Welcome to QuicKeys® for Windows 3.0.3

For more product information and updates, visit our Web site at www.startly.com.

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This ReadMe contains:
* Installation Requirements
* Installation and Upgrading Notes
* What's New in 3.0.0
* Revisions
* Technical Notes
* Known Issues
* Acknowledgments

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Installation Requirements
* Pentium or equivalent processor or greater
* Windows® XP or Windows Server 2003
* Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater
* 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
* 20 MB hard disk space
* SVGA 800x600 monitor
* Certain features enhanced by Internet connection

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Installation and Upgrading Notes
* If QuicKeys is currently running, choose "Exit QuicKeys" from the QuicKeys tray
  icon before upgrading.
* If you are upgrading from QuicKeys 1.0, you should export your Actions prior to
  upgrading and save a copy in a backup directory. QuicKeys 3.0.0 will modify your
  existing Actions and they will no longer be compatible with 1.0.
* If you are upgrading from QuicKeys 2.0, you should export your Actions prior to
  upgrading and save a copy in a backup directory. QuicKeys 3.0.0 will modify your 
  existing Actions and they may no longer be compatible with 2.0.
* If you are upgrading from QuicKeys 2.5.x, your actions will remain in the
  CE Software QuicKeys folder and be unchanged. To return to 2.5.x you 
  will uninstall 3.0.0 and reinstall 2.5.x.
* All existing Actions of QuicKeys 2.5.0 - 2.5.3 will be compatible with 3.0.0

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What's New in 3.0.0
* A new More intuitive user interface.
* Sequence debuging mode.
* User defined variable.
* Web browser actions.
* Editor Locking.
* Improved clips dispay and editing.
* The ability to share actions, toolbars, and clipbooks.
* Hot key chaining.
* More logic for handling of waits and conditions.
* Actions are stored as individual files to reduce Key set corruption.
* More Text Tools for copying, cutting and pasting.
* Application event triggers.
* Removed spell checker action.

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Revisions
3.0.3
* Made the F1 key available for use as a trigger key. When assigning this key to
  an action, the QuicKeys help file may open.
* Fixed sequences so that parent sequences properly handle the failure of any
  of it's child sequences.
* Fixed action and sequence queueing so that a sequence triggered via a timed
  trigger does not execute until any running actions or sequences have finished.
* Fixed a crash sometimes seen while editing sequences.
* Clicking on a QuicKeys Toolbar or the system tray does not trigger a scope
  change, this ensures scoped actions on a toolbar work as they should.
* Rebuilt Installer.
* Fixed Toolbar Conversion from previous versions.
* Toolbar bug fixes.
* Variable action and Window handler action bug fixes.
* Fixed many GDI Object leaks.
* Now compatible with Windows Server 2003 sp1.

3.0.2
* Fixed the installer, it should run on all XP systems.
* Fixed Type Text action to honor leading and trailing whitespace.
* Clipboard variable no longer causes weird copy/paste issues.
* Open action wizard no longer crashes.
* Improved scope change detection.
* The user must now specify whether the engine should treat QuicKeys Variable Action
  info as plain text (which does not need quotes around it), or as an equation
  capable of referencing other variables, executing operators and calling custom
  functions. This fixes inconsistent behavior previously observed by some users.

3.0.1
* Toolbar stability improvements.
* Sequence playback fixes and improvements.
* Fixed Type Text action so it worked properly with newline characters.
* QuicKeys Variable actions fixes.
* Removed Variable and function auto completion in the action properties dialog.
* Timed triggers and QuicKeys controller action fixes.
* File handler action fixes.
* Open folder action fix.
* Fixed crash caused by a large amount of text in the clipboard.

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Technical Notes
* Editing a sequence during playback will not stop the sequence from playing.
* When using a Type Text Action to enter a large amount of text into Microsoft
  Word, you may experience a delay before the text appears on the screen. Word
  does not display the text until the Type Text Action is completed.
* For maximum performance and reliability, use a Clipbook Action instead of a
  Type Text Action when pasting large amounts of text (over 400 characters).
* You may experience delays when executing File Handler Actions on Windows
  XP Desktop items. 
* If you are using Adobe products, avoid using "Shift + Alphanumeric" hot keys to
  trigger Type Text Actions.
* If you are using Adobe products, avoid using "Alt + Alphanumeric" hot keys to
  trigger Menu Select Actions.
* The Special Characters Action dialog may display several rectangular boxes
  instead of characters if the currently selected font does not support these
  characters.
* During Type Text and Menu Select Actions, the mouse cursor will not move until
  the Action has completed. If the mouse cursor does not move after completion
  or you need to abort the Action, press "Control + Esc".
* WARNING:  Be sure that Action Folders (Public Shortcuts) that are shared
  by multiple users are stored in a secure area where they cannot be tampered with.

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Known Issues
* QuicKeys Variables do not support spaces in the variable name, even though
   it allows you to put them in there.
* On some systems, if you drag an item across a Pop Out or Auto hide toolbar,
   a small portion of the toolbar may remain visible until the item is released.
* Menus in Windows Explorer are not recognized by Menu Select Actions.
* QuicKeys cannot record or playback from the Start Menu in Windows XP.
* Browsing for menu items in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and versions
   of Internet Explorer does not work using the Select Menu Action, but can be
   recorded and played back successfully using standard sequence recording.
* Mouse clicks and keystrokes do not get converted to Select Menu Actions when
   recording in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and versions of Internet
   Explorer. However, these items will play back correctly.
* The Microsoft Office Assistant must be disabled when recording a sequence
   which involves switching to or from a Microsoft Office program.
* If you record a sequence in Microsoft Word or Excel which involves menu items,
   do not change the zoom state of the document window after recording.  Changing
   the zoom state shifts the menus which will cause the sequence to fail on playback.
* Selections copied from Microsoft Office and other OLE Server applications will be
   displayed in the QuicKeys Clipbook as thumbnails. These selections will paste
   properly.
* Programs that use command line parameters to launch will not be displayed in
   the program lists in QuicKeys. Use the "Browse" option to select these programs.
* Using Alt key combinations to trigger Advanced Text Tool Actions or Copy
   selection to Clipbook Actions is not recommended.

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Acknowledgments
* QuicKeys incorporates compression code from the Info-ZIP group.  There are no
  extra charges or costs due to the use of this code, and the original compression
  sources are freely available from http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/.
* The Screen Capture software is based in part on the work of the Independent
  JPEG Group.

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