Smartkey II Version 1.0M (8 bit) Stop Press Info:

Distribution Disk:

If you are reading this from your distribution disk, don't forget 
to  copy all the files on this disk to a working disk before  you 
do anything else. 

Dvorak Keyboard:

The  sample  definition  file DVORAK.DEF  alters   the   keyboard 
layout  from  the  familiar,  but awkward,  QWERTY  to  the  more  
efficient  arrangement  pioneered by Dr Dvorak.  To use  the  new  
layout, transpose (or add additional legends to) your keytops and  
then type SMARTKEY DVORAK.  Note that you may have to modify  the  
definitions slightly to correct for the non- standard punctuation  
key layout on different keyboards. For more information on Dvorak  
typing,  contact  'Quickstrokes' PO Box 643,  West Sacramento  CA  
95691 or the Dvorak International Federation, PO Box 128, Brandon 
VT 05733.

Definition Expansion Speed

Smartkey  version  1.0B and later allows the speed of  definition 
expansion   to be slowed down to stop some applications  programs  
overloading   or  dropping characters when you hit a key  with  a 
long definition.   The  speed may be set permanently by setting a 
delay  value  using  Skpatch or temporarily using the Fixkey  "6" 
command.

Slow  down will only work with those programs which  periodically 
check  the  keyboard for a character while they are  doing  other 
tasks  as these are the only ones which need it.  The speed  will 
not  vary with the operating system or other programs which  just 
get a character when they need it since these do not overload.

The  actual  speed reduction will vary from system to system  and 
applications program to applications program.  Skpatch and Fixkey 
allow  you  to select delay values between 0 and 9 and  you  will 
probably need to experiment to get the ideal value if you have an 
applications  program  which  has problems  with  accepting  long 
definitions.

New Release Changes for Fixkey and Skpatch V1.0M:

ENDING  PAUSES  IN  DEFINITIONS:  Many users have  asked  to  use 
[return]  to end a definition pause instead of [setup].  When you 
alter the [Setup] key using the Skpatch "S" command,  the program 
now also asks whether you want to change Smartkey to use [Return] 
instead.  If  you say yes,  [Return] will end pauses rather  than 
[Setup].

SAVING  DEFINITIONS AS TEXT FILES:  The Fixkey "1" command  (pack 
and  save  definitions)  now asks whether you want  to  save  the 
current  definitions  as  a regular Definition  (.DEF)  file  for 
loading  with  Smartkey or as a Definition Text (.DTX)  file  for 
editing with a text editor and then recompiling using the  Fixkey 
"8" command.

USING  A  PRINTER:  Fixkey  and  Skpatch now  allow  use  of  the 
[Control-P] character to slave the printer to the console output. 
Uunder  CP/M you can type ^P in response to main menu  selections 
in  either program.   Typing ^P a second time turns  the  printer 
off.