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1. Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 15 Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 7 Height The keyboard height scaling ratio Lock aspect ratio If this ratio is locked the keyboard s width will be scaled in the same proportion as its height and vice versa the height will be scaled in the same proportion as the width Lock window size You can prevent the keyboard from resizing Pinch or stretch to zoom when using a touchscreen To zoom in or out touch the on screen keyboard with two fingers and then move the fingers toward each other pinch or away from each other stretch Note Windows 7 and above Typing Aid Additional options for comfortable typing Enable key repeat This option lets you generate repeated key presses If you turn it on the Gestures and Type characters when keys are released features will not work Repeat delay msec The amount of time that elapses before a character repeats when you hold down a key Repeat rate characters per second The speed at which a character is repeated when you hold down a key Hold down Shift Ctrl Alt and Win key until pressed again Ifa key is pressed for the first time it will stay down until pressed again Enable AutoClick If you hover the mouse over a key it will be pressed automatically with the specified interval between key presses This feature may be useful for persons with certain disabilities AutoClick delay msec The time that passes before a
2. Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 3 Hot Virtual Keyboard 3 2 You can forcibly show or hide the on screen keyboard by pressing the corresponding keyboard shortcut by default Apps or by selecting the On Screen Keyboard item in the application s context menu For more details on configuring the appearance and behavior of the on screen keyboard see the On Screen Keyboard section Tips and tricks e You can use the Floating Window or the Floating Icon to quickly show or hide the on screen keyboard e If you right click a key on the on screen keyboard the upper case will be used for entering the character e If you click a key on the on screen keyboard with the middle mouse button the application will emulate a key press in combination with Ctrl key e You can manually create files with shortcut icons for applications used in your everyday work If you create such file for an application frequently used in your company and copy it to several workstations you will considerably increase the efficiency of the employees For more details see the Editing shortcut icons section e When the on screen keyboard is used with a touchscreen the arrow keys work as a D pad See Also How to install another language and keyboard layout Keyboard shortcuts settings A keyboard shortcut also known as accelerator key shortcut key hot key hotkey key binding key combo etc is a combination of keys that you need to press sim
3. From Your name here Email Your email address here Software Hot Virtual Keyboard Request Please resend me the Product Key Hot Virtual Keyboard usage issues Q Your application doesn t react to any key combinations at all A Maybe that s because another hotkey manager is running Otherwise please make sure that Hot Virtual Keyboard is turned on Q If run Setup Wizard again will it delete all my previously created actions A No it will not All your actions will be preserved Setup Wizard will simply add more shortcuts to your set Q Can I deactivate a key on my keyboard A Yes you can Just create an action with the Block key or shortcut action type Q How can install another language and keyboard layout A Follow these steps In the Windows Start menu click Start and then click Control Panel Double click Regional and Language Options Click the Languages tab and then click Details under Text Services and Input Languages Click Add under Installed Services then click the language that you want to add and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use for that language AOD Q How can I transfer the application s settings and data to another computer A Sorry you cannot do it in one click You will have to do the following 1 Save the general settings Parameters gt Advanced gt Save to File 2 Save the hotkey settings file you can find its name and full p
4. How can create a key with the com text The easiest way to add special keys is by using the Edit Keyboard Type window 1 Add a key to the on screen keyboard via the Edit Keyboard Type window You can use unassigned keys defined by a hexadecimal code for instance 00D9 2 Select the key and press the Action button In the new Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window assign the Paste text action to that key Enter your text in this case com into the Text field Set the Show text on the on screen keyboard checkbox under the Text field as desired After configuring these settings save them and close the window Can I configure the pre login on screen keyboard to be different from the regular one used after the login The settings of the on screen keyboard for entering the login password are stored in the Backup ini file located in the application installation folder in the Data subfolder When you change the application s settings in the Options window they are saved in the Backup ini file and in the registry If you don t want the Backup ini file to change make it Read only How can paint keyboard keys in different colors Select the necessary key in the Edit