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- Tax FKEY--READ ME
- © 1993, 1994 by David Alten
- version 1.0.1, May 1994
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
- ==========
- Use at our own risk. I won't be held responsible for any loss of data or
- other disasters you might have by using this software. It's freeware.
- Also, if you plan on including this on any CD-ROM or commercial product,
- notify me first.
-
-
- WHAT IS IT?
- ===========
- I wrote this FKEY for one reason: To use it with Quicken. I frequently
- need to add the tax to a number when I enter it. I must have looked at
- every single calculator ever written for the Mac, including several fancy
- HP's. Not one had a % sign. So I decided to write my own little program
- to figure out the tax. This is the result. The source code is included,
- should you need to customize the FKEY. Please do not re-distribute
- modified copies.
-
- This program basically does three things: 1) Read the number from the
- clipboard. 2) Compute number+tax. 3) Put the new number in the clipboad.
- It is assumed that you have a positive number with either one or two
- digits after the decimal point. If you have something like "5-G8x%L99"
- in the clipboard, it will be treated as "58.99." The period is assumed
- to be the decimal separator.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- ============
- There are several utilities for installing FKEYs. Basically, use ResEdit
- to copy the resource in "Tax FKEY" into any application which you want
- to use it in. Copy the resource into the System file for global access.
- Check with sumex-aim.stanford.edu or mac.archive.umich.edu for
- various utilities and FAQs on installing FKEYs.
-
- The "Tax FKEY" file contains a 68000 compiled version of the FKEY. It
- should work on any Mac, including the AVs and Power Macs. The ID is
- set to 5, so you need to press SHIFT-COMMAND-5 to activate the FKEY.
-
- The Tax FKEY is harcoded for an 8.25% sales tax. I included the source
- code should you need to change this (or other things.)
-
- This FKEY is best used in conjuction with QuicKeys. Here's my sequence:
- 1. TAB
- 2. SHIFT-TAB
- 3. CMD-C
- 4. Tax FKEY
- 5. CMD-V
-
- Now all I have to do is type in a number and press a key to activate the
- QuicKeys sequence. This should also work for any cell-based program, like
- Excel or Word's tables.
-
-
- NOTES
- =====
- Since this was my first FKEY (first Mac code, actually), I borrowed
- some code from the authors of "Block Comment FKEY". This came
- with THINK Pascal and is located in the Utilities folder. I blatantly
- copied some of their code and left it as is, including variable names
- and comments. Thanks to Clement Wang and Greg Howe for commenting
- their code so well!!
-
- This has been tested on a IIsi, System 7.0-7.1 and Quicken 3-4. I've
- been using it for over a year now with no problems.
-
- Please send bug-reports, postacards, cash, hardware, etc. to one of
- the addresses below.
-
- Happy hacking!!
-
-
- David Alten
- P.O. Box 20056
- Houston, TX 77225-0056
- U.S.A.
- internet: elee74l@menudo.uh.edu
- HE KUER!!
-
-