AutoHook14 1.1a - Keyboard Macro Player for AutoCAD R14
Copyright (c) 1996-97 by Command: Digital Studios

For ordering information, see the file ORDER.TXT.

CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.0
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- Macros that did not end with a Spacebar or the ENTER key (^M) now work
  properly.
- AutoHook now allows the programming of the "[" (left bracket) key.
- A right mouse click on AutoHook's task bar icon now brings up a menu.
- Now works with AutoCAD Map and Softdesk Civil

CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.1
------------------------
- Now works with Mechanical Desktop

INTRODUCTION
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AutoHook14 is a keyboard macro player for AutoCAD R14 in Windows 95 or
Windows NT.  With AutoHook14 you can program your keyboard to play any
AutoCAD command or sequence of commands just as if you had typed them in at
the command prompt yourself.  Unlike AutoCAD's accelerators, AutoHook14
allows you to program ALL keys, including ALT key combinations.

AutoHook14 monitors all keyboard input to both the AutoCAD graphics window
and the AutoCAD text window.  AutoHook14 ignores all other windows and
programs including AutoCAD dialog boxes.  If more than one copy of AutoCAD
R14 is open, AutoHook14 will work with each copy independently.  AutoHook14
does not work with previous versions of AutoCAD or with AutoCAD LT.

When AutoHook14 finds a key combination that has an assigned macro, it
traps the key combination and makes AutoCAD think that the macro has been
typed instead.

AutoHook14 is a Windows 95/NT application.  It is not an Autolisp, ADS or
ARX program.  It must be running (either windowed or minimized to the tray)
for the macros to be recognized by AutoCAD.  Your queue that AutoHook14 is
running will be the addition of the text *Hooked* to the AutoCAD title bar.


UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS VERSION
-------------------------------
All AutoHook INI files are interchangeable with each other.  You need only
change the name of the INI file.  If upgrading from AutoHook13 and you want
to retain your keyboard macros for use with AutoHook14, rename the file
AHOOK13.INI in you AutoHook13 installation directory to AHOOK14.INI.  Copy
the renamed file to your AutoHook14 directory, overwriting the existing
file.


INSTALLATION
------------
Copy all distribution files to a single directory (i.e. C:\AutoHook).  The
directory does not need to be in your path.  The distribution files consist
of the following:

    README.TXT    introductory information (this file)
    AHOOK14.EXE   required executable
    AH14DLL.DLL   required dynamic link library
    AHOOK14.HLP   complete documentation in windows help format
    AHOOK14.INI   initialization and default settings
    ORDER.TXT     order form
    LICENSE.TXT   license agreement/warranty disclaimer

If you did not receive all these files please contact Command: Digital
Studios via electronic mail at 71513,1333 on CompuServe, or
billb@intercenter.net on the Internet, or by sending postal mail to P.O.
Box 6351, Raleigh, NC 27628 USA


NOTES
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To make AutoHook14 load automatically every time you start Windows, add a
shortcut to AHOOK14.EXE in your Startup folder.  To make AutoHook14 load
minimized at start up, right click on the AHook14 icon in the Startup
folder, then choose `Properties' from the pop-up menu.  This brings up the
Shortcut Properties dialog.  From the `Shortcut' tab select `Run' and
choose `Minimized'.  Click the OK button to exit the Shortcut Properties
dialog.

The default keys and macros are listed below.  These may be edited or
deleted to suit your own needs.

    Tab=TK
    Page Up=@
    Page Down='
    Home='Z P
    End='Z W
    ^Right=<0
    @Right=<45
    ^Up=<90
    @Up=<135
    ^Left=<180
    @Left=<225
    ^Down=<270
    @Down=<315
    ^C=CEN
    ^E=ENDP
    ^I=INT
    ^M=MID
    ^N=NEA
    ^O=NOD
    ^P=PER
    ^Q=QUA
    ^W=INS
    F10='RTPAN
    F11='Z .667X
    F12='Z 1.5X


Also Available from http://www.intercenter.net/~billb
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