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%CO:A,6,84%%H2%Redifining Function Keys (or letter keys).%H2%
The key arrangement is very personal, and no two people will agree about the layout
of the possible 48 choices. I must confess I do not see the logic behind the
default set, but no doubt Coltonsoft thought a great deal before finalising it. As
a rule, Pipedream will be used most for text processing, and I felt it would be
most helpful to me if such things as "Swap Case" and "Format Paragraph" and all the
commonest text processing commands were on the bottom row.
Although the User Guide and the index are both excellent, there is a serious lapse
on page 325 where the method for redefining the function keys is anything but
clear. The following is the method I have worked out. It may seem very
long-winded and you may feel you can devise some short cuts. If you can, I should
be glad to hear of them. There are slight variations possible (for example by
using the mouse in a different way) but in general, I believe that the method I
describe is as efficient as can be devised. I am assuming many keys are to be
redefined but the method can be used to change even one key. Of course, if you do
not wish to preserve the new command, none of the storing described below need be
carried out. Just use the define function key command in the Cursor menu.
1. First of all, draw a plan of the Function key arrangement you wish to have.
2. Now using a blank grid, copy this plan by entering in each grid space the
command sequence required to give you the desired operation. These commands are
set out on pages 222-226 in the third column. For example if you wish F1 to be
"Swap Case" then in this lower left grid space write: \SS|m . In effect you have
written commands for "control" (\); "Swap Case" (SS); and "Enter" (|m).
3. Continue for the other keys. When completed you will have two grids; one with
the new layout in words, and one with the layout in command sequences.
4. Start with a blank (default) window.
5. Press menu on the mouse, click select on Cursor, then again on "Record macro
file". You will be asked to type in a file name eg "key". Select OK. A tick will
be placed against "Record macro file" and you will be back to a blank window.
6. Hold down control, and press C,D,F in sequence. Thus brings up the function
key window. (Don't use the mouse - see later).
7. If not showing F1 use the mouse pointer on the arrow to bring F1 into the
window. Now position the pointer carefully over the up arrow and leave it there
for the rest of the exercise.
8. Type in the command you have written on your grid layout - in my example type
\SS|m. Then press "return" on the keyboard. This has the effect of writing the
command into the data file currently stored in memory.
9. The screen is blank so repeat (6).
10. The window will still show F1 and the command just typed in. If you have been
careful, the mouse pointer will still be over the up-arrow. Press select without
moving the mouse. This gives F2. Delete the previous command and type in the next
one for F2. Press return on the keyboard.
11. Repeat the process for the other keys, leap frogging any you do not wish to
change. Do not make any mistakes which will be stored as data. ie. once you press
"return" that's it! (Mistakes can be edited later.)
12. When you have finished, select Cursor on the menu and again select "Record
macro file". All the data is now stored on disc in the current directory as a
data file under the name "key". The tick will disappear from "record macro file".
13. The file "key" can be left where it is and dragged into the current window to
convert the function keys to the new set. Alternatively it can be stored as
!Pipedream.key when it will automatically set the keys at start up.
14. The data file can be viewed and edited as follows: The directory containing
"key" should be on the screen.
15. Drag the "key" icon on to the Pipedream icon on the icon bar and release. A
window will open showing all the key command strings, one per line. Position the
caret against any misprints, delete and correct them, then save the whole file by
clicking on save in the Files menu in the usual way.
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