With Macro recording there a box labeled "Mouse Relative". Under what circumstances would you check this box and under what circumstances would you leave this box blank?
The mouse relative, is a relative to the Desktop area and not the active window. If Mouse Relative is checked, and you record in Notepad, it will record the mouse movements relative to the desktop area and not inside Notepad's window area. If you un-check it to be not relative it will always record to the Notepad window's area i.e. top, left, right & bottom and not the Desktop area. I hope I explained that ok. The best is to play around with it and see how it behaves.
I have been unable to get the mouse macros that I have created online to work properly. When I play them back they do not move the mouse to the exact spot that I want it to go.
Also remember that if you want to record mouse movements and mouse clicks, always make sure you start the mouse at the same starting position otherwise it will not work. What I do is start the recording then position the mouse bottom right and then move it to top left (position 0, 0), this ensures that even if you playback the macro later and the mouse cursor is not at the bottom right it will always end up at top left (position 0,0) because the cursor cannot move beyond that point.
I have tried to see if I could edit the "mac file" with a Text Editor. A "mac file" for even a simple mouse movement contains many commands and I cannot figure out how I should edit the file to make the mouse move further to the left or to the right as the case may be. Could you provide some examples of what the codes mean and how to edit them.
I don't have examples of this myself. I have asked the people who created the mac file macro component what the content of the file means and this is their answer:
Windows Message ID string=value,
Windows message ParamL value,
Windows message ParamH value,
timestamp,
active window handle
Example, when a WM_KEYUP message is sent, it saves
KEYUP=257
257 is the value of WM_KEYUP
and the parameters Paraml, paramh of the SendMessage() call
followed by timestamp and active window handle
"Add HotKeyz to windows startup" setting doesn't work in Windows 7.
Go to your "C:\Program Files\Skynergy\HotKeyz" and right click on "HotKeyz.exe" then click on the Compatibility tab and tick the checkbox that says: "Run this program as an administrator". This will create the correct registry setting to start HotKeyz with windows. (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
If the above approach doesn't work just create a shortcut for HotKeyz and copy the shortcut into the Windows Startup folder.
The WinKey+1 through to WinKey+0 is not working in HotKeyz in Windows 7.
Unfortunately I cannot do anything about the WinKey+1 through to WinKey+0 buttons as they are now built into Windows 7. Basically whatever programs you have on your taskbar will be shown when you press the appropriate number key. So for instance, lets say you open Word, Excel and IE in this order. They will take position 1, 2,& 3 on your taskbar. If you press WinKey+1 it will show the Word. If you press WinKey+2 it will show Excel. If you press WinKey+3 it will show IE.
Unfortunately HotKeyz cannot override these build-in operating system shortcut keys. However you can disable all of them with a registry change. But this will exclude you from some build in shortcut keys that you might want to use.
I’m running Vista, with Windows Hot Keys disabled… I really miss the Winkey+D shortcut which minimizes ALL windows and shows the desktop. I haven’t been able to figure out how to do this using HotKeyz, is this feature supported? How do I add this to my list of hotkeys?
Create this file by following these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type notepad in the Open box, and then click OK.
Carefully copy and then paste the following text in blue into the Notepad window:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
On the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to your HotKeyz folder as "Show desktop.scf".
Now open HotKeyz and create a hotkey that will launch the file Show desktop.scf. When you press the assigned hotkey it will minimize all the desktop windows.
You hear a beep sound when you change the Category or Hotkey selection in the main ListView in Windows Vista.
Method 1: Change the system sound to a silent .wav file
Click Start, type Sound in the Start Search box, and then click Sound in the Programs list.
Click the Sounds tab.
In the Program list, click Select.
In the Sounds list, click to select a silent .wav file, and then click OK. If you do not have a silent .wav file, use the Sound Recorder application to record one. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Sound Recorder.
Click Start Recording.
Click Stop Recording.
Save the file to your computer.
