Program description:

Click 'n Type is a mouse-controlled virtual keyboard for 
Windows.  Use it to save desk space, in place of a keyboard,
for most applications that require only the occasional need
for a keyboard, such as file servers, dedicated game boxes,
internet terminals, etc.  

Distribution:

This program is freeware and can be distributed freely, 
without consent of the author.

Platform:

Windows 95/98, NT 4.0

Requirements:

Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Runtimes available
from most large archives on the internet.

Installation:

I suggest you run this program directly from WinZip.  If
you find that you use this program a lot, here is how you
can install it on your system:


1) Unzip the file to your hard drive.
2) Right click the Start button and select Open.
3) Right click My Computer.  Locate the file using Windows 
   Explorer.
4) Drag the file to the window you invoked in step 2.
5) This should create a shortcut to the file in your start 
   menu.
6) Close the Window you invoked in step 2.

Run the file by using the Start menu and clicking on the
shortcut.

Modes of operation:

There are three different ways you can use Click 'n Type to
send text to other applications.  All methods assume that you 
are running the application on the screen at the same time as 
Click 'n Type.

The first method uses the clipboard to copy and paste text 
from Click 'n Type to your application.  To use this method:

* Click on the keyboard image keys to start "click-typing". 
  After the Text box contains the text you want to copy, 
  click "Copy".
* Click on the field or text area of your application once, 
  then right click and select Paste.

The second method will send the virtual keystrokes directly to
your application using the title of the application:

* Click Setup and choose the option "App Title".
* Enter the application title from the opened application title
  bar into the text field next to App Title.  You may use the
  virtual keyboard to enter this text, if you wish.
* Note:  Case counts!  Enter the text exactly as it appears on
  the title bar.
* You do not need to enter the entire title.  As long as the
  program has enough of the title to be able to differentiate 
  the application from other open applications, it will work.
* Click OK and start click-typing.

The third method also sends the virtual keystrokes directly to
your application, but allows you to select your application 
from a list of running processes:

* Click Setup and choose the option "Handle".
* Click on the down arrow on the drop down list box next to
  Handle.   Scroll down until you see the application that you
  want to send keystrokes to and click it.
* Most running processes will not accept keystrokes because
  they are drivers or backgroud processes.  You will receive
  a communication error when you try to send virtual keystrokes
  to them.  Be sure you select the correct running process.
* Click OK, and start click-typing.

New in version 1.1:

* Ctrl And Alt keys are now available on either side of the 
  spacebar.

* Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys will toggle off after the action key
  is typed.

* Right clicking automatically causes the shift operation.

* All keys can now be accessed.  Just click on the white + 
  symbol (next to the ] key on the right side) to extend the
  keyboard out so that function and cursor keys can be used.

* Auto Search method added as a fourth method of selecting the
  application to send the keystrokes to.  Auto Search tests
  each open process, the last opened process first, until it
  finds one that will accept keystrokes, and uses it.

* Less dead space between keys (areas that can't be clicked).

Any questions?

Ernie Negus
enegus@teleport.com