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DVORAKKB 1.0 USERS GUIDE Copyright (C) FAB Software 1990 All rights reserved. FAB Software P.O. Box 336 Wayland, MA 01778 LIMITED WARRANTY These programs are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program is with you. Should the program prove defective, you (and not FAB Software or its dealers) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. In no event will the FAB Software be liable to you for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use these programs, even if the FAB Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 1990 by FAB Software. All rights reserved. This software and User's Guide is protected by both United States Copyright Law and international treaty provisions. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms outlined in the section "Restricted Permission to Copy" later in this User's Guide. INTRODUCTION DvorakKB is a shareware keyboard utility which will allow you to reconfigure your keyboard layout to the Dvorak layout. Unlike the standard QWERTY layout, the Dvorak layout has been designed to maximize typing speed by rearranging the most frequently typed letters onto the most easily reached keys. DvorakKB uses less than 1.5K of memory. HOW TO USE DVORAKKB To use DvorakKB type "dvorakkb" at the DOS command line. DvorakKB will load itself with a set of default parameters. These defaults may need to be changed in order for DvorakKB to work best with some programs or to suit your personal tastes. If DvorakKB is already loaded then it will just set the parameters specified on the command line and exit. DvorakKB is highly customizable. Parameters may be specified when DvorakKB is loaded or at any other time through the DOS command line or a batch file. The following parameters may be specified to tailor DvorakKB to meet your preferences and software. /on turn DvorakKB on /off turn DvorakKB off /k=x "x" is a number from 1-2 specifying which Dvorak keyboard layout to use. This parameter may only be specified when DvorakKB is initially loaded. To change the layout after DvorakKB has been loaded it will be necessary to unload and reload with the new layout. See the keyboard layout discussion that follows for more information. (default is 1). /q do not display help information at startup. /toggle=xxx "xxx" is a key to be used as the on/off toggle. See the TOGGLE KEY discussion for a comprehensive list of supported toggle keys. (default is ctrlnum5). /u unload DvorakKB and reclaim memory /f force Dvorak KB to load. This may be required on some computers when Dvorak KB thinks it is already loaded, yet it has not been loaded. Be careful, do not use this parameter except when you are sure that this problem exists. Otherwise you may find that Dvorak KB has been loaded twice with unpredictable results. Some examples: dvorakkb /q /k=1 Load DvorakKB, do not display help information and use keyboard layout 1. dvorakkb /off Turn DvorakKB off. Load it if it has not been loaded. dvorakkb /q /toggle=altnum+ Do not display help information. Set on/off toggle key to alt numeric + key. Load DvorakKB if not already loaded dvorakkb /u Unload DvorakKB and reclaim memory. KEYBOARD LAYOUTS These layouts illustrate the key placement for those keys which DvorakKB changes. Upper case, Ctrl, and Alt values will also be changed appropriately. STANDARD KEYBOARD LAYOUT - Keyboard layout 1 ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ [ │ │ ] │ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ ' │ │ , │ │ . │ │ p │ │ y │ │ f │ │ g │ │ c │ │ r │ │ l │ │ / │ │ . │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ a │ │ o │ │ e │ │ u │ │ i │ │ d │ │ h │ │ t │ │ n │ │ s │ │ - │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ ; │ │ q │ │ j │ │ k │ │ x │ │ b │ │ m │ │ w │ │ v │ │ z │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ORIGINAL DVORAK KEYBOARD LAYOUT- Keyboard layout 2 This layout is identical to layout 1 except that it reconfigures the number keys to the original Dvorak placement. ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ 7 │ │ 5 │ │ 3 │ │ 1 │ │ 9 │ │ 0 │ │ 2 │ │ 4 │ │ 6 │ │ 8 │ │ [ │ │ ] │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ ' │ │ , │ │ . │ │ p │ │ y │ │ f │ │ g │ │ c │ │ r │ │ l │ │ / │ │ . │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ a │ │ o │ │ e │ │ u │ │ i │ │ d │ │ h │ │ t │ │ n │ │ s │ │ - │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ │ ; │ │ q │ │ j │ │ k │ │ x │ │ b │ │ m │ │ w │ │ v │ │ z │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ TOGGLE KEYS DvorakKB may be toggled on/off by pressing the toggle key. The toggle key defaults to CTRL NUM 5 but may be changed to anyone of the following keys by specifying the "/toggle=" parameter. KEY DESCRIPTION --- ----------- none Deactivate toggle key num5 5 on numeric keypad altdel Alt Del on numeric keypad altnum- Alt - on numeric keypad altnum+ Alt + on numeric keypad ctrlnum0 Ctrl 0 on numeric keypad ctrlnum1 Ctrl 1 on numeric keypad ctrlnum2 Ctrl 2 on numeric keypad ctrlnum3 Ctrl 3 on numeric keypad ctrlnum4 Ctrl 4 on numeric keypad ctrlnum5 Ctrl 5 on numeric keypad ctrlnum6 Ctrl 6 on numeric keypad ctrlnum7 Ctrl 7 on numeric keypad ctrlnum8 Ctrl 8 on numeric keypad ctrlnum9 Ctrl 9 on numeric keypad ctrldel Ctrl Del on numeric keypad ctrlnum- Ctrl - on numeric keypad ctrlnum+ Ctrl + on numeric keypad capsnum0 Ctrl 0 on numeric keypad capsnum1 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum2 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum3 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum4 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum5 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum6 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum7 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum8 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsnum9 Caps 0 on numeric keypad capsdel Caps Del on numeric keypad capsnum- Caps - on numeric keypad capsnum+ Caps + on numeric keypad LOAD ORDER While it is impossible to give firm rules about loading memory resident programs, generally speaking DvorakKB will probably work best if it is loaded last. If other memory resident programs also request to be loaded last then some experimentation may be necessary. COMMON PROBLEMS RECONFIGURATION DOES NOT WORK FOR SOME PROGRAMS Generally speaking, DvorakKB should reconfigure the keyboard for all programs. But, some programs, like Smartcom take over one or more of the interrupts DvorakKB uses. There is nothing which can be done about this. UNLOADING DOES NOT ALWAYS FREE MEMORY For some reason some versions of DOS do not always free memory when DvorakKB is unloaded from a batch file. If this happens, try loading and unloading DvorakKB from the command line. DvorakKB will usually reclaim memory if it is unloaded on the last line of the batch file. FILES ON THE DVORAKKB DISK DVORAKKB.DOC - Documentation on DvorakKB. DVORAKKB.EXE - Reconfigures keyboard to Dvorak layout. PRINTDOC.BAT - Will print the DvorakKB documentation. SUPPORT Telephone and mail support is available to licensed users of DvorakKB from FAB Software. Support is provided on the following basis: Telephone support is generally available from 7 PM - 9 PM EST weekdays and 10 AM - 9 PM EST weekends. If we are not available, an answering machine will take your message. For mail support, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a faster response. FAB Software P.O. Box 336 Wayland, MA 01778 Phone number: (508) 358-6357 Compuserve: 75206,1366 REPORTING DVORAKKB BUGS If you believe you have discovered a DvorakKB bug or incompatability with your other software, follow these steps: 1. Create a disk which may be used to recreate the problem. This disk should include the following: - Your copy of DvorakKB - Any other programs that must be present to recreate the problem - A readme file describing the problem and how to recreate it 2. Send the disk to the above address. THE USER-SUPPORTED CONCEPT User-supported Software User-supported software (also known as "shareware") is an experiment in distributing computer programs based on these beliefs: 1. That the value and utility of software is best assessed by the user on his/her own system. 2. That the creation of personal computer software can and should be supported by the computing community. 3. That copying of programs should be encouraged, rather than restricted. Anyone may legally obtain an evaluation copy of the program from a friend or computer club. After you have had a chance to use and evaluate the program in your own environment, you are trusted to either forward a payment to FAB Software or to discontinue use of the program. Free distribution of software eliminates costs for advertising and copy protection schemes. Users obtain quality software at greatly reduced cost. They can try it out before buying, and do so at their own pace and in the comfort of their own home or office. The best programs will survive, based purely on their quality and usefulness. USER-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE AND DISK VENDORS With an acknowledgement to Eric Isaacson, author of A86, on whose documentation this next question and answer is based, we offer this to those of you who have purchased DvorakKB from a disk vendor. QUESTION: "I bought this Dvorak layout routine from XYZ software house, that advertised great software for $5 per disk. What's going on here? Have I already bought a Dvorak layout routine, or what?" ANSWER: Well, no, not exactly. You've bought a disk that has great software on it; you haven't bought the software yet. DvorakKB, like the vast majority of software offered by the $5 per disk distribution houses, is free-distribution software, also known as "shareware", or "user-supported software". That means I retain the right to DvorakKB, but I choose to let people pass it around. I have no business relationship with any distribution houses. I don't get a penny of the $5 (or whatever) you paid them for the disk containing DvorakKB. So I need and expect to be paid by you, because I'm trying to make a living out of making and supporting shareware products. Many distribution houses do a poor job of revealing the shareware nature of the software they sell. If you thought you had purchased the software free and clear, you might feel justified in being angry with them for having misled you. And you might look around for houses that do a better job of informing the public. But I hope you'll take the time to consider everybody's role in the shareware marketing scheme. If you do, I think you'll conclude that although you may have been