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Useful Macros (Version 1.1) Documentation
=========================================
What is Useful Macros?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Useful Macros is a program that will record and playback key sequences
on your PC. Keyboard macros allow you to speed up your work by
reducing the number of keystrokes required to perform complex or
repetitive tasks. Useful Macros allows you to assign a sequence of
keystrokes to one key or key combination. This one key to many keys
relationship is called a "macro".
Almost any key can be redefined to perform one or more commands. If
you were required to use a character string frequently (say the name
of your company), you could create a macro that "plays back" that
character string at the touch of a single key. You can also create
macros that automatically play back at the start of an application.
Frequently used macros can be saved to and loaded from disk files.
Macros are easy to create. With Useful Macros you can record a series
of keystrokes from within your application. When you have finished
recording, that macro is immediately available for use. Another way
you can generate macros is to create a "macro definition" file with
any ASCII text editor (hopefully Useful Editor). Utility programs to
convert "macro files" to and from text files are included with the
Useful Macros package.
Macros are easy to play back. When you press a macro's "hot key" (the
key to which the macro has been assigned) each keystroke, command, or
instruction is carried out (starting at the current cursor position)
just as if you typed them yourself. With Useful Macros another way to
invoke a macro is to type the first few keys of any macro then press
the "macro completion" key. In either case after the macro has run,
you can resume working in the application as you normally would.
Features
~~~~~~~~
Useful Macros (Uma) is a small (about 15K) keyboard macro program for
IBM PCs and compatibles. Some of Uma's features include:
- run as a TSR or from the command line
- record and playback keystrokes or use pre-defined macro scripts
- macro completion
- support for enhanced keyboards
- macros can be synchronized with screen events
- macro files can be loaded and saved "on-the-fly"
- autostart macro when program loads
- optionally record the delays between keystrokes
- optionally record changes to the shift key status
- macro files can be up to 64K in size
- easy to use consistent interface
- user configurable preferences
System Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Uma runs on any IBM PC or compatible. Uma automatically determines
the type of video card installed and uses the current text mode for
its menu. The following video cards (or ones that are compatible)
are supported:
- Color Graphics Adapter (CGA)
- Monochrome Graphics Adapter (MGA)
- Hercules Graphics Adapter (HGA)
- Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
- Video Graphics Array (VGA)
- Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA)
Any monitor that can display text works with Uma. If you have a color
monitor and card, you can change the default colors by running
umacfg.exe (see Configuring Uma). In addition Uma supports a 43 line
display on EGA systems and a 28 or 50 line display on VGA systems.
Uma is very small and runs on systems with as little as 128K of
memory. Of course the more memory that you have, the larger the macro
files that you are able to work with (up to 64K).
Starting Up Uma
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are two versions of Useful Macros.
UMARES will load itself and an associated "macro" file into memory as
a "terminate and stay resident" program (TSR). To run Umares, from
the DOS prompt, type:
umares [<macrofile[.uma]>]
then press the Enter key. From this point on, any keyboard macro
defined in the "macrofile" will be available to you. To remove Umares
from memory you must restart your system.
UMARUN can be used to execute another application with an associated
"macro" file. To run Umarun, from the DOS prompt, type:
umarun <macrofile[.uma]> <application> [<parm1> <parm2>...<parmn>]
then press the Enter key. The parms above are the application's (if
any) just as you would type them in at the DOS prompt. As long as you
remain in the application you will have access to the macros defined
in "macrofile.uma". When you exit the application, Umarun will remove
itself and the macro file from memory.
For both versions if you do not specify an extension on the macrofile
name, Uma will assume ".uma".
NOTE: If you already have UMARES in memory it will take override
UMARUN.
Command Line Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a number of command line parameters that can be used when
running either Umares or Umarun.
/A - When this option is used, Uma will immediately "play back"
(Auto the FIRST macro found in the macro file.
Start)
/Bnnnn - Specifies the amount of memory (in characters) to set aside
(Buffer for macro files. If this option is omitted, Useful Macros
Size) will set aside enough memory to load the macro file plus
enough to record about 250 additional keystrokes. In the
case of Umares, if /B is not used and there is no macro file,
only the 250 key "recording buffer" will be allocated.
/D - Instructs Useful Macros to record the delays between
(Delay) keystrokes. When you play back a macro recorded in this
manner, the keys will appear at the same speed that you typed
them in.
/E - Enable extended keyboard services. If you have a newer
machine, you will need to set this switch to use the F11,
F12, and other extended keys on your keyboard.
