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Hair Trigger Version 1.0 .... Copyright, Trigo 1992
Hair Trigger is shareware. UNMODIFIED copies of the program may be
distributed for a 30-day evaluation period provided that no
payment, commercial benefit or other consideration is received.
The program MAY NOT be combined with any software and/or hardware
without written prior consent from Trigo.
The shareware concept has made it possible for you use Hair Trigger
at a price you can afford, and it also gives you the opportunity to
try the software before you register.
Shareware is kept alive by YOUR SUPPORT! AND WE APPRECIATE IT!
Evaluate the program for 30 days and give copies to your friends
for evaluation. If after 30 days you think that you will use the
program, then please register by sending $9 to Trigo, 1932 Meyer Place
B-2, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (If you want an updated version, add
$6 + $2 S&H). You may also register over the phone by calling
(714) 642-5629. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Help support new developments in Hair Trigger, register your copy
today!
Thank you for your support,
Trigo
1932 Meyer Place B-2
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(714) 642 5629
***** Hair Trigger *****
Hair Trigger can save you a lot of time and keystrokes. For example,
suppose you have a task which requires 15 keystrokes and suppose
that you do this task a few times a day. With Hair Trigger you
can assign all of those keystrokes to a single, user defined
keystroke, ALT-F5 for example. Every time that user defined
keystroke is pressed, the entire script of keystrokes is replayed.
Now one keystroke can equal 15 or 100 or more. Here's how it
works.
TO LOAD UP Hair Trigger:
At the DOS prompt type HT and press ENTER.
TO GO THROUGH AN ONLINE TUTORIAL:
Load up your favorite word processor or DOS editor and hold down
the ALT key and press the T key. Hair Trigger will supply you with
the next set of instructions.
RECORDING A MACRO
Step 1: Press CONTROL TAB to call up the Macro feature menu.
Step 2: Press L or select Learn to instruct Tree Based to
begin learning keystrokes.
Step 3: Press the keystroke which will recall your Macro.
For example, press ALT-F5 if you wish ALT-F5 to
replay a series of keystrokes. Press ENTER when
finished defining the keystroke.
Step 4: From this point on every keystroke you type will
be replayed when the user defined key is pressed.
Step 5: Press CONTROL TAB to call up the Macro feature menu.
Step 6: Press F or select Finish to stop and save the
Macro.
Now that the Script is saved, you may press the user defined key
at any time to replay the script.
TRANSFER DATA: BLOCK FEATURE
Use the Block feature to block off text and copy it to a new
location. You may use this feature with or without the Keystroke
Macros. Here's how to block and copy text:
Step 1: Press CONTROL TAB to call up the Keystroke Macro Menu.
Step 2: Press B or select Block to begin the blocking
operation. Note that this step is not the same as
"Beginning Block." Rather, its purpose is to free
the cursor so that you may position it anywhere on
the screen you see fit.
Step 3: When your cursor is in position, select B or Begin
to begin the blocking process. Tree Based will copy
text beginning with this position.
Step 4: Move the cursor to the end of the block. If you
wish to copy more, that is, if you wish to append
several blocks together, select End, move the cursor
to a new position, and then select More. (More means
"Begin Again.") When you are finished blocking, select
Done or press ENTER.
Step 5: Move the cursor to the new location. (Note that the
location needs to be a text entry field.)
Step 6: Press CONTROL TAB to call up the Macro menu and press P
or select Paste to have the blocked text entered into
the new location.
KEYSTROKE MACRO MENU DEFINITIONS
Learn Begin the Learn process: define your key and record your
keystrokes.
Finish Finish learning keystrokes.
Block Begin the Blocking process by freeing the cursor to move
anywhere on screen.
Begin Begin Block.
End End Block but allow for additional blocks to
be appended.
More Begin block again. (Append additional
blocks.)
Done Finish Blocking Process
Clear Erase blocked text from the memory buffer.
Paste Paste text.
Cancel Cancel the Learn feature.
EDITING MACROS
You may edit the Macro in a DOS text editor or word processor
which can save raw text (WordPerfect for example -- save the file as DOS text).
Special Keys
("x" means that any character can be used in place of the "x." For
example, {A}, {Ant}, {Alt}, {Aardvark} all represent the Alt key.)
{Ax} Alt
{Bx} Backspace
{COx} Control
{DEx} Delete
{Dx} Down
{ExD} End
{Ex} Enter
{ESx} Escape
{F??} F1 thru F12
{Hx} Home
{Ix} Insert
{Lx} Left
{PxUx} Page Up
{PxDx} Page Down
{Rx} Right
{Shx} Shift
{SPx} Space Bar
{Tx} Tab
{Ux} Up
{*} Grey Asterisk
(Another way to edit a macro is to go through the Learn process
again, creating a new script to a previous user defined key.)
Hair Trigger FILES
Script macros are stored as files and are given special filenames.
A macro with F12 as the defined key will be stored under the
filename, F12.HTS.
Here's another example with Control-ALT-Shift-F12 as the defined
key:
---------- Control
| -------- Alt
|| ------- Shift
||| ----- Function Key Number Twelve
||| | - File Extension is always HTS
||| | |
^AS-F12.HTS
The ^ must always appear before the A; and the A before the S.
Thus, whenever any combination of Control, Alt, and Shift appear,
Control appears before all others and Alt before Shift. For
example:
^A-D.HTS will be recognized as a Macro file.
A^-D.HTS will NOT be recognized as a Macro file.
Here are some valid Macro files:
F4.HTS (Macro file for F4 keystroke)
^-F4.HTS (Macro file for Control-F4 keystroke)
A-1.HTS (Macro file for Alt-1 keystroke)
Other filenames with represent keystrokes are as follows. (Spelling
must be exact.)
F1 thru F12
BSPC Backspace
DEL Delete
DOWN Down Arrow
END End
ENT Enter
ESC Escape
HOME Home
INS Insert
LEFT Left Arrow
PGUP Page Up
PGDN Page Down
RIGHT Right Arrow
TAB Tab
UP Up Arrow
[ {
] }
Global Vs. Local Macros
If you use the Learn feature while in an application, Hair Trigger
stores the file under the application's directory. That particular
macro will only be available while working within that particular
directory. For example, if you're in WordPerfect and Learn a
macro, that macro will only be active while you're in WordPerfect
(or while in an application using the same directory as
WordPerfect).
If on the other hand you record a macro from the DOS prompt, Hair
Trigger stores the script file under the directory where HT.EXE is
located. (Usually, this is under the directory C:\HT.)
As a very simple rule, those files which are stored within the
Hair Trigger directory are Global. Those which are stored under other
directories are local.
Additional Note: If you create a macro in a text editor and save it
to the Hair Trigger directory, thus making it Global, it will not be
recognized until you reload Hair Trigger.
Hair Trigger was created by Jonathan Berry
using TCXL, Copyright Innovative Data Concepts 1990-1991