Keyboard Type window click the Picture Color button and then specify the color for each state in the Color fields How can change keyboard parameters from my program Our application s settings are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5. ByVal lpClassName As S Code to show keyboard Dim hWnd As Long hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 Code to close keyboard Dim hWnd As Long hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 2 0 Code to move keyboard Dim hWnd As Long hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE 0 0 Code to resize keyboard Dim hWnd As Long hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE Width Height C Sample Code using System using System Windows Forms using System Runtime InteropServices public const Int32 WM_USER 1024 public const Int32 WM_CSKEYBOARD WM_USER 192 public const Int32 WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE WM_USER 193 public const Int32 WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE WM_USER 197 DllImport user32 d11 EntryPoint FindWindow private static extern Int32 FindWindow string _ClassName string _WindowName DllImport User32 DLL public static extern Boolean PostMessage Int32 hWnd Int32 Msg Int32 wParam Int32 Int32 hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 Show PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 2 0 Hide PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE 0 0 Move to 0 0 PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE 600 300 Resize to 600 300 Visual Basic 2008 VB NET Sample Code Const WM_CSK
6. e Insert the clipboard content the lt CLIPBOARDs gt tag Insert the text from the clipboard e Execute JavaScript function the lt SCRIPT gt tag This tag allows you to perform various functions from your JavaScript for example lt SCRIPT gt lt FILE gt Common js lt FILE gt lt FUNCTION gt DoublingSlashes lt FUNCTION gt lt PARAM gt lt SELECTION gt lt PARAM gt lt SCRIPT gt Note You can specify the position of the text cursor after the text is pasted by placing the pipe character there 3 5 Editing shortcut icons Shortcut icons are displayed on the on screen keyboard A separate set of shortcut icons is displayed for each application Since applications use different mechanisms for storing shortcut icons it is impossible to detect them automatically So the Comfort Software Group uses its own sets of shortcut icons for each application You can configure shortcut icons for any application or Windows Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 9 Hot Virtual Keyboard To edit shortcut icons open the Options dialog box select the Shortcut Icons item and click the Edit shortcut icons button By default the Win icon file is edited To edit a different icon file click the File menu and then click Open Start the application you want to create icons for and select the name of its executable file in the File name drop down menu After that the Main window class name and Application name fields will b
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8. Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 3 0 End Sub Change the keyboard type and show it Private Sub Button6_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Change the Registry entry for the required keyboard My Computer Registry SetValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software ComfortSoftware hvk Open the keyboard Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 End Sub Change to another keyboard type and show it Private Sub Button7_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Change the Registry entry for the required keyboard My Computer Registry SetValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software ComfortSoftware hvk Open the keyboard Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 End Sub C CLR syntax Sample Code using namespace System Runtime InteropServices using namespace System Security Permissions using namespace Microsoft Win32 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard const System UInt32 WM_USER 1024 const System UInt32 WM_CSKEYBOARD WM_USER 192 const System UInt32 WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE WM_USER 193 D1llImport user32 d11 extern IntPtr FindWindow STL Cina lpClassName String lpWindowName DllImport user32
9. a Theme Keys The application displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen so Sat you Can type usnog a poring deve o touchscreen Keyboourd type Bare ws Edt Show the on screen keyboard when the text curser is visbie When I enter a password don t show whch keys are tapped Hide the on screen keyboard when typing on a physcal keyboard J Type Characters when keys are released Show a tp over a pressed character key Y Show ahernate characters or symbols Apes ance delay Ure 600 dato hice Osappearance delay msec S000 Extensions Adverxed D see s Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 4 1 Main Properties The main properties define the interaction between Hot Virtual Keyboard and Windows Language The language of the Hot Virtual Keyboard user interface To change the language of the on screen keyboard install another language or keyboard layout in your system Run Hot Virtual Keyboard at Windows startup If you check this checkbox Hot Virtual Keyboard will be automatically launched when the system is started Show keyboard on logon screen If you check this checkbox the on screen keyboard will be shown before any user logs into the system A separate instance of the application possibly with different settings will be launched for that on screen keyboard see FAQ for developers section Set high priority for Hot Virtual Keyboard Check this checkbox if any features of Hot Virtual