misled, you haven't really been cheated out of anything. Shareware is great for authors like me who haven't got the resources to run expensive ad campaigns. We simply cast our programs to the winds. They are distributed at pracically no cost to us. That's why we can charge a lot less than the cost of "commercial" software. Shareware is also great for customers like you. You can try out the software before paying for it. You'll know that a successful shareware product is good, because only satisfied customers pay for it. The existence of shareware infuses healthy competition in the entire software market, for both price and quality. Finally, let's consider the distribution houses. They provide a legitimate service, for which they charge a reasonable price. The best houses act as librarians, evaluating and cataloguing software. Most pay thousands of dollars for advertising. Their cut is far less than the distributor's cut for "commercial" software (they prosper because their volume is bigger). Most customers for the distribution houses are repeat customers, who are aware of, and happy with, what they are getting. If it weren't for your XYZ House, you might never have heard of DvorakKB, or might never have figured out where to obtain it. So I hope you'll be happy with shareware, and actively desire to support it. You'll feel good about promoting a healthy situation for everybody. And you'll encourage the best programmers in the world to keep writing for you, instead of for the big corporations. RESTRICTED PERMISSION TO COPY DvorakKB is NOT a public domain program. This software and User's Guide is protected by both United States Copyright Law and international treaty provisions. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms outlined below. LICENSED USERS May treat this software just like a book with the following exception. FAB Software authorizes you to make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing-up your software and protecting your investment from loss. By saying, "just like a book", FAB Software means that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is No Possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book which can't be read by two different people in two different places at the same time, neither can the software be used by two different people in two different places at the same time. UNLICENSED USERS Unlicensed users are granted a 30 day period in which to actively evaluate DvorakKB. If after 30 days of active evaluation, unlicensed users should either license DvorakKB or stop using it. Active evaluation consists of actually using the software, not just possessing it. Regardless of whether DvorakKB is licensed or not, it may be copied and shared as described below. BUSINESS USE, PRODUCTIVE USE, INSTITUTIONAL USE Companies, schools, universities, government, and other organizations are granted permission to copy the DvorakKB programs for use on other computers and at other locations in the company, so long as: 1. The full registration fee of $20 has been paid for each and every system on which the program will be used. Corporate licenses and volume discounts are available upon request. INDIVIDUALS Individuals are granted permission to freely copy the DvorakKB disk for their own evaluation or for others to evaluate, so long as no price or other consideration is charged. COMPUTER CLUBS Computer clubs and other non-profit organizations are granted permission to freely copy the DvorakKB disk and share it with their members for the purposes of evaluation, so long as: 1. No price or other consideration is charged. However, a distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette, so long as it is not more than US $10 total. This includes shipping, handling, and all other charges. 2. Club members who receive the programs are informed in writing of the user-supported concept and encouraged to support it with their payments. 3. The programs and documentation are not modified in any way and are distributed together. OTHER PRODUCTS FROM FAB SOFTWARE If you like DvorakKB then you may also like to try Newkey or WarpSpeed. If you purchase WarpSpeed or Newkey at the same time as DvorakKB take a $5 discount. WARPSPEED WarpSpeed is a shareware keyboard utility which will dramatically speed up the repetition rate of your keyboard, and it does it without overrun. What is "overrun"? Overrun occurs when you release the key you have been holding down and yet the key continues to repeat. No longer will you have to wait for agonizingly long periods as you cursor from one point in your spreadsheet or word processor to another. WarpSpeed is highly customizable allowing you to set its speed, how long it waits before speeding up, and even how fast it speeds up. In addition, WarpSpeed does it using less than 1K of memory. WarpSpeed's current price is $20. NEWKEY Newkey is a keyboard macro enhancer which simplifies the entry of common keystroke sequences by allowing these sequences to be assigned to any key desired. Then, when that key is struck, the associated keystrokes will be played back. For example, alt c might be defined as "copy ". Whenever alt c is struck, "copy " will be played back, just as if you had typed it the keyboard. Newkey allows customization of software packages, ready creation of boiler plate passages, help