/F - Most applications ask the PC's BIOS service routines if a key
(Force) has been typed then make a subsequent request for that key if
there is one. Think of this as "on demand". Some
applications however, "look" directly at the PC's keyboard
buffer for keystrokes and "grab" them from the buffer when
they appear. Uma defaults to "on demand" mode feeding the
applications keys when they are requested. The /F command
line option can be used to "force" keys directly into the
keyboard buffer where they can be "seen" by the second type
of application. If your application does not work in the
default mode try the /f option.
Command Line Options (continued)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/S - Instructs Useful Macros to record any changes to the status
(Shift of the shift keys (Ctrl, Alt, Left Shift, and Right Shift).
Change)
EXAMPLES:
umares mymacros
- Loads Uma and the file "mymacros.uma" permanently into memory
with enough extra space to record an additional 250 keys.
umarun /b5000 /f cmacros /a ued myfile.c
- Loads Uma and the file "cmacros.uma" and then runs the
program Ued and passes to it the file name myfile.c. Enough
room for about 2500 keystrokes has been set aside. The free
space for recording additional keystrokes would be 2500 minus
the number of keys in the "cmacros.uma" file. Useful Macros
will "force" keys directly into the keyboard buffer and auto-
matically "play back" the first macro from "cmacros.uma".
When you quit Ued, Useful Macros will remove itself and the
macro file from memory.
Using Uma
~~~~~~~~~
Once Useful Macros has been loaded into memory, you can access the Uma
menu by pressing Ctrl-Alt-M (the Ctrl, Alt, and M keys at the same
time). You should see the line:
Pause Record Clear Load Save Useful Macros v1.0
appear at the top of your screen. To "hide" the menu and return to
your application press the Esc key.
Press the first letter of any command (P,R,C,L,S for the main menu) to
invoke that command. The commands are:
Pause - Temporarily suspend the current operation. If you were
recording a macro, any keys pressed while "paused" will not
be added to the macro buffer. Similarly Pause can be used to
suspend the "play back" of a macro. If Pause is invoked at
any other time, macro "hot keys" and command completion are
temporarily disabled. When the Pause key is pressed you are
immediately returned to your application. You must "pop up"
the menu again to resume.
Resume - When Useful Macros has been "Paused" the menu will have only
one option;
P Resume Status: PAUSED
Press P to resume whatever operation was in effect prior to
pausing.
Record - Start recording a new macro. You will be prompted for a key
to bind the macro to. This "hot key" can be used to "run"
the macro at a later time. Once you assign a key, you are
immediately returned to your application and recording. You
must "pop up" the menu again when you are done. While Useful
Macros is "Recording" the only options on the menu will be:
Pause Stop Status: RECORDING
Pause is as described above. Stop is used to end the macro
recording session. Once stopped, the macro you just recorded
will be available for use by pressing it's "hot key".
Clear - Clear can be used to erase an existing macro. You will be
prompted for the "hot key" of the macro to erase.
Load - Use the load command to switch to another macro file. You
will be prompted for the name of the macro file to load.
There must be enough memory set aside when you started up Uma
to load the new macro file or you will get an error. The new
file is loaded on top of the old file.
Save - Save is used to save the macros currently in memory to a disk
file. You will be prompted for the disk file name. If you
do not include an extension on the file name, ".uma" will be
added.
While Running Uma
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here are some other things you should know about running Uma.
You can use the Alt+ (Alt and + keys together) as a shortcut to start
the Recording of a macro. It's as though you popped up the Uma menu
then pressed the R key. Similarly you can use Alt- to stop recording
a macro.
When you are "playing back" a macros, you can press the Esc key at any
time to immediately stop the playback.
If the internal buffer becomes full while recording, Useful Macros
will "beep" each time you press a key. You should stop the recording,
save the macros already recorded to a file, and reload Uma and the
macro file with a larger buffer (using the /b command line argument).
When a key definition for a "hot key" appears in a macro, the key and
NOT the macro it represents will be played back.
If you need to use a key that has been defined as a "hot key" (even
Ctrl-Alt-M) when Useful Macros is active you can:
1) Temporarily disable Uma by Pausing (Ctrl-Alt-M then P), type the
key, then Resume (Ctrl-Alt-M then P again).
2) Enter the key by holding down the Alt key and typing in its "key
number" on the keypad.
Macro Completion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When a macro file has been loaded, the macros within can be run by
pressing their "hot keys", or by using macro completion.
The ` key (single back quote) is used to invoke macro completion.
