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- ALLKEYS
- Command
-
- Robert L. Morton 1988 No. 12 (Utilities)
-
-
- Purpose: Alternately disables and enables the hotkeys used by pop-up
- utilities so these key combinations can be made available to applications
- programs.
-
- Format: [d:][path]ALLKEYS
- POP-UP #1
- POP-UP #2
- POP-UP #3
- ...
- [d:][path]ALLKEYS
-
- or
-
- [d:][path]ALLKEYS [/U]
-
- Remarks: ALLKEYS must be loaded twice, once immediately before and once
- immediately after loading the series of memory-resident (TSR) utilities whose
- hotkeys are to be controlled. Normally, this would be done by making the
- appropriate entries in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. After the second loading of
- ALLKEYS, the operation of the TSR programs in the controlled group is
- initially unaffected. Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Z, however, disables these pop-up
- programs by passing their trigger keys to an applications program instead.
- Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Z a second time re-enables operation of the controlled
- memory-resident pop-ups.
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-
-
- If no additional TSRs have been loaded subsequently, ALLKEYS may be
- completely uninstalled by entering the command with the /U parameter. This
- might be used from the DOS prompt to change the set of pop-ups controlled by
- ALLKEYS. If TSRs, e.g. SideKick, have been loaded after ALLKEYS, complete
- deinstallation is not possible, but the /U parameter will still disable
- ALLKEYS' operation.
-
-
- When ALLKEYS is activated with Ctrl-Alt-Z, a series of beeps with a
- rising pitch is heard. A descending sequence of tones sounds when ALLKEYS is
- toggled off. Instructions for modifying these tones and for changing ALLKEYS'
- own Ctrl-Alt-Z hotkey are contained in the article.
-