On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:20:36 -0500 (EST), Sam Ewalt wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Clarence Verge wrote:
>> Using a mouse is slow and clumsy compared to the arrow keys if you have the
>> keyboard set properly. I have a mouse on my desk at the office because you
>> can't use NS without it. What a PAIN ! The curser can be moved rapidly with
>> the mouse but I find targeting and overshoot to be a bitch.
> Well, it does take a little practice, Clarence. I don't much care to reach
> for the mouse myself, but the arrow keys are so slow.
> I just didn't know you could speed them up. How do you set typomatic
> to fast? What are these utilities you mention?
Hi Sam;
There are a number of ways to set the keyboard rates including mode and
Norton commander. However, I have a 16 byte program called Fastkey the
sole purpose of which is to set the repeat rate to maximum and the repeat
delay to minimum.
>> Setting the typomatic rate to fast isn't near adequate. I have a pair of
>> utilities for anyone interested in warp 9 and beyond.
Quickeys is a buffer stuffer. It increases the number of characters put
into the keyboard buffer in autorepeat mode every time you load it.
http://www.hwcn.org/~ao773/myfiles/download/Clarences/fastkey.com
http://www.hwcn.org/~ao773/myfiles/download/General/quickeys.com
In autoexec place these lines:
Fastkey
Loadhigh Quickeys.com (comment: about 580 bytes)
If you want it REALLY fast add another Quickeys line.
WARNING !! If you use a slow '386, you can fill the buffer faster than
Arachne can empty it when using the editor. Arachne is the only program
I have ever seen that is so slow processing cursor movements that it can
crash if you feed them in too fast. Don't double quickeys on a '386. <G>
- Clarence Verge
- Still using Arachne V1.62 ....