When ` is pressed Useful Macros looks at the text in front of the
current cursor position (up to 10 characters worth by default) and
tries to match that text against the beginnings of all of the macros
currently in memory. If a match is found, the macro is "completed" as
though the "hot key" had been pressed.
Useful Macros will look for the best match; the one with the MOST
matching characters. If two macros match equally well, the one which
appears first in the macro file will be completed.
To generate the ` itself in your text file you can:
1) Temporarily disable Uma by Pausing (Ctrl-Alt-M then P).
2) Enter ` by holding down the Alt key and typing 096 on the keypad.
Creating Macro Files
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a couple of ways to create a macro file.
The easiest way would be to run Umares with a big enough buffer to
store all of the macros you want to create. Each keystroke requires 2
characters in the buffer. For example:
umares /b1000
would allocate enough memory to record about 500 keystrokes.
Using the Record command, create the macro definitions. Then use the
Save command to copy the definitions to a disk file.
Another way to create a macro file is to start with a text description
of the macros. A utility program, "TXT2UMA" has been provided to
convert properly formatted text files (macro definitions) into macro
files. A macro definition file might look something like this:
A macro to type out 2 lines of text.
Macro:<Shift F1>
This is line one.<Enter>
This is line two.<Enter>
Endmacro
A macro to type out column headings.
Macro:<Shift F2>
<Tab>Column1<Tab><Tab>Column2<Tab><Tab>Column3<Enter><Enter>
Endmacro
Any text "outside of" the Macro: and Endmacro lines will be treated as
comments. The Macro and Endmacro statements must start in column 1
and leading spaces between these two lines will be treated as part of
the macro itself. If the above text file were named "mymacros.txt",
the following command line:
txt2uma mymacros
would create a macro file "mymacros.uma" (with the .txt file
unchanged).
If you want to alter an existing macro file, the utility "UMA2TXT"
will convert it into a text file that can be edited with any text
editor (like Useful Editor).
To convert the macro file "mymacros.uma" into an editable text file
the the following command line:
uma2txt mymacros
can be used to create the text file "mymacros.txt".
The next 2 sections list the Key Definitions and Key Commands that can
be used in a "macro definition" text file.
Key Definitions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following key definitions can be used when creating a Macro text
file.
(SOH) 5 i ¥ ╤
(STX) 6 j ₧ ╥
(ETX) 7 k ƒ ╙
(EOT) 8 l á ╘
(ENQ) 9 m í ╒
(ACK) : n ó ╓
(BEL) ; o ú ╫
(BS) < p ñ ╪
(TAB) = q Ñ ┘
(LF) > r ª ┌
(VT) ? s º █
(FF) @ t ¿ ▄
(CR) A u ⌐ ▌
(SO) B v ¬ ▐
(SI) C w ½ ▀
(DLE) D x ¼ α
(DC1) E y ¡ ß
(DC2) F z « Γ
(DC3) G { » π
(DC4) H | ░ Σ
(NAK) I } ▒ σ
(SYN) J ~ ▓ µ
(ETB) K │ τ
(CAN) L Ç ┤ Φ
M ü ╡ Θ
(SUB) N é ╢ Ω
(ESC) O â ╖ δ
(FS) P ä ╕ ∞
(GS) Q à ╣ φ
(RS) R å ║ ε
(US) S ç ╗ ∩
(SP) T ê ╝ ≡
! U ë ╜ ±
" V è ╛ ≥
# W ï ┐ ≤
$ X î └ ⌠
% Y ì ┴ ⌡
& Z Ä ┬ ÷
' [ Å ├ ≈
( \ É ─ °
) ] æ ┼ ∙
* ^ Æ ╞ ·
+ _ ô ╟ √
, ` ö ╚ ⁿ
- a ò ╔ ²
. b û ╩ ■
/ c ù ╦ (255)
0 d ÿ ╠
1 e Ö ═
2 f Ü ╬
3 g ¢ ╧
4 h £ ╨
Key Definitions (Continued)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<Alt '> <Alt k> <Ctrl g>
<Alt ,> <Alt l> <Ctrl Gray *>
<Alt -> <Alt m> <Ctrl Gray +>
<Alt .> <Alt n> <Ctrl Gray ->
<Alt / NumPad> <Alt o> <Ctrl Gray Delete>
<Alt /> <Alt p> <Ctrl Gray Down Arrow>