menus, keyboard redefinition, cut and paste, cursor speed up, screen blanker, extended keyboard buffer, and other useful purposes. Macros may be created using the macro editor or by recording the keystrokes as they are entered while you actually do the task you want the macro to do. Newkey current price is $43. MAJOR FEATURES OF NEWKEY 5.3 - Display macros allow you to build your own pop-up windows. They can even be used to prompt for input. The display macro editor makes it easy to build your own help and data entry pop-up windows. - Menu macros allow you to build your own custom menu system. When a menu pops up you are given a choice from selections defined when the macro was created. Selecting a choice by using a moving bar or typing the appropriate letter causes the associated macro to be played back. - Shorthand mode watches your keystrokes and when they match a macro name, automatically plays back the macro. No special hot key to enter, no wasted keystrokes. - Full-featured macro editor allows you to edit your macros, even they are being recorded. You can also move or copy other macros, or copy the keyboard buffer into a macro. - Ability to define almost any key, including many not normally supported. - Fast key option speeds up cursor movement with no overrun. - Date and time functions can be used to playback the date and time in any format desired. - Multi-character macros allows mnemonic names to be given to your macros. For example, a macro named "salesrpt" could be used to generate a sales report. - Load and save macro files at any time, even while running other programs. Macro files may also be loaded and saved in batch files. - Cut and paste from screen to a macro - Screen saver mode can blank the screen protecting the display monitor from being etched with the current image. - Customize Newkey to meet your needs. Most of Newkey's options and hot keys can be easily customized to meet your needs. - Full support for both the 84 and 101/102 key keyboards - Execute macros from a batch file allowing programs to be run automatically without any input from the keyboard. - 128 keystroke type-ahead buffer, Pop-up in graphics mode, 64K macro buffer, EMS support for macro and screen buffers, and many more too numerous to mention - Newkey supports a full range of macro functions. When a macro is played back these functions can: - Uses EMS memory for macro buffer - Clear macros from memory - Control shift status (alt, ctrl, and scroll) - Load and merge macros from disk - Save macros to disk - Define a macro to a specific definition - Set Newkey options from within a macro - Delete a macro from within a macro - Send a macro to the printer - Wait for next key - Wait for next key, but keep key - Wait for specific key - Wait for a fixed or variable number of keystrokes - Turn cursor on/off - Cut text from the screen to a macro - Wait for up to MM:SS:HH to elapse - Clear the screen - Turn the screen off/on - Beep - Guard macros so that they will not be overwritten when loading a new macro file. Since its introduction in 1984 Newkey has consistently received excellent reviews. In its latest major review of macro processors. PC-Magazine, Sept. 29, 1987, in "Ram- Resident Macros for the Virtuoso Keyboard" selected Newkey 4.0 as the Editor's Choice saying "It's ... an excellent keyboard enhancement program" Newkey 5.3 will operate under all versions of DOS from 2.0 on and will work with most software and all true IBM PC compatibles. For $43.00 you will become a licensed user and receive the latest version, including a printed manual describing all of Newkey's features. If you are not completely satisfied, return Newkey within 30 days for a full refund. Like DvorakKB, Newkey is distributed as shareware. REGISTRATION To register as an official DvorakKB user complete the order form on the next page and send to FAB Software. As a registered user you will receive: - The latest version of DvorakKB - A version which does not display the evaluation notice screen. - Telephone and written support - Notification of new versions PLUS *** A FREE INTRODUCTORY MEMBERSHIP ON COMPUSERVE *** As a FAB Software customer you will be entitled to a free introductory membership to CompuServe! Upon registration you will receive information on how to order your free membership which includes: - A private User ID number and password - $15.00 Introductory usage credit (over 1 hr of connect time on a 1200-baud modem) - A complimentary subscription to ONLINE TODAY, Compuserve's computing magazine, published monthly Best of all there is no annual fee or minimum monthly charge, you pay only for the time you use. Discontinue at any time. As a member of CompuServe Information Service you will be able to tap into hundreds of information resources, including personal computer forums, electronic mail service with CompuServe subscribers around the world, financial data, and much, much more. Use CompuServe to get in touch with the author of DvorakKB via electronic mail (CIS ID: 75206,1366) with your questions, comments, and suggestions. This offer is limited to first time CompuServe subscribers. One per customer. This is a limited-time offer and may be withdrawn at any time without prior notice. ORDER FORM FAB Software FED ID# 04-2861400 P.O. 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