Alessandro Levi Montalcini
C.so Re Umberto 10
10121 Torino
Italy
e-mail: LMontalcini@pmn.it
anonymous ftp: //ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini

KeyQuencer introduction and installation notes

¥ SHAREWARE - $10 CASH - See details in the control panelÕs online documentation.

¥ KeyQuencer is a powerful and solid macro engine designed to use very little memory; it can perform complex tasks that are invoked by a single keystroke. KeyQuencer uses a very simple scripting approach and can be extended through external extensions, which are the basic building blocks that make up a full macro.

¥ The bundled extensions provide lots of power and functionality: they can type some text for you, capture a screen image, open a file or a folder, launch an application, execute a menu command, choose an item from a pop up menu, type a key combination, click on a button or anywhere else, change the number of colors on your screen, dial a phone number, change the speakerÕs volume, switch to another application, move the front window to a convenient place, select another window, show the current time and date, quit one or more applications, manage multiple clipboards in any application, change the clipboardÕs contents, toggle the balloon help, display a message, play a sound, redraw a window or the whole screen, put a PowerBook to sleep, find the coordinates of a screen location, invoke the low-level debugger, select a printer and much more.

¥ KeyQuencerÕs macros can be executed from a text file (with the Macro Editor application, with the Open extension or via KQ Apple Events), from a HyperCard stack (by using the powerful KQMacro XFCN) and from FileMaker Pro or an AppleScript script (by using the standard DoScript message).

¥ KeyQuencerÕs macros can now be launched over a network on remote Macs by using the Macro EditorÕs networking capabilities, which require KQ Apple Events and Program Linking enabled on the remote machine. You can start file sharing on remote Macs without quitting your desk, shut down a file server, send a message to a friend, launch applications, and do everything else you can do on your own Mac with a KeyQuencer macro.

¥ System 7 installation:
1- Move the KeyQuencer control panel into your Control Panels folder.
2- Move the KeyQuencer Extensions folder into any one of the Preferences, Extensions, Control Panels or System folder.
3- Move the KQ Apple Events extension into your Extensions folder if needed (see the online docs for more info on this).
4- Restart your Macintosh, then open the Control Panels folder and double click on KeyQuencerÕs icon to configure it.

¥ System 6 installation:
1- Move the KeyQuencer control panel and KeyQuencer Extensions folder into your System folder.
2- Restart your Macintosh, then open the Control Panels desk accessory and click on KeyQuencerÕs icon to configure it.

¥ Full documentation is available inside the control panel.