Short: Add hotkeys for screens. V1.2. Author: Magnus Holmgren (cmh@lls.se) Uploader: Magnus Holmgren (cmh lls se) Type: util/cdity Architecture: m68k-amigaos Introduction ============ This is a small program I hacked together the other day (hence the brief documentation ;). It is a small commodity that allows you to add hotkeys for any screen (that have a title). When you press the hotkey, the screen in question is brought to the front. There are two versions of the programs included, ScreenKeys and ScreenKeys_OS3. The difference is that the latter requires OS 3.0 or better, and is a tad smaller (about 600 bytes). Apart from that, they should be equivalent. Usage ===== ScreenKeys only supports Workbench startup at the moment. Thus, you should install ScreenKeys in your WBStartup drawer. The following tooltypes are available: CX_PRIORITY The priority for the hotkeys. SCREENKEY This tooltype describes the screen and the hotkey for that screen. Any number of SCREEKEY tooltypes may be present. First specify the pattern describing the screen title, and after that - separated by spaces or an equal sign - the hotkey for that screen. If a screen pattern or a hotkey contains spaces, quote it. A screen pattern or hotkey should not be more than 256 chars, or it will be truncated (or an error occurs; I haven't checked ;). If a pattern match several screens, and SCREENTOBACK is specified, then ScreenKeys will cycle between the matching screens. Thus, specifying the screen pattern "#?" will behave the same way as the "lcommand m" key. See the included icon for further examples. Example: SCREENKEY="Workbench screen" "lcommand w" SCREENTOBACK If this tooltype is present, then the formerly frontmost screen will be brought to the back, after the new front screen has been brought forward. This is needed to get the screen cycling to work. However, there are a few problems with this. First of all, it can sometimes be convenient if this doesn't happen. Secondly, it doesn't work too well with the attached screens in OS 3.0+ (and I don't know of any way to find out if two screens are attached or not). With this tooltype you can decide how ScreenKeys should behave. If this tooltype isn't specified, then the screen cycling will only work for two screens. The DONOTWAIT tooltype in the icon is for the Workbench, when placed in the Workbench startup drawer. Author and other things ======================= ScreenKeys was written in 1995 by Magnus Holmgren. It is public domain (source included, though not very well documented ;), so you can do anything you like with it (although credits would be appriciated ;). Contact address: Snail mail: Magnus Holmgren Kvarnbergsvägen 5 S-444 47 Stenungsund SWEDEN Electronic mail: cmh@lls.e cmh@augs.se 2:204/204.6@fidonet Version history =============== 1.0 December 8, 1995 Initial release. 1.1 December 9, 1995 Forgot to reply the Workbench startup message. ;) 1.2 December 17, 1995 SCREENTOBACK tooltype added. Sigh. Forgot to reply Commodity messages. ;) Didn't close icon.library. Some minor (size) optimizations.