QuickPop does just two things, but was designed to do them very well. This program performs functions that will benefit any Mac user and is extremely simple to set up and use.
The first is to allow you to assign “Hotkeys” to up to thirty (30) Apple Menu Items, control panels, applications, FKEYs, documents, monitor depth (colors) or speaker volume settings. When the “Hotkeys” are pressed from within most any program, the selected item will instantly launch (or change speaker or monitor settings).
The second is to allow you to have a menu pop up anywhere on the screen when you hold a key (option, command, control or shift in any combination) and click and hold down the mouse button. From this pop-up menu you can launch your favorite documents, applications, control panels, FKEYs, Apple Menu Items, change monitor depth (colors) settings, change the speaker level or switch to any other running application.
Some uses for QuickPop:
* Change monitor settings (for those games that require
different monitor settings) and assign a single key to
instantly switch to 16 colors, 256 colors or Black &
white, whatever you need!
* Have a key (or keys) to turn the speaker off or to a
different level, no need to go to the Sound control panel
anymore!
* Launch your favorite application, document, control
panel, FKEY or Apple menu item at the touch of a key
(or keys).
* Keep your favorite FKEYs in files rather than installing
them in the System file. Place aliases of the FKEY files
in the QuickPop Folder and you can launch the FKEYs
with any key(s) you set up!
FEATURES ADDED TO VERSION 1.1:
* Print “Hotkeys” list
* 30 available “Hotkeys” rather than 5
* Change monitor depth (colors) from QuickPop pop-up
menu or a “Hotkey”
* Set speaker volume level from QuickPop pop-up menu
or a “Hotkey”
NEW FEATURES FOR VERSION 1.2: (by popular demand!)
* Can now use any key(s) for a “Hotkey” (even without
a modifier), including the function keys on extended
keyboards
* Can now open FKEYs from the QuickPop pop-up menu
or a “Hotkey”
* Aliases of FKEY files can now placed in QuickPop Folder
and the FKEY within that file can be run from QuickPop!
• The QuickPop control panel window:
Near the top of the QuickPop window you'll find a check box titled “Popup” and a box to the right of it which may be showing a combination of keys. Clicking on either of these two items will allow you to set the “modifier” keys (Shift, Option, Command or Control) that control how the QuickPop pop-up menu will be “invoked”. If all four check boxes are off, the QuickPop pop-up menu will be disabled.
In the center of the QuickPop window you'll find a list of all “HotKeys”. To set a “HotKey” just double-click one of the 30 items in the list.
On the bottom of the window, there is an On\Off switch (that will either say “ON” or “OFF”). There are also three buttons; clicking the printer icon will allow you to print a list of all the “HotKeys”, clicking the “Help” button will bring up the on-line help and also allow you to fill out and print a registration form (how convenient! :-), clicking the “Prefs” button will allow you to set preferences for QuickPop.
• Who wrote this thing?
QuickPop for the Macintosh was written on a Macintosh Quadra 630 by John V. Holder.
• Thanks:
I want to thank all the beta testers (Byron Barker, Robert Bittner, Darius G. Brotman, Stephen J. Kayner, Casey Meaden and E. Joseph Pred) for testing, suggestions and help. I couldn't have done it without you! I also wish to thank Dan Deacon from the Xeau Design Group for the wonderful artwork, he can be reached via email at ddeacon@indirect.com
I also want to thank One Step Beyond for the code to get and check for the “HotKeys”.
