¢KEYMASTER 1.0¢(for XL/XE only)¢¢¢ If you regularly program with BASIC or MAC-65, you may find KEYMASTER to be one of the most valuable programs for everyday use. Laden with features but very compact, KEYMASTER resides just below screen memory, out of the way of most Basic & assembly programs. KEYMASTER operates with both Atari Dos 2.x and SpartaDos, including the new cartridge-based SpartaDos X.¢¢¢I. OBJECTIVES¢¢ (1) To ease typing & editing BASIC and assembly language programs by use of macros & special function keys; to provide for easy access to various XL-XE features such as the international character set.¢¢ (2) To provide for the easy learning & use of the Dvorak keyboard (if so desired), the more efficient key layout that reduces finger travel by about a factor of 16 over QWERTY. (See "Dvorak Keyboard, Turbo Typing for Atari," Mar. '87 Antic magazine, for excellent background info).¢¢*****NOTE: users may use either QWERTY or Dvorak and toggle between the two when using KEYMASTER.*****¢¢¢II. MAJOR FEATURES¢¢ (1) 32-byte key buffer, featuring audible feedback--"soft keyclicks"¢¢ (2) Nine special function keys (ctrl-2 thru ctrl-0)¢¢ (3) 26 unit capacity macro table (ctrl-A thru ctrl-Z)¢¢ (4) Custom key definition table for international [European] characters¢¢ (5) Three-line screen displays that show you the special keyboard layouts of int'l, graphic, or Dvorak characters while you type¢¢¢III. COMMANDS¢¢ Start-HELP: show macro table¢ Select-HELP: edit macros¢ Shift-ctrl-INVERSE: Dvorak on/off¢ Shift-ctrl-TAB: clear ALL tabs!¢ Shift-ctrl-CLEAR: clear screen¢ (CLEAR key otherwise blocked)¢¢ Ctrl-HELP: scroll up several lines¢ Shift-HELP: display keyboard layout¢ (must be in Dvorak or ctrl-caps)¢¢ Ctrl-2: (see ctrl-caps below)¢ Ctrl-3: home cursor¢ Ctrl-4: next word¢ Ctrl-5: end of logical line¢ Ctrl-6: DMA off ¢ Ctrl-7: keyboard lock/atract mode¢ Ctrl-8: fine scrolling on/off¢ Ctrl-9: change color (use with or¢ without Select key)¢ Ctrl-0: end of text¢¢ Ctrl-CAPS: macros off, access to¢ control characters on. Use ctrl-2¢ now to toggle between graphics and¢ international characters¢¢ [Shift-] CAPS: macros reactived¢¢ Esc-ctrl-3: end of file¢ Esc-ctrl-letter: yields the control¢ char. instead of macro¢¢ Select-RESET: cold start (activates¢ SpartaDos X if present)¢ Option-RESET: Keymaster off, can be¢ reactivated w/ reset alone¢ Start-RESET: Keymaster obliterated¢¢¢IV. SETTING UP & USING¢¢ If you have Dos 2.5, copy file "KEYMASTR.EXE" onto your main dos disk. Rename the file "AUTORUN.SYS" & use this disk to boot with whenever you turn on BASIC or MAC-65. If you have SpartaDos simply use a batch file so that KEYMASTER will load in whenever you switch on your XL/XE.¢¢ Go ahead and boot up KEYMASTER when ready. Note the cursor--it only blinks when BASIC or MAC-65 is waiting for a keystroke. Hold down a letter key--notice the faster key repeat, a new default that stays true even after pressing RESET.¢¢ Now load in a BASIC (or assembly) program by pressing ctrl-o first [letter "o"]. List the program by typing ctrl-L and <return>. Or type "220" before the <return> to list starting at line 220. See how easy it is with macros?¢¢ Try some practice editing. Use ctrl-3 to home the cursor, and ctrl-4 to jump from word to word. Ctrl-5 will move the cursor to the end of the statement line, an extremely handy editing feature, and ctrl-0 will take you to just below the last line on the screen. Notice that the repeat is silenced on the arrow keys and all insert & delete keys, eliminating much unnecessary noise.¢¢ Want to type control letters? Pressing ctrl-caps will cause any ctrl-letter keystroke subsequently to display a control character as normal, rather than call a macro. Use ctrl-2 to get European characters, and use shift-HELP to display the keyboard arrangement.¢¢ Press caps or shift-caps to return to macros, then press shift-ctrl-inverse to try out the Dvorak keyboard (be sure to use shift-HELP for the keyboard display. Touch typists should note that the characters displayed in parentheses are where the index fingers should "rest" on the keys).¢¢ To create your own macros simply press Select-HELP and follow instructions. You may use Start-HELP to view the current macro table in the midst of your editing. A possible forthcoming program may allow you to save the macros you create for later sessions. ¢¢ Lastly, try entering keystrokes while a program is running or there is some disk I/O. The softclick signals each entry into the keyboard buffer. Use <backspace> to erase the last buffer entry, and ctrl-delete to erase the entire buffer. (Note that disk I/O, particularly write operations, delays the processing of some keystrokes, so wait for the mini-click after each key before you press the next one, or otherwise some keystrokes will be lost).¢
