fons@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (01/27/88)
A friend of mine is thinking of getting some software for his upcoming
birthday and requested me to post a question for him on the net. He just
bought a Mac II a while ago with the extended keyboard and he wants to
purchase a program that will let him assign macros to these keys. He has
heard of two programs Tempo and Quickkeys (I think I have the names right).
Could anyone with comments mail me them so I can pass them on. Thanks in
advance.
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UUCP: [ihnp4,uunet]!uiucuxc!fons@vmd [ihnp4,uunet]!uiucuxc!uiucuxe!fonschangwoo@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Chang Woo) (01/31/88)
In article <46100066@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>, fons@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > > A friend of mine is thinking of getting some software for his upcoming > birthday and requested me to post a question for him on the net. He just > bought a Mac II a while ago with the extended keyboard and he wants to > purchase a program that will let him assign macros to these keys. He has > heard of two programs Tempo and Quickkeys (I think I have the names right). > Could anyone with comments mail me them so I can pass them on. Thanks in > advance. I've used both, and particularly happy with QuicKeys. Tempo is strong in one part. It is very nice in creating a macro since it has loops and conditional branches, but the user interface is horrible. First, it takes up about 5-6 DA slots. I had a chance of using that program before Suitcase, so it was very intimidating. Also, Tempo cannot be moved using Font/DA mover: you have to use "tempo installer" which comes with the program. However, QuicKeys is very good product. It is in a form of cdev/init which seems to be very popular nowadays; i.e., it sets itself like init so whenever you turn on the computer, it turns itself on, and also being a cdev, you have control over it using control panel. It uses the new hierarchical menu inside Control Panel, so I don't think it is compatible with old 64k ROM. You can assign desk accessory, menu choice, mouse movement, and lots of other things from it. It also has a convenient date stamp. Since I use Apple Extended Keyboard, calling up Disktop, etc. from function keys is pure pleasure. Nevertheless, there are somethings I don't like from it. It cannot handle a complex macro like Tempo can create, and it doesn't recognize the "reset" key in ADB keyboard. Otherwise, it is a great product, and I can recommend it fully. One thing to mention, I used Tempo 1.1, but I heard there is a new product called Tempo II. Since I haven't used it, I cannot tell how good it is. Hope it helps, Chang _________________________________________________________________ | changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.edu | | | | "When all else fails, read the instruction." | | -- Ancient Chinese Proverb | |_______________________________________________________________|
mkg@lzsc.ATT.COM (Marsh Gosnell) (02/01/88)
The original Tempo took up two (not 5-6) DA slots. It did have it's own installer but Tempo II does away with all that. Tempo II installs as an INIT (drag it into your system folder and reboot). It has a bunch of new features (I wish I could remember them all) such as playing a macro by name that Quickeys doesn't. Marsh Gosnell