<Alt 0> <Alt q> <Ctrl Gray End>
<Alt 1> <Alt r> <Ctrl Gray Home>
<Alt 2> <Alt s> <Ctrl Gray Insert>
<Alt 3> <Alt Space> <Ctrl Gray Left Arrow>
<Alt 4> <Alt t> <Ctrl Gray Page Down>
<Alt 5> <Alt Tab> <Ctrl Gray Page Up>
<Alt 6> <Alt u> <Ctrl Gray Right Arrow>
<Alt 7> <Alt v> <Ctrl Gray Up Arrow>
<Alt 8> <Alt w> <Ctrl h>
<Alt 9> <Alt x> <Ctrl Home>
<Alt ;> <Alt y> <Ctrl i>
<Alt => <Alt z> <Ctrl Ins>
<Alt a> <Alt [> <Ctrl j>
<Alt b> <Alt \> <Ctrl k>
<Alt Backspace> <Alt ]> <Ctrl l>
<Alt c> <Alt `> <Ctrl Left Arrow>
<Alt d> <Backspace> <Ctrl m>
<Alt e> <BackTab> <Ctrl n>
<Alt Enter NumPad> <Center Key> <Ctrl o>
<Alt Enter> <Ctrl -> <Ctrl p>
<Alt F10> <Ctrl / NumPad> <Ctrl PgDn>
<Alt F11> <Ctrl 2> <Ctrl PgUp>
<Alt F12> <Ctrl 5 NumPad> <Ctrl PrtSc>
<Alt F1> <Ctrl 6> <Ctrl q>
<Alt F2> <Ctrl a> <Ctrl r>
<Alt F3> <Ctrl b> <Ctrl Right Arrow>
<Alt F4> <Ctrl Backspace> <Ctrl s>
<Alt F5> <Ctrl c> <Ctrl Space>
<Alt F6> <Ctrl d> <Ctrl t>
<Alt F7> <Ctrl Del> <Ctrl Tab>
<Alt F8> <Ctrl Down Arrow> <Ctrl u>
<Alt F9> <Ctrl e> <Ctrl Up Arrow>
<Alt f> <Ctrl End> <Ctrl v>
<Alt g> <Ctrl Enter NumPad> <Ctrl w>
<Alt Gray *> <Ctrl Enter> <Ctrl x>
<Alt Gray +> <Ctrl Esc> <Ctrl y>
<Alt Gray -> <Ctrl F10> <Ctrl z>
<Alt Gray Delete> <Ctrl F11> <Ctrl [>
<Alt Gray Down Arrow> <Ctrl F12> <Ctrl \>
<Alt Gray End> <Ctrl F1> <Ctrl ]>
<Alt Gray Home> <Ctrl F2> <Del>
<Alt Gray Insert> <Ctrl F3> <Down Arrow>
<Alt Gray Left Arrow> <Ctrl F4> <End>
<Alt Gray Page Down> <Ctrl F4> <Enter NumPad>
<Alt Gray Page Up> <Ctrl F5> <Enter>
<Alt Gray Right Arrow> <Ctrl F6> <Esc>
<Alt Gray Up Arrow> <Ctrl F7> <F10>
<Alt h> <Ctrl F8> <F11>
<Alt i> <Ctrl F9> <F12>
<Alt j> <Ctrl f> <F1>
Key Definitions (Continued)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<F2> <Shift F9>
<F3> <Shift Gray +>
<F4> <Shift Gray ->
<F5> <Shift Gray />
<F6> <Shift Gray Delete>
<F7> <Shift Gray Down Arrow>
<F8> <Shift Gray End>
<F9> <Shift Gray Home>
<Gray +> <Shift Gray Insert>
<Gray -> <Shift Gray Left Arrow>
<Gray /> <Shift Gray Page Down>
<Gray Delete> <Shift Gray Page Up>
<Gray Down Arrow> <Shift Gray Right Arrow>
<Gray End> <Shift Gray Up Arrow>
<Gray Home> <Shift Key 45 [5]>
<Gray Insert> <Shift Space>
<Gray Left Arrow> <Space>
<Gray Page Down> <Tab>
<Gray Page Up> <Up Arrow>
<Gray Right Arrow>
<Gray Up Arrow> **** for the HP95 only ****
<Gray> <Filer>
<Home> <Setup>
<Ins> <Ctrl Filer>
<Key 45 [5]> <Alt Filer>
<Left Arrow> <Ctrl Setup>
<PgDn> <Comm>
<PgUp> <Ctrl Comm>
<Right Arrow> <Alt Comm>
<Shift . NumPad> <Appt>
<Shift 0 NumPad> <Ctrl Appt>
<Shift 1 NumPad> <Alt Appt>
<Shift 2 NumPad> <Phone>
<Shift 3 NumPad> <Ctrl Phone>
<Shift 4 NumPad> <Alt Phone>
<Shift 5 NumPad> <Memo>
<Shift 6 NumPad> <Ctrl Memo>
<Shift 7 NumPad> <Alt Memo>
<Shift 8 NumPad> <123>
<Shift 9 NumPad> <Ctrl 123>
<Shift Backspace> <Alt 123>
<Shift Enter NumPad> <+-*/>
<Shift Enter> <Ctrl +-*/>
<Shift Esc> <Alt +-*/>
<Shift F10> <Menu>
<Shift F11> <Shift Menu>
<Shift F12> <Ctrl Menu>
<Shift F1> <Alt Menu>
<Shift F2> ***************************
<Shift F3>
<Shift F4>
<Shift F4>
<Shift F5>
<Shift F6>
<Shift F7>
<Shift F8>
Key Commands
~~~~~~~~~~~~
In addition to the above key definitions the following key commands
are supported by Useful Macros:
<No Key> - When this command is encountered within a macro, Uma will
simulate and empty keyboard buffer. This is necessary
for some applications that periodically "flush" the key-
board buffer. Can also be used as a "hot key" if the
Macro definition will only be used in "macro completion"