10. eee sese ees eee sees esse enesenn eenn nenen nenen nenen 25 12 Change the language OF case cesse sese ee ess eee sees sese esse essen eenn nenen nenen neee 25 123 Lock Restart ShutdOWTM vet srsvvytavscvy ares ressever aya ean aaa kanada raaa Nia ey STs 25 14 Block key or ela LT o 222 c cc322 0h cece denttcadecetastecccnssadaccccansccetetdececaceecccnitadgcctcnncecectiddacetsaneccues 26 Part VI Development 26 1 How to show close fade or move the on screen keyboard esse sese ss sese ss esse sees ee 26 2 How to lock all settings cesses sese sese esse vesse ess eee sese ess sees eenn ee ennenen nenen nenen 32 3 How to activate different keyboards sss ss sese ss sese ss sese se vesse ess seene nenen nenen nenen 32 4 FAQ for developers css ss vessssvessss sese ee ress ee enesenn eenn nenn eenn nenn ennenen nenen 33 5 Command line parameters sscsssssessse cesses sese ee vesse ress ee rese ee enesenn eenn nenen ennenen 35 Part VII Other issues 36 1 FAQ Frequently asked questions cesses sese ee sese ss sese ee ress ee rese ee neee nenen nenen neee 37 2 License Agreement cc cis ccc c2ececeteenccetepeedecet sce cccectiedanetcadeceaspnedeccccoacececteseccccncecesthedzcctesazsceet 38 3 Contact Information a egez y recs cedecasicaveceslaceecetcentewetdandewecdeaseweelavecwebdussewetcceteutcdeavewetcesseeete 42 Index 43 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 1 Hot Virtual Keyboard 1 Introducing Hot Virtual Keyboard Hot Virtual Keyboa
11. hotkey again Note The connection must be already defined in Windows Networking Audio control You can configure shortcut keys for controlling the sound volume of the default device turn it up turn it down mute or unmute Whenever you perform any of these actions a slider like that on a TV screen will be displayed in the lower part of the screen Audio devices in Windows are the ones that you can use to play or record audio This means that each time you listen to your favorite songs or talk on the microphone you are using audio devices When you listen to music or any sound that comes from your computer you are using the playback functionality that lets you hear the sounds in your speakers or headphones An audio device can also record sounds coming from your microphone for example your voice or from your computer for example the sounds produced by your playback device thus providing the recording functionality Use these actions to change the default device Change the default playback device and Change the default recording device Monitor control You can configure shortcut keys for controlling your display to turn your monitor on or off to start a screen saver or to open the Display Settings window Window control You can specify keyboard shortcuts for any of the following actions e Minimize the active window e Maximize Restore the active window e Close the active window or application Copyright c
12. identifier MyCDS cbData sizeof KeyboardName size of data MyCDS lpData amp KeyboardName data structure Call function passing data in amp MyCDS HWND hwDispatch FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm if hwDispatch NULL SendMessage hwDispatch WM_COPYDATA WPARAM HWND NULL LPARAM LPVOID amp MyCDS FAQ for developers How can include the on screen keyboard into my own installer 1 Copy the following set of files to the end users computers hvk exe hvkcm exe hvkcm64 exe hvkh dll hvkh64 dll COptions exe Keyboards the folder containing on screen keyboards one text file per keyboard Lang the folder with the application s interface translated into different languages Skins the folder with skin images Background optional the folder containing images for the keyboard background Icons optional the folder containing shortcut icons for different applications Sound optional the folder containing Wav files hvw DeskBand dll huwDeskBand64 dll optional the DLL files for displaying the applications toolbar in the taskbar Common optional the folder containing predefined data on word frequency and word order for the most popular languages dic word autocomplete dictionaries The folder for storing these dictionaries is specified in the Data directory field in the Dictionaries section of the application s settings If you prefer you can mov
13. if you work on a laptop and use both its keyboard together and a standard keyboard connected to the laptop If you turn NumLock on some letter keys on the laptop keyboard will work as digital keys If you turn NumLock off you will be unable to use the NumPad keys on the standard keyboard to enter digits By checking this checkbox you can easily overcome the limitation imposed by the NumLock key Save to File Click this button to save all settings to the INI file Load from File Click this button to load all settings from the INI file You can also load settings from the INI file by using the RESTORE command line parameter Action types To use Hot Virtual Keyboard more effectively please familiarize yourself with the predefined action types You can assign a specific sound to each action If you assign a label for an action this label will be displayed on the on screen keyboard and in the hint instead of the action description Hot Virtual Keyboard actions You can use this group of actions to configure shortcut keys for the Hot Virtual Keyboard features Close keyboard Close the on screen keyboard window Show the keyboard shortcuts settings window Opens the keyboard shortcuts settings window For more details see the Keyboard shortcuts settings section Toggle the visibility of the on screen keyboard Shows or hides the on screen keyboard For more details see the Using the on screen keyboard section Activate the
