keystroke speed & footer

[Heather]

It has only been a few weeks since I launched A1Law, but I am still hearing complaints that the ladies need a quickwords feature. Previously I mentioned using a feature where you type a character then the code to initiate a phrase, but the ladies would ideally like a db similar to the macros where they simply input the code they would like to initiate a phrase, and when it is typed in a letter it automatically converts to the specified phrase. I'm sure you're already familiar with this in WordPerfect.

Additionally, these speed typists have pointed out that there is a delay in the speed with which A1Law displays the keystrokes they have entered. To demonstrate, if I hold down the p key in A1Law for repeated strokes (ppppppppppppppp), after a certain point there is delay. At the rate the ladies type, they say the program cannot keep up with what they are typing.

Finally, if it possible somewhere down the road at the end of all priorities, I would be keen on a footer that displays only on the LAST page.

Thanks.

[Michael Appell]

Hello Heather,

can you be more specific about the Word Perfect macro. How does it work step by step? I'm only familiar with the Ctrl-F10 macro in Word Perfect and I'm not familiar with the quick words feature. Also, what version of Word Perfect is it that has this? What do they type and how do they tell Word Perfect when the macro is complete (how do they tell it to change it to the complete phrase)?

I'll see what I can do about the footers.

Thanks

[Heather]

Also, we keep the word processing screens maximized. When the secretaries hit use a macro, it adjusts the screen size so that they have to stop and remaximize it.

[Michael Appell]

Hello Heather,

I need you to first provide me with the details of how they use the macros in Word Perfect (see the post right before yours in this thread).

Thanks.

[Heather]

The Quickwords feature is similar to your macros feature. There is a database to which one adds the words/phrases that should be displayed with the code which should trigger them. However, rather than having to enter into the macro feature and recall one, whenever the code is typed it is automatically replaced with the corresponding word/phrase. Word & Wordperfect use this to convert stuff like 1/2 to superscript/subscript; and the ladies use it to just type stuff like aa and have applicant's attorney show

[Michael Appell]

I guest what has me confused is if they have say two different codes and say one is called FIRM and another is called FIRMOTHER then how would it allow you to process the second macro since it would process the first one before you could type the last five letters in the second one?

Thanks.

[Heather]

The program does not convert the code into phrase until the user has continued to the next word. It seems to determine this by the use of a spacebar followed by a character, or the use of the return/enter key.