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I was disappointed to find out that my TI TravelMate 2000's
suspend/resume mode, like that on many other laptops,
doesn't work inside Windows. Luckily, after some
experimentation, I discovered an exception: It does work
from inside a Windows DOS session. To give myself instant
access to the suspend/resume feature, I used the Windows
Recorder to create a hot key macro that starts a DOS
session. When I want to put the computer to sleep, I press a
hot key (<Ctrl>-<Alt>-D), then the Suspend key. To return to
work, I simply hit resume and type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
The macro is also handy for launching a quick DOS session on
any machine. Here's how to create the macro. Open Recorder
from Program Manager's Accessories group. If you already
have your own file of macros, use the File·Open command to
open it now. Select MacrooRecord to bring up the Record
Macro dialog box. In that box, name the macro Start a DOS
session, set your Shortcut Key to <Ctrl>-<Alt>-D, make sure
that the Playback To setting is for Same Application, and
select Ignore Mouse from the Record Mouse list box. Once
you've set your options, select Start to start recording.
Because you were in the Program Manager when you launched
Recorder, you should be back there now. Using the keyboard,
(you told Recorder to ignore the mouse), press <Alt>-FR (for
File Run). Type COMMAND in the resulting dialog box, and
press <Enter>. When the DOS prompt appears, type EXIT and
press <Enter> to return to Windows (the keys you press at
the DOS prompt aren't recorded). Finally, press
<Ctrl>-<Break> to stop recording the macro and
<Alt>-S-<Enter> to save it to Recorder. Press <Alt>-<Tab> to
return to Recorder, then save the macro to a file with
File·Save, naming it as you wish.
Finally, to make sure your macro is ready to run at any
time, you'll need to configure Windows to start Recorder and
your macro file at the beginning of each session (Recorder
uses only 30K of memory, so don't worry about having
insufficient room for other applications). To do this
configuring, use Sysedit or a text editor to add the name of
your macro file to the Load= line in your WIN.INI file.
Tim Rohrer
Tucson, Arizona
Editor's Note: This is a great workaround for a Windows
conflict that plagues many notebook users. Unlike a Program
Manager icon's shortcut key, which works only when Program
Manager is the active window, Mr. Rohrer's macro works from
any window except a 386 Enhanced Mode DOS session. This
makes the macro much more convenient than a Program Manager
shortcut key.
Title: Leaving Windows in Suspense
Category: MSC
Issue Date: October, 1992
Editor: Brett Glass
Supplementary Files: None
Filename: P5MSC010.TIP