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- MALT
- Version 2.2
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- A Program by Michael H. Shacter
- 10309 Parkwood Drive
- Kensington, Maryland 20895
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- PC Sources magazine says, "For those who want to use WordPerfect's
- macro abilities to their fullest, MALT is a must."
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- MALT (More Alt-Keys for the Perfects) is a memory resident
- utility (TSR) that adds 90 new keys for running Alt-like macros in
- DOS versions of WordPerfect and other DOS programs in the
- WordPerfect family. To avoid conflicts with other TSRs, MALT does
- not rely on the traditional shift keys (Shift/Alt/Ctrl). Instead,
- MALT uses CapsLock as an auxiliary shift key: hold down CapsLock
- and press a key. Unlike Alt-keys, MALT-keys are not restricted to
- the letters of the alphabet. A MALT-key macro may be assigned to
- almost any key on the keyboard. MALT uses a mere 480 bytes of RAM,
- can be unloaded from memory, and does not interfere with the normal
- operation of CapsLock.
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- MALT also offers a library feature. An additional 90 small
- macros may be maintained in a master library called MALTLIB.WPM.
- Any one of the library macros can be accessed by using ScrollLock as
- an auxiliary shift key: hold down ScrollLock and press a key.
- Among the advantages of a library macro are the conservation of disk
- space and the capacity for sharing subroutines among sub-macros.
- Instructions for creating a library macro are included in MALT.DOC.
- Sample library macros for use with WordPerfect 5.1 and 6.0 are also
- included with this package.
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- MALT works with all recent DOS versions of WordPerfect--from 4.2
- through 6.0. It also works with WordPerfect Presentations for DOS,
- LetterPerfect, WordPerfect Works, and should work with other DOS
- programs in the WordPerfect family, too. It is compatible with
- WordPerfect Shell 3.x and 4.0 and WordPerfect's Repeat Performance.
- Users of WordPerfect 6.0 will appreciate MALT because Wordperfect
- appropriates so many Ctrl and Alt keys for its own purposes. MALT
- should also be particularly helpful for users of WordPerfect Works
- and LetterPerfect (neither of which has a configurable keyboard), as
- well as anyone else with a shortage of keys, including notebook
- users and those without an enhanced keyboard. Finally, MALT can be
- used at the DOS command line. (See the section entitled "Other Uses
- for MALT" in the Manual for further information on this feature.)
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- Copy MALT.COM to any convenient directory on your hard drive. If
- you are using WordPerfect 6.0, copy the file MALTLIB.60 to your
- macros/keyboards/button bar directory and rename it MALTLIB.WPM. If
- you are using WordPerfect 5.1, copy the file MALTLIB.51 to your
- macro/keyboard directory and rename it MALTLIB.WPM. If--and only
- if--you use a key other than Alt-F10 to run a macro or Ctrl-F10 to
- define a macro, then copy the file MALTCFG.EXE to the same directory
- as MALT.COM and read the section in the Manual entitled "Configuring
- MALT".
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- MALT must be loaded into memory before you run WordPefect.
- Simply type MALT at the DOS command line. If you use WordPerfect
- Shell, MALT must be loaded before Shell. MALT may be loaded HIGH or
- LOW, from the command line or in a batch file, while running from
- DOS, DESQview, OS/2, or Windows. Unload MALT by typing "MALT /U" at
- the command line. See the section in the Manual entitled "Loading
- and Unloading MALT" for detailed instructions.
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- MALT-keys operate in an analogous manner to Alt-keys. To
- define a MALT-key macro first press Macro Define (Ctrl-F10), then
- hold down CapsLock and press the key you wish to define. Running a
- MALT-key macro is equally easy: simply hold down CapsLock and press
- the applicable key. MALT also has a Quick Define feature, which is
- accessed by holding down the Shift key and the CapsLock key
- simultaneously, then pressing the key to be defined. MALT-key
- macros may be assigned to any key on the keyboard except the shift
- keys, Num and Scroll Lock, Print Screen and Pause.
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- MALT does not interfere with the normal operation of CapsLock
- or ScrollLock, and with each use of a MALT-key, CapsLock or
- ScrollLock is restored to its prior state.
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- Complete information about the operation of MALT may be found
- in the accompanying file MALT.DOC, which is formatted as a
- WordPerfect document. MALT is user supported software. There is a
- $15 registration fee for personal use. If you are using MALT, I
- need you to register. Businesses must secure a license. Further
- information about registration is contained in MALT.DOC.
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- In addition to this README file, the following files are
- distributed with MALT:
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- MALT .COM
- MALT .DOC
- MALTCFG .EXE
- MALTLIB .51
- MALTLIB .60
- REGISTER.FRM
- WHATS .NEW
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