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- FKEYpad 1.0
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-
- FKEYpad is an INIT resource that turns the digits (0 -> 9) on your
- numeric keypad into function keys (FKEY's). You are probably already
- familiar with FKEY's. They are invoked by typing cmd-shift-<number>.
- Apple implemented 4 of them in their system -
-
- cmd-shift-1 - eject internal disk
- cmd-shift-2 - eject external disk
- cmd-shift-3 - save screen to disk
- cmd-shift-4 - print screen
-
- Many other public domain FKEY's exist along with Dreams of the Phoenix,
- Inc* FKEY installer. I like function keys, but they are hard to invoke (it
- sometimes takes two hands). So I created FKEYpad. It maps the numeric
- keypad into the function keys. You can know just push the 1 key (on the
- keypad only) to eject the disk or the 4 key to print the screen and so on.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- To install FKEYpad on an HFS system (Finder 5.2), simply copy the file
- to the System Folder. That's it! The next time you boot up, FKEYpad will
- be installed. The file is only 1.5K in size.
-
- To install FKEYpad on an MFS system (Finder 4.1), you must use ResEdit.
- Simply copy the INIT 31 resource (called FKEYpad 1.0) and paste it into
- the System file. The next time you boot up, FKEYpad will be installed.
-
- BUGS, ETC.
-
- The only bug that I know of is with Desk Accessories (DA's). On the new
- (128K HFS) ROMs, the key pressed will also show up in DA's that process
- key strokes. This is due to the way that the ROM routines work. If alot
- of users would like to see that fixed, I may create a new version.
-
- In addition, FKEYpad has only been tested on a 512K Mac with the Mac +
- (128K HFS) ROMS and an external keypad. I would be interested in any
- problems with other system configurations. It works real nice with Lofty
- Becker's Date Key. You only push a single key and the date is typed into
- your document.
-
- Enjoy -
-
- Rick Flott [72167,3717]