mode. You cannot "Clear" a macro that has <No Key> for a
"hot key".
<Delay:n> - Delay for "n" tics before playing back the next key. A
tic is the "heartbeat" unit of time used by PCs and is
about 1/18 of a second.
<Delay All:n>
- Delay for "n" tics after playing back each key. This
command can be used to "pace" the playback of keystrokes
or can be helpful for debugging purposes. You can
disable <Delay All> by specifying a value of 0 for "n".
<Pause> - Pause the playback until ANY key is pressed.
<Pause Until:n><key 1><key 2>...<key n>
- Pause the playback until ONE of the "n" keys that follow
are pressed. All other keys pressed are passed through
to the application.
<Print Screen>
- Do a screen dump of the current screen.
Key Commands (Continued)
~~~~~~~~~~~~
<Alt> - Change the shift status to simulate an Alt key being
pressed.
<Ctrl> - Change the shift status to simulate a Ctrl key being
pressed.
<Left Shift>
- Change the shift status to simulate a Left Shift key
being pressed.
<Right Shift>
- Change the shift status to simulate a Right Shift key
being pressed.
<Shift Clear>
- Clear the shift status.
<Match Screen:row,column,text>
- Wait until the "text" appears on the screen at the
location specified by "row" and "column". The top row
and leftmost column of the screen are 1,1 and columns are
assumed to be 80 characters wide. Everything between the
second , and the closing > including spaces will be
treated as the "text" string to be matched. This feature
can be especially useful for applications that clear out
the keyboard buffer while waiting for specific events to
occur.
A Useful Macros Example
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you want to give Useful Macros a test drive, you might try the file
"mkmacro.uma". This is a macro file to help you make macro definition
files. Here's what to do.
1) Type in the following command at the DOS prompt:
umarun mkmacro <your text editor>
In other words have Umarun load the macro file "mkmacro.uma" then
run your favorite text editor.
2) Type the letters ma then press the ` (single back quote) key.
You should see the letters ma replaced with the word Macro: .
The ` key you will recall is the "macro completion" key.
3) Now select a "hot key", say Shift F1. When you press the key you
will notice that it's full text description is typed. If you
choose Shift F1 you should see the line Macro:<Shift F1> .
4) Press the Enter key to advance to the next line. Notice that the
definition <Enter> is NOT typed. For the convenience of editing
the text, the Enter and Backspace keys are not mapped to their key
definitions in "mkmacro". You can however generate an <Enter> by
typing en then pressing the "completion" key (`). Likewise a
<Backspace> can be generated by using the bs short form.
5) Type in the body of the macro. Regular text keys (alpha, digits,
and punctuation) appear as typed. Special keys (functions, cursor
controls, and editing) generate their text key definitions. If you
want to enter a key command, you can use one of the following short
forms (along with the "macro completion" feature):
nk - <No Key>
de - <Delay:n> The macro will wait after the : is typed for you to
key in the delay time (1-255) then press Enter.
pa - <Pause>
pu - <Pause Until:n> The macro will wait after the : is typed for
you to key in number of keys to pause for (1-255) then press
Enter.
ps - <Print Screen>
sc - <Shift Clear>
al - <Alt>
ct - <Ctrl>
ls - <Left Shift>
rs - <Right Shift>
ma - Macro:
em - Endmacro
6) When you are done, use the em short form to end the macro.
