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Hotkeys version 1.3, Copyright ⌐ SheAr software
Introduction
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Give your poor mouse a break with Hotkeys. Hotkeys is similar to the Microsoft
Intellitype software, in that it gives you fast and easy access to a lot of common
Windows 95 elements through keyboard shortcuts.
Hotkeys does this and a lot more. Use it to define hotkeys to launch applications
such as Control Panel applets or frequently used programs; send keystrokes to other
applications; exit Windows, log-off Windows, or reboot your computer; switch to one
of Hotkeys' built-in virtual clipboards; quickly access some of Hotkeys' internal
functions such as its editor or hotkey list. Hotkeys works with nearly every key on
your keyboard, including that seldom-used Windows key. You can even instruct Hotkeys
to execute multiple Hotkeys commands sequentially, making it the ideal tool for
scripting tasks you have to perform often.
How To Use Hotkeys
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Simply run the supplied installation program (SETUP.EXE). This will copy the
Hotkeys program, the sample hotkey definition file (Hotkeys.hkd), the Hotkeys
helpfile (this file) and two utility files (HKRESTRT.EXE and HKTODOS.PIF) to the
directory C:\Program Files\Hotkeys. It also starts the Hotkeys application
(you can see it appear as a key with an H on it in the system tray). The
installation program also adds an entry in the registry that causes Hotkeys to
be started every time you start Windows. If you press a hotkey defined in the
hotkey definition file, Hotkeys will perform the associated action (e.g. starting
an application, switching clipboards, sending keystrokes etc). You can see that
Hotkeys works by looking at the tray-icon: an animation of a key being pressed is
played every time you press a registered hotkey.
To edit the hotkey definitions, right click on the Hotkeys tray-icon and
select Edit hotkeys from the popup-menu or press Win+H. This will bring up
the Hotkey editor, where you can add, edit or delete hotkey definitions.
PostcardWare
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The Hotkeys program and the accompanying source-files are PostcardWare,
which essentially stands for: if you like this software, send me a Postcard
from Ware you live). This means that youÆre completely free to use or modify
it to suit your needs, with just a few restrictions:
- The original copyright remains with the author of the software.
- It is not allowed to sell this package as a whole pretending you wrote
it or otherwise distribute it under your own name.
- You are encouraged to distribute this package to anybody you like, but
you have to give him or her the entire archive unmodified.
- YouÆre not allowed to ask money for the distribution of this package.
- If you use (portions of) the source-code in your own programs, you donÆt
have to mention my name in the credits or about-box. You do have a moral
obligation to send me a postcard of your hometown however. Please tell
me where you found Hotkeys and what you think of the program. Bug-reports
and suggestions for improvements are also welcomed.
- If you donÆt use the source-code, but you like the Hotkeys program,
youÆre also encouraged to send me a postcard of your hometown.
- Unless there's a critical error with the software, I usually only respond
to e-mails about the software if your postcard in the mail.
Send those postcards to:
SheAr software
Arjen Broeze
Gronausevoetpad 104
7511 BN Enschede
the Netherlands
e-mail: Arjen@Earthling.net
Join the Hotkeys mailing list at http://hotkeys.listbot.com if you'd like to be
informed about future versions of Hotkeys.