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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
-