Remember the Endmacro must appear at the beginning of a seperate
line.
7) Try playing back the macro you have created.
You might want to look at the file "mkmacro.txt" to see how the "short
forms" and other macros above were created.
Configuring Uma
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A separate program (umacfg.exe) is provided to modify Umares and/or
Umarun with some of your own preferences. When you run this Uma
Configuration, you must ensure that Umares.exe and/or Umarun.exe are
in the current directory. Follow the prompts for the configuration
program. When you have answered the last question the executable(s)
will be updated with your selections.
The following user preferences can be configured within Uma:
- video display mode (snowchecked or not)
- color of normal text
- color of inverse text
- number of characters to check for macro completion
Licensing
~~~~~~~~~
The programs and documentation in this archive are
Copyright (c) 1991-92 by Useful Software
Uma is a shareware keyboard utility. This means that you only pay for
it if you decide to continue using it. If you don't think that it is
worth the asking price, delete the program, or better yet give it to
someone who might find it useful. However if you do decide to keep
Uma after a 2 week trial period, please send $10 (see REGISTRATION
FORM on next page) to:
Useful Software
340 Dale Crescent
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada, N2J 3Y3
The shareware fee pays for unlimited use of Uma by a single person.
You are allowed (and encouraged) to give away copies of Uma with the
understanding that each person receiving a copy is under the same
obligation as you are to send in the shareware fee if they decide to
keep it. You can upload THIS VERSION ONLY of Uma to other computer
systems, either free or commercial, as long as this archive remains
intact, with the copyright and shareware notices unchanged.
Useful Macros can be installed on LANS. In such situations I ask only
that the LAN Administrator estimate the maximum number of people that
will be making "simultaneous" use of Uma and pay the shareware fee
based on that estimate. I do not expect that the limit be closely
monitored or enforced (I appreciate how much trouble that would be),
but I do expect that the estimate will be revised (and additional fees
paid) should a substantial increase in the number of nodes on the LAN
and Uma usage occur.
No guarantee is made as to the functionality of this software; however
it has been tested quite thoroughly by a large number of people. If
it doesn't do what you want, don't keep it and send no money.
Please support the shareware concept. Shareware means useful programs
at a fraction of the cost you might pay for them commercially. You
can try-before-you-buy, and you are not subjected to copy protection
or other atrocities that many software vendors inflict on their
customers. Software updates can also be distributed much faster than
is possible through normal channels.
Any questions, suggestions, or bug reports, can be mailed to the above
address, or send electronic mail to:
GEnie: M.GARDI
CompuServe: 70242,3102
Enjoy,
Useful Software
Registration Information (What do I get if I register!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All registered users of Useful Macros will receive one update with the
most recent version of the program. Subsequent updates are available
for $3.00 shipping and handling on request. In addition you will
receive the latest versions of other Useful Software products for your
consideration.
Registered users will have access to the Useful Software Support BBS,
and telephone support.
Discounts are available if you register Useful Macros along with other
Useful Software products (see price schedule below). If you are
already a registered user of another Useful Software product, pay only
$5.00 to register Useful Macros.
Useful Macros Price Schedule
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1-99 copies - $10 per copy
100+ copies - One time fee of $1000
With each purchased copy of Useful Editor or Useful Notes, the price
for a copy of Useful Macros is only $5.00.
Useful Editor or Notes Price Schedule
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1-9 copies - $20 per copy
10-49 copies - $15 per copy
50-99 copies - $10 per copy
100+ copies - One time fee of $1000
Useful Editor/Notes Bundled Price Schedule
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1-9 copies - $30 per bundle
10-49 copies - $25 per bundle
50-99 copies - $15 per bundle
100+ copies - One time fee of $1500
Printed Documentation
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Update Log
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The following changes were made in Version 1.1
- added <Delay All:n> command
- modified the <No Key> command to simulate an empty keyboard
buffer
- added support for keys generated via the Alt-keypad
(ie. keys with a scan code of 0)
- fixed an infrequent "hanging" problem with one of the interrupt
handlers
- fixed a problem with UMARUN thinking there were parameters to
the application being run when there were not
- UMA2TXT and TXT2UMA now understand extended HP95 keystrokes
Planned Enhancements
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- add number of keystrokes left in the buffer to the RECORDING
status
- add "call" and "chain" key commands so that macros can be
combined
