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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. 32 bit QwikSwitch for OS/2 2.1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Overview:
32 bit QwikSwitch for OS/2 2.1 allows you to assign your running programs to
any of 72 key combinations, all with the ease of point and click or drag and
drop. It can optionally record the location of your programs, so they can be
started using the hot key combination, if not already running. A program
settings page is provided for customized start-up options. QwikSwitch can hot
key to and from any PM, Win-OS/2, OS/2 and DOS full screen. It can also start
any PM, Win-OS/2 seamless or full screen, OS/2 or DOS program. If you have
IBM's ICSS (IBM Tm) speech recognition software installed, you can use
QwikSwitch by simply speaking into a microphone. Several files are provided for
this purpose.
Setup:
To make effective use of QwikSwitch, you should create a program object for it
in your start-up folder and make it 'hidden' when minimized. It then becomes a
handy extension to your desktop, whenever your computer is started, and can be
called up any time using the preset Ctrl+Shift+'Q' combination.
Assigning hot-keys or QwikTalk words or phrases:
You can assign programs to hot-keys or QwikTalk phrases in two ways.
1. While running.
2. Drag and drop from the desktop or drive folders.
To assign programs to hot-keys at the time they are running, select the program
in the QwikSwitch task list. Choose a shift key combination (Ctrl+Shift+ or
Ctrl+Alt+) using the radio buttons. Select an alphanumeric key from the
adjacent combo box, and click on the large button to the right. You should
then see the task list entry transferred to the key selection. If you have
speech recogniton installed, you can select the QwikTalk radio button to assign
the application to any of the pre-defined spoken words or phrases. You can
replace this list with your own, if you have the IBM ICSS development software.
To assign desktop folders to QwikSwitch, you must drag and drop them in the
area labled "Drop area for objects". The settings notebook is filled
automatically and must not be changed.
The other type of object that can be dragged and dropped onto QwikSwitch is an
executable (.exe or .com) from the drives object. Do this to customize the DOS
settings for any particular DOS app. Locate the executable object contained in
the drives folder and use its object settings to change the startup info or
special settings. This object can be dragged and dropped onto QwikSwitch to
assign it to a hot-key or QwikTalk phrase.
Auto record start-up info:
If this option is selected (see Options), QwikSwitch will prompt you, asking
whether or not you wish to record the fully qualified path name of the program
being assigned to a hot-key. Dropped objects automatically fill in the details
without prompting. Assignments from the QwikSwitch task list derive this
information from the task list entry. You may optionally enter the settings
page to change the current directory or provide command line parameters. You
may also select a session type for OS/2 and DOS programs. If the settings were
filled in from a drag operation from the drives folder, use the settings page
for the object in the drives folder, to customize things like the current
directory, parameters, or DOS settings. Do not alter settings in QwikSwitch
for objects dropped from either the desktop or the drives folder.
Tool bar explained from left to right:
1. Save to OS2.INI This saves your key assignments and options to the OS/2.INI.
They are read in at the time QwikSwitch is started.
2. Restore settings. This retrieves the info store in the OS2.INI file.
3. Erase single entry.
4. Erase all entries. USE WITH CAUTION.
5. Brings up the Options dialog.
6. Brings up the program settings notebook for the selected hot-key entry.
Operation notes:
QwikSwitch uses the task list entry to set the focus to the program associated
with the hot-key. Some programs alter their task list entry, by appending
things like secondary file names (word processors) to their task list entry.
For these type of programs, you must limit the character matching to that part
of the entry that remains constant. Use the spin button to the right of the
hot key assignment button to set the number of characters to match on.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Task list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the QwikSwitch task list. It operates similar to OS/2's own Window
List. It is generally used to select entries for assignment to a hot-key.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Save selections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Saves hot key selections to user INI file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Restore selections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Restores hot-key selections from user INI.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Erasing single entries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Erases the selected hot key entry. You must save to make the deletion
permanent.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Erase all entries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Erases ALL hot key entries. You must save in order to make the deletion
permanent.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. QwikSwitch preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Displays dialog for changing user preferences.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. start-up program settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Displays program settings notebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. Assign from task list to hot key ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
1. Make selection in task list. 2. Select hot key from drop down list. 3. Press
'assign button' to transfer task list name to hot key.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9. Toggle hot keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Toggles hot keys on or off. You may also toggle the hot-keys from the keyboard
by pressing Ctrl+Shift+'-' (key pad). A descending audible tone will be heard,
when disabling and the opposite for enabling. The keyboard method operates
like a hot-key and can be used from within other programs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.10. Hot key group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selects the Ctrl+Shift combination of hot keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.11. Hot key group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selects the Ctrl+Alt combination of hot keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.12. Hot key list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Contains the list of assigned hot keys for the selected shift combination.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.13. Task list matching ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The value displayed in this control specifies how many characters to match in
the task list. This may be required for some programs (like the enhanced
editor) that change their program titles by appending other information. A
value of 0 indicates full title matching.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.14. Toggling speech recognition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the microphone button on the button bar to activate speech recognition.
The recognition software (IBM ICSS) takes several seconds to load. This is
accomplished as a background task. The QwikTalk monitor will indicate the
system is initializing and displays a 'green light' when the system is ready to
accept speech input. Pressing this button after speech recognition has been
activated will stop and unload the speech recognition system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.15. Enable speech recognition on startup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This box should be checked if you want speech recognition started as the
default when QwikSwitch is first started. Although speech recognition takes
some time to load, the keyboard hot-keys are available to use immediately on
startup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.16. Displaying the QwikTalk monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This box should be checked if you want the QwikTalk monitor window to be
displayed. The monitor window displays the status of the microphone button, as
well as the status of the speech recognition system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.17. Speech input device (microphone) timeout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This slider determines the number of seconds the speech recognition system
should listen for spoken input. Zero seconds indicates continuous listening;
otherwise, the microphone will 'turn off' after the indicated number of seconds
of silence.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.18. Speech start and stop talking input thresholds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this slider to control the level of speech required for speech recognition
to occur. A higher value may be required in areas where there is a higher
level of background sounds. This will avoid erroneous speech detection, and
permit normal levels of talking when standing back from the microphone. The
user will have to experiment to determine the optimal setting for their
environment.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.19. Program settings - program name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specify the name and location (if not in the OS/2 'path' statement) of the
program you want started corresponding the hot-key selected. If starting a
Win-OS/2 application, you must specify WIN.COM in this entry field. The name of
the windows application should then be placed in the parameters entry field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.20. Program settings - command line argurments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Place any command line arguments here, that should be passed on to the program
specified in the program name entry field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.21. Program settings - working directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specify the working directory for the program being started.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.22. Program settings - prompt before starting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this check box to specify whether QwikSwitch should prompt before starting
any application. You may want to select this as a safety against accidentally
starting very large applications.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.23. Program settings - speech aware flag ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This setting only applies to the QwikTalk selection list and is available only
if IBM's ICSS software is installed. Use this setting for programs that
require the input device (sound card or microphone). The QwikTalk mircophone
will automatically be turned off, allowing the starting application to gain
access to it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.24. QwikTalk monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The user may click on the monitor window microphone button to toggle microphone
input on or off. An alternative method is to use the Cntrl+Spacebar combination
on the keyboard, or simply speak the phrase "Turn mike off" while speech
recognition is active. The microphone is automatically toggled off whenever
the user presses Cntrl+<keypad +> or speaks the phrase "lockup" to issue the
OS/2 lockup command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.25. Number of monitors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specifies the number of full screen sessions to monitor. Each monitor has a
separate thread, with some memory overhead.