[comp.sys.mac] generating arrow keys on original k

hirchert@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (03/11/88)

>I recall an article on the net recently (it may have been in a reply
>to another message) that asserted that CE Software's QuicKeys program
>could be used to generate keystrokes for keyboards that could not
>themselves generate the keystrokes.
>
>Specifically, I have an original 128k Mac keyboard sans arrow keys.
>
>Many recent applications are using the arrow keys to provide special
>features, and we original keyboard owners are (were?) out-of-luck.
>
>QuicKeys to the rescue, or so I thought.  But after a day spent
>perusing the manual, I cannot find an example where using cut-and-paste
>methodology, I can provide an alias to the actions usually provided
>through the arrow keys.
>
>So my basic question is: can QuicKeys be used in this way?
>
>If so, how?
>
>Thanks for any and all helpful suggestions.
>
>Otherwise, QuicKeys looks like a great product.
>
>Jim Solderitsch
>
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Have you tried defining your aliases on a machine with a keyboard with cursor
keys, saving them in a file, and then loading that file on your machine?

Kurt W. Hirchert     National Center for Supercomputing Applications