction............................................ 1.1 Explanation............................................. 1.2 System Requirements..................................... 1.3 Installing........................................... 1.3.1 Help.................................................... 1.4 Syntax.................................................. 1.5 Examples................................................ 1.6 Operating Screen in INTERACTIVE mode................. 1.6.1 OPERATING SCREEN in COMMAND LINE mode................ 1.6.2 Applications............................................ 1.7 Version History......................................... 2.0 Support.................................................... 9.0 Problem Resolution...................................... 9.1 Before Reporting........................................ 9.2 Reporting a problem..................................... 9.3 Custom Modifications.................................... 9.4 Correspondence.......................................... 9.5 Product Catalog........................................... 10.0 _________________________________________________________________ 0.1.0 Shareware _________________________________________________________________ 0.1.1 The SHAREWARE Concept _____________________________ "Shareware" is a software distribution method which enables the potential user to obtain software at very low initial cost, for evaluation on a trial basis. You can evaluate the software in your own environment, on your own machine, with the programs and data that you normally use. You're not required to make payment and become a registered user unless the software meets your needs. Another benefit of Shareware is lower pricing. By minimizing the marketing and advertising expenses associated with more traditional software distribution methods, Shareware products can be priced lower. You don't pay for what you don't need or use. You are encouraged to share the evaluation version of this software with others, so long as you follow the limitations set forth in the LICENSE TERMS section below. 0.1.2 LICENSE TERMS _____________________ This product and its documentation are copyrighted and owned solely by the author, who reserves all rights to any benefits derived from it. It is distinctly separate from, and should not be confused with, those categories of software known as "public domain" or "freeware." You are granted without charge a limited license to use the evaluation version of this software on a trial basis, for purposes of deciding whether to continue using (and therefore whether to register) the product, and to transmit this evaluation version to associates by copying on diskette or uploading to electronic bulletin board services, so long as the following CONDITIONS are met: (a) The program and its documentation file must be distributed together. (b) The program and its documentation must not be altered in any way. If you wish to include notes for other evaluators, please add them in a separate file and include that file along with the program and documentation files. 0.1.3 REGISTRATION ____________________ When you send in the registration form and fee, you'll receive by return mail a diskette containing the latest REGISTERED version of the program and documentation. BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION The registered version WILL NOT include the Evaluation Menu front-end or the forms-printing section of this version. Thus it will be more convenient to use, from either the DOS prompt or from batch files. It will also be about 16K bytes smaller, for more efficient disk storage and faster loading. The registered version WILL include any new functions or enhancements made to date. You will receive notification of future updates and new products. You will be able to upgrade to newer versions at a reduced cost. REGISTRATION FORM The registration form and a pre-addressed mailing cover can be printed from the "Forms Printing" selection of the Evaluation menu, discussed in section 0.2.2 below. FEES The single-quantity registration fee is displayed on the initial Evaluation Menu screen. Higher quantities are discussed below. QUANTITY DISCOUNTS Each registered copy of this software will be licensed for operation at only one location (on only one machine) at any one time. If this software will be in use at more than one location at the same time, the appropriate number of registrations must be made. Multiple-quantity registration fees are displayed in the "QUANTITY DISCOUNT" section of the Evaluation menu. You can take advantage of quantity discounts by ordering multiple registrations of one program or single registrations of several different programs at the same time. You also save on shipping and handling charges by registering several products together. GROUP REGISTRATIONS You can also get quantity discounts by combining orders with associates: (1) Complete a separate registration form for each person. Each person's name, address and programs to be registered are needed for support and update notification purposes. (2) Include only one standard shipping and handling charge. Cross out the "Shipping & handling" amounts on all but one registration form; the combined order will be sent to the name and address on that form. (3) Send all the forms together in one envelope or mailing cover, with a single check or money order. _________________________________________________________________ 0.2.0 Evaluation _________________________________________________________________ 0.2.1 EVALUATION VERSION __________________________ This software contains the complete and fully functional version of the program, the latest available at the time of this release. The program itself is identical to the REGISTERED version. An Evaluation Menu and forms-printing section were added to ensure that: (a) Registration information and forms will not become separated from the program file. (b) Users who might be unfamiliar with the process of displaying a file's contents on the screen or printer will have no difficulty learning about, evaluating or registering this product. 