Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:35:30 +0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Caps.Lock+Num.Lock indicator utility (was: RE: Key

Well, I think I have a solution to the Taskbar menu keyboard shortcut thing.
Hope it works for everyone who is interested.
Check it out and let me know.

Reading through all the thoughts and comments (thanks everyone for your
efforts and suggestions!) and playing around a whole lot more, it seemed to
me there was something going on which was difficult to predict.

The following both worked for me *sometimes* (Windows'98 with Autohide
enabled on the Start Menu):-

 - WindowsKey + Tab
 - Tab
 - ContextMenuKey
 - E (to tile vErtically) or H (to tile Horizontally)

OR

 - WindowsKey (or Ctrl+Esc)
 - Escape
 - Tab
 - ContextMenuKey
 - E (to tile vErtically) or H (to tile Horizontally)

...but sometimes they only worked at the second CONSECUTIVE attempt.
I found that if the first attempt failed, then I returned the focus to an
application, the next attemp would also fail.
However, if I tried, didn't succeed, then tried again IMMEDIATELY - it then
seemed to work without fail.
The 'failure' was always the same - the Taskbar would loose the focus at the
"Tab" step.

SO!!! Lateral thinking cap on, and...
Here It Is - works every time for me!!!

 - WindowsKey + Tab
 - WindowsKey
 - Escape
 - Tab
 - ContextMenuKey
 - E (to tile vErtically) or H (to tile Horizontally)

Yeehaa!  ...well, every time so far...  ;-)
Not exactly super-elegant, I know.
But it's impressing the hell out of the girl sitting next to me in the
Internet cafe! (She was already looking pretty incredulous after watching me
hook up the Libretto...)
I ended up having to explain what it was all about, and one of the messages
from Pres was open in Outlook Express while I was demonstrating with the
keyboard. Maybe she'll be back tomorrow in a miniskirt, eh?

Sincerely...  Steve




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