Hotkeys version 1.0, Copyright © SheAr software Introduction ------------ Do you have a friend that has the Microsoft Intellitype software installed and now has easy access to a lot of common Windows 95 functionality through hotkeys? Now you can have the same and even more with ‘Hotkeys’. ‘Hotkeys’ is a program that allows you to define hotkeys to: - Start applications (like control panel applets or frequently used programs). - Send keystrokes to other applications. - Exit Windows, log off Windows or reboot your computer. - Quickly access some of Hotkeys internal functions like the Hotkey editor or the Hotkey list. How To Use Hotkeys ------------------ Copy the Hotkeys program, the sample hotkey definition file (Hotkeys.hkd) and the Hotkeys helpfile (Hotkeys.hlp) to a directory somewhere on your hard disk and create a shortcut to the ‘Hotkeys’ program in your Startup folder. Now, every time you start Windows, the Hotkeys program is started as well. If you press a hotkey defined in the hotkey definition file, Hotkeys will perform the associated action (e.g. starting an application, 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 ------------ The Hotkeys program and the accompanying source-files are PostcardWare. This means that you’re 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. - You’re not allowed to ask money for the distribution of this package. - If you use (portions of) the source-code in your own programs, you don’t 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. - If you don’t use the source-code, but you like the Hotkeys program, you’re also encouraged to send me a postcard of your hometown. Send those Postcards to: SheAr software Arjen Broeze Gronausevoetpad 104 7511 BN Enschede