0.2.2 EVALUATION MENU _______________________ The program is invoked from the DOS prompt by typing its name and pressing the RETURN or ENTER key. The initial screen displays the warranty section and some information about the program: Program name, Version number, Release date, Single-quantity registration fee. It next displays the Shareware Product EVALUATION MENU. A single key press will select the following functions from the menu: _________________________________________ ESC - EXIT to DOS without evaluating this program R - READ the documentation (THIS file) x - EVALUATE this program Q - QUANTITY Discount information F - FORMS printing menu - registration & mailer _________________________________________ When you press "R" to READ the documentation, this file will be shown one screen at a time. The display pauses whenever the screen becomes full, and prompts... <downArrow> or Esc The <downArrow> character is similar to the "MORE" prompt in other DOS utilities. It indicates that more is available. Press ESCape to exit back to the Evaluation Menu, or any normal typing key to continue (space bar is a convenient key to use). 0.2.3 VIRUS PREVENTION ________________________ If you'd like to evaluate this software but you're not sure where it's been, you can get a copy straight from the source for a $4.00 charge to cover the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling. If your address is outside the U.S. and Canada, add an additional $3.00 (total $7.00, in U.S. funds). Include your mailing address and the name of the program. By return mail you'll receive the latest evaluation version of that program and as many others as will fit on a 5.25 inch diskette. _________________________________________________________________ KeySet 1.0 CapsLock-NumLock-ScrollLock-PrtSc Setup _________________________________________________________________ 1.1 INTRODUCTION __________________ Some systems automatically set the NumLock control state to ON during bootup. This could be desirable if you always use NumLock ON. It can be an unnecessary complication if you don't. Some accounting software accepts only UPPER-CASE CHARACTERS. If you forget to punch the CapsLock key when you first start the program, you'll waste time reentering rejected lower-case commands and text. On some systems, various lock key settings flip mysteriously, seemingly at random. With older keyboards, the control key status indicators can end up showing erroneous results. Some older keyboards don't even HAVE status indicators for the control keys, so you can't tell what the settings are without experimentation. KEYSET can solve most of these problems. 1.2 EXPLANATION _________________ KEYSET's interactive mode will display the settings of the CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock and PrtSc (Print Screen) keys, and allow you to change them. The command line mode will directly set the keys to the states you specify on the command line or in a batch file. The PrtSc-disable function is included to prevent problems when you accidentally press the PrtSc key, especially on older keyboards that have PrtSc located next to the Right Shift and Return keys. Depending on printer status (and on whether a printer is even installed), the result of an unintended Print Screen can range from a minor interruption or a wasted sheet of printer paper, to a locked up system. 1.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS _________________________ PC, XT, AT or compatible. DOS version 2.1 or later. 64K free memory. 1.3.1 INSTALLING __________________ The program can be run from diskette or hard disk. No installation is necessary, other than copying the files to a drive and directory of your choosing. 1.4 HELP __________ Can't remember the command line syntax? Issue KEYSET without any parameters; it will display help information, then wait in interactive mode. 1.5 SYNTAX ____________ Interactive mode ________________ KEYSET No parameters. Displays table of keys and current states; make selections, then press <Return>. Command Line mode _________________ KEYSET [commandString] Where commandString can contain any combination of the following letter-and-symbol pairs: S+ ScrollLock ON (set) S- ScrollLock OFF (clear) C+ CapsLock ON (set) C- CapsLock OFF (clear) N+ NumLock ON (set) N- NumLock OFF (clear) P+ PrtSc ENABLE P- PrtSc DISABLE Letters can be either upper or lower case, and the pairs can be specified in any order, with no punctuation other than space or tab. Any letters or symbols other than those shown above will be ignored, and will have no effect on the settings of the keys. Spaces or tabs are optional, and can be used to separate pairs for easier reading. 1.6 EXAMPLES ______________ KEYSET Interactive mode; displays table of keys and current states. KEYSET S-C-N-P- Clears SL, CL, NL, disables PrtSc. KEYSET S+ C+ N+ P+ Sets SL, CL, NL, enables PrtSc. KEYSET C+S- P-N+ Sets CL, CLEARS SL, disables PrtSc, Sets NL. KEYSET P+N+ Enables PrtSc, sets NumLock. KEYSET SCNP Does nothing (+ or - is missing). KEYSET A+B+C+D+ Does nothing (only recognizes letters S, N, C and P). KEYSET S.C/N,P Does nothing (only recognizes symbols + and -). KEYSET S+ S- Sets SL (only the first occurrence of a command letter is used; repeats are ignored). 1.6.1 OPERATING SCREEN in INTERACTIVE mode ____________________________________________ When you issue the command KEYSET with no parameters, the combined HELP and INTERACTIVE screen is displayed: __KeySet______________________ |______________________________| Help information . . _ Key ________ Current State ____________ | | | ScrollLock Off / On | | NumLock Off / On | | CapsLock Off / On | | PrtSc Disabled / Enabled | |_________________________________________| The current state of any of the keys can be reversed by pressing either that key (SCROLLLOCK, NUMLOCK, CAPSLOCK, PRTSC) or the first letter of its name (S, N, C, P). The possible states for the first three keys shown above are ON or OFF. PrintScreen can be either ENABLED or DISABLED. When you're satisfied with the settings, press <Return>. 