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- Here it is, the latest DC Ware...
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- This version is a BETA test version.
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- DC DESKEY, a desktop menu selector using keystrokes.
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- It has some quirks:
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- Don't select Install Application without having a program selected because
- it will *CRASH* the system. (BETA ROMs only - old ROMs don't crash)
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- Don't select Install Disk Drive using the old ROMs, it'll crash
- (Old ROMs only - new ROMs don't crash)
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- Don't use a DESKEY if you are already in one because it will buffer up the
- selection, and some selections are fatal if buffered. (One I found is
- install disk drive... I'm sure there are others)
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- Some selections (Show Info, Format) need an icon selected. They aren't
- fatal if used thru a DESKEY, nothing will happen.
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- I don't know, there may be more. Let me know how useful you think this is.
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- DC DESKEY wont allow you to select menus when not at the desktop, but will
- allow you to select DAs.
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- Here are the DESKEY keystroke equivalents used with the ALT-LFT-SHIFT key:
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- Desk File View Options
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- A-About... O-Open I-show Icon D-install Disk
- 1-DA 1 S-Show info T-show Text L-install appL.
- 2-DA 2 N-New folder M-sort naMe R-set pReerences
- 3-DA 3 C-Close E-sort datE K-save desKtop
- 4-DA 4 W-close Window Z-sort siZe P-Print screen
- 5-DA 5 F-Format Y-sort tYpe B-Blitter
- 6-DA 6
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- ALT-LEFT-SHIFT-Q will call up Deskey so you can turn it on or off. You can
- also select it from the DESK menu.
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- I have also added hotkeys for warm and cold starts:
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- warm - ALT-CTRL-DEL
- cold - ALT-CTRL-RT-SHFT-DEL
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- You can install DC Deskey one way:
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- Just load the accessory. When used this way, it'll install the handler.
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- You can change resolutions if you want.
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- Some DAs don't do an appl_init call as the first thing when they bootup. If
- they do a GEM call before appl_init, they give up a timeslice to a DA after
- them, and the application IDs get mixed up in the menu. If this happens,
- some desk accessories will not respond to the DESKEY key equivalent, since
- the appl_write function needs the correct ap_id, and AC_OPEN requires the
- correct menu id. I do my best to send what they should be, but they can
- get messed up if the ap_id assignment gets delayed.
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- NOTE: A verified bug in GEM will sometimes put DC Deskey to sleep. To wake
- it up, simply select it from the desk menu. Atari is now aware of
- this bug, and is working to fix it.
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- A future version will allow you to create keystroke equivalents for ANY GEM
- program drop-down menu entries.
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- I find myself using new folder, close window, and show info DESKEY keys most.
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- DC Deskey is 100% assembly.
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- - mike
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