Method 2: Delete the .Current registry subkey *
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Current
Right-click .Current, and then click Delete.
When you are prompted to delete this registry subkey, click Yes to delete the subkey.
Exit Registry Editor.
I just installed Hotkeyz on my computer, but it gives me the following error when I try to run it: "Invalid data type for 'NoWinKeys'"
What would be causing this error?
Use RegEdit to search the windows registry for "NoWinKeys" and remove it. *
I have started using HotKeyz I find that internet explorer always open with www.skynergy.com, how can I change this to Google?
You need to specify the website address (url) that should be opened. My website address is the default. Just go to the hotkey that you created to open internet explorer, change the parameter part to www.google.com and HotKeyz will open IE with Google instead.
I'm trying to record a macro with your great software but I keep getting this error, when I try to execute macro: Macro File is corrupt with 0 bytes file size.
I got this from Windows Secrets (http://windowssecrets.com/):
What are the other downsides to Vista? Not many of significance, except one: the infamous User Account Control (UAC).
I'm not going to dwell on UAC; it's been analyzed to death by others. All I will say is that for average users, UAC is a useless annoyance and should be turned off. To deactivate UAC, click Start, Control Panel, User Accounts and Family Safety (if necessary). Click or double-click User Accounts, select Turn User Account Control on or off, uncheck Use User Account Control (UAC) to protect my computer, and click OK (you may also have to click through some UAC warnings to make the change).
A slightly smarter approach is to disable UAC rather than turn it off altogether. You can find instructions for doing this via the Administrative Tools Control Panel applet in this InformationWeek article by David DeJean. However, I recommend that only beginners disable UAC.
Is UAC worth retaining by experienced users who are actually capable of providing informed answers to its incessant questions?
It depends on your level of security risk. If you like to visit Russian hack sites and obtain your software from doubtful sources, then maybe you should leave it. Personally, I disabled UAC and rely instead on the HIPS function in my Online Armor firewall, which provides comparable protection to UAC in a more sensible and comprehensible manner.
(Note: Disabling UAC deactivates Internet Explorer 7's Protected Mode. Microsoft MVP Jesper Johansson outlines this and other side-effects in a TechNet blog post.)
I'm trying to get the following behaviour to happen: Paste my email address "a@b.com" into the control that currently has the focus and Hit tab to advance to the password box.
Use [SHIFTD][2][SHIFTU] that is if your keyboard has the @ sign with the 2 key on the keyboard. If not see which key it represents and use shift plus that key. So just simulate pressing down the shift and then the key with the @ on it and release the shift. This is how it should look: [u][s][e][r][n][a][m][e][ShiftD][2][ShiftU][d][o][m][a][i][n][Period][c][o][m][TAB]
For UK keyboard the @-sign is on the apostrophe key so then it will look like this: [u][s][e][r][n][a][m][e][SHIFTD][APOSTROPHE][SHIFTU][d][o][m][a][i][n][PERIOD][c][o][m][TAB]
The symbols that I was unable to remap are as follows:
Pipe |
Tilda ~
Dollar $
Percent %
DoubleQuote "
At @
Paste the script below into hotkey parameter:
[ShiftD][P][ShiftU][i][p][e][Tab][ShiftD][Backslash][ShiftU][Enter]
[ShiftD][T][ShiftU][i][l][d][a][Tab][ShiftD][Apostrophe][ShiftU][Enter]
[ShiftD][D][ShiftU][o][l][l][a][r][ShiftU][Tab][ShiftD][4][Shif][Enter]
[ShiftD][P][ShiftU][e][r][c][e][n][t][Tab][ShiftD][5][ShiftU][Enter]
[ShiftD][D][ShiftU][o][u][b][l][e][ShiftD][Q][ShiftU][u][o][t][e][Tab][ShiftD][SingleQuote][ShiftU]
* Fine Print:
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Skynergy cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk. If you are a more experienced user at modifying the registry always make a registry backup before modifying the registry. Or at least create a system restore point.