1.6.2 OPERATING SCREEN in COMMAND LINE mode _____________________________________________ When you issue the command KEYSET commandString (see example section), the screen displays: __KeySet______________________ |______________________________| It next displays the name of each key specified in the command string, along with its new state (On or Off, Enabled or Disabled). 1.7 APPLICATIONS __________________ Use KeySet in the INTERACTIVE MODE whenever you need to view the current lock key settings, or any time you need to change the settings but can't remember the command line syntax. KeySet's COMMAND LINE MODE can be used from the DOS prompt, but was designed for unattended batch file operation. You may want to set the lock keys and the print-screen key to a particular configuration upon system bootup. Add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to call KeySet with the appropriate parameters. For example, if you always want CapsLock ON and the PrtSc key disabled, use the line KEYSET C+ P- You may need different configurations for various application programs; write a batch file that runs KeySet with the new parameter list, then calls the application. Below is a sample batch file that sets NumLock ON (to enable the numeric key pad), then runs a payroll program. After the payroll program returns control to the batch file, NumLock is turned back OFF: echo off KEYSET N+ PayRoll KEYSET N- 2.0 VERSION HISTORY _____________________ 1.00 Initial release. _________________________________________________________________ 9.0 Support _________________________________________________________________ 9.1 PROBLEM RESOLUTION ________________________ Please document and report any anomaly in program operation, whether it's a genuine "bug" or just some feature of the program that particularly "bugs" you. If you're the first person to document and report a problem that we agree needs attention, you'll receive a free upgrade with the correction when it's been made. If you're a registered user, you'll get the upgraded registered version; if you haven't yet registered, you'll get the upgraded evaluation version. 9.2 BEFORE REPORTING ______________________ Things to try prior to reporting a problem: 1 - Reread the documentation to make sure you understand what we thought we understood when we wrote it. 2 - If the system reports "Bad command or file name" when you attempt to run the program, its executable file (or at least the file name you specified) was not found. First, make sure no typos or misspellings have crept into your command line; next, try changing your PATH setting, or make the drive & directory where the program resides the "current" drive & directory. 3 - If the program is being run from a batch file, try deleting lines previous to the line that actually invokes the program, to see if some prior activity is causing the problem. 4 - If you have any memory-resident or "TSR" utilities installed (pop-up calculators/note pads, keyboard enhancements, etc.), try removing them from memory and running the program again to see if the problem reoccurs. 9.3 REPORTING A PROBLEM _________________________ If the problem persists, please document it as completely and accurately as possible; we have to be able to duplicate it before we can begin to resolve it. Include at least the following: 1 - Version of DOS you are using. 2 - Machine type, drives, memory, etc. 3 - Programs executed prior to the problem. 4 - Problem program's name and version number. 5 - Where and how you obtained the problem program. 6 - Address and/or phone number where you can be contacted. 7 - Anything you can think of that might relate to the problem; for example, listings of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, or any batch files used to run the program. 8 - Any relevant printouts. NOTE: If you're a registered user, you'll find the utility UserResp.Exe on the distribution diskette; it can be used to print a pre-addressed mailer and a problem report. If you have not yet registered, send problem reports to the address below (or print the pre-addressed mailer from the Evaluation Menu). 9.4 CUSTOM MODIFICATIONS __________________________ If you need custom modifications to this software for your particular application, please write to the below address with complete details of your requirements. 9.5 CORRESPONDENCE ____________________ We welcome any comments or suggestions you might have concerning improvements and future enhancements to this product. Send all correspondence to: Phil Herron P.O. Box 1288 Battle Ground, Washington USA 98604 _________________________________________________________________ 10.0 Product Catalog _________________________________________________________________ This section contains a list of products available or near completion as of this release date; it will be updated whenever new products are added. ChkD - Drive Total/Free/Used report by value & percent ChkM - Memory Total/Free/Used report by value & percent CleanOut - Selective file deletion, with confirmation CleanTxt - WordStar to Ascii convert, ctrl char strip, tab expand CleanZ - Ctrl-Z End Of File char strip or replace FindF - Find File(s) in any directory of current drive Gen - Generate files for testing printer, storage or timing KeySet - CapsLock-NumLock-ScrollLock-PrtSc key setup PrinTest - Parallel Printer Test & Status reporting Qscn - Convert text to executable file for Quick Screen display. ScanF - Scan File for text strings ScanM - Scan Memory for text strings Split - File splitter StoRm - STorage RooM needed for files on any disk/any DOS ver. _______________________________________________________________ | | | COPYRIGHT 1989 Phil Herron. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. | |_______________________________________________________________|