clye@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Christopher Lye) (04/08/89)
Hi I'm playing with the demo of QUICKEYS that I found in the PMUG library, trying to decide how useful a MACRO program would be. Anyways one of the things that would be really useful for a macro to do for me would be to: Open control panel drag the scroll bar down so that I can see that startup device icon. Click on the icon, than select my other hard drive as the startup device. RESTART Now I've duped out that it would involve that click/drag option, and the restart special, and that it would all have to be included as part of a a sequence w/pauses. However, I've tried this and it just doesn;t work. CAN quickeys perform an operation like this or am I just trying in vain.? I appreciate any help, step by step instrcutions would be nice. If this really can work, then i might consider getting the real thing thanks, Chris Lye
svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol) (04/10/89)
In article <7639@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, clye@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Christopher Lye) writes: > > [wants to use a Macro program to change his startup device] > > Now I've duped out that it would involve that click/drag option, > and the restart special, and that it would all have to be included > as part of a a sequence w/pauses. However, I've tried this and > it just doesn;t work. CAN quickeys perform an operation like this > or am I just trying in vain.? > QuicKeys can most certainly perform this as one of the macros supplied with the real product show how to open the Control Panel and select QuicKeys (so modifying it to do the Startup Device should be easy). HOWEVER, if you are doing to be doing complex Macros (like this) you might want to consider looking into Tempo II or (I can't beleive I am saying this) MacroMaker. Both of them work by doing a REAL record of your actions rather than having you build it from pieces. I find it more intuitive to just say RECORD, do what I normally do, and then STOP RECORDING. -- +--------------------------------------------------+ Leonard Rosenthol | GEnie : MACgician Lazerware, inc. | MacNet: MACgician UUCP: svc@well.UUCP | ALink : D0025