14. next keyboard type Loads the next keyboard from the list of keyboards To configure that list click the Set the List of Keyboards button Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Action types 22 Show options Opens the application s Options window Word autocomplete on off Enables or disables the word autocomplete feature For more details see the Word Autocomplete section 5 2 Replace key or shortcut You can assign an action of this type to a key combination though it is mostly used to replace a key combination by a single key Usage examples e You can create keys on the on screen keyboard for frequently used actions Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Ctrl Z Undo etc e You can remove function keys F1 F2 etc from the on screen keyboard and use key combinations Fn 1 Fn 2 etc instead e You can emulate a mouse click by pressing a key for example set the AltGr key as Right Button e You can turn your regular keyboard into a multimedia keyboard by configuring shortcut keys to behave as the keys unavailable on your keyboard SEARCH FAVORITES HOME NEXT_TRACK PREV_TRACK STOP PLAY_PAUSE etc 5 3 Play a keystroke macro A keystroke macro is a sequence of keystrokes or key combinations Just specify once which keys should be pressed and Hot Virtual Keyboard will duly repeat these keystrokes as many times as needed You can use the actions of this type to e Create keyboard shortcuts practically fo
15. settings If you select this keyboard Hot Virtual Keyboard will change the specified settings Change the Fit width option regardless of the application s settings Change the Lock aspect ratio option regardless of the application s settings Always move the keyboard to the lower edge of the screen Always display labels and icons in the center of keys Always transparent keyboard background Fixed font size for all key labels if empty use the one from the application s settings Dividing points This option is used when the keyboard size changes The keyboard splits along the specified points and the keys slide in opposite directions States E Don t change Turn off Turn on Tips and tricks You can use the image or photo of a keyboard to edit a new on screen keyboard according to it To do it select the Add Background command on the Edit menu sand open the necessary image file After configuring the keyboard you can remove the image by selecting the Clear Background command on the Edit menu It might be easier to create a new keyboard if you use an existing one as a basis To do it select the keyboard that looks mostly like yours and save it under a different name by selecting the Save As command on the File menu Right click the on screen keyboard while editing it to add another point with the cursor coordinates to the currently edited key When configuring complicated keys it might be easier to
16. using a numeric key Do not show words with 1 character remaining If this checkbox is checked nearly finished words will not be shown Show asa set of buttons next to the on screen keyboard With this option turned on when the on screen keyboard is visible words will be displayed as a set of buttons otherwise words will be displayed as a vertical list Auto hide With this option turned on the word autocomplete window will be automatically hidden if no matching words have been found Otherwise you can resize the word autocomplete window or move it anywhere on the screen Show hide and move with the on screen keyboard Checking this checkbox will make the word list behave like part of the on screen keyboard Otherwise the word list will be displayed next to the text cursor Lock You can prevent the word autocomplete window from moving To move or resize it temporarily uncheck the Auto hide checkbox Confirm with key If words are displayed as a vertical list you can select a word using the arrow keys and then use the specified key to paste the selected word If words are arranged in a horizontal line the first leftmost word will be inserted Dictionaries Learn new words If this checkbox is checked commonly used words will be saved to the custom dic file Note The words that you enter are saved in the UTF 8 format Confirmation of the addition of words to the custom dictionary With this option on a confirmation window
17. will be displayed for adding a new word to the custom dic file Disappearance delay msec When this time expires the confirmation window for adding a new word will disappear Confirm with key You can press this key to confirm the adding of a new word to the dictionary Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 2 Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 11 Data directory The folder containing dictionaries and user statistics Dictionaries The dictionaries are ASCIl files that can be edited directly like any other plain text files Read Refresh word list Click this button after editing a dictionary Reset Statistics This button clears the user statistics If the Enable Word Autocomplete option is on the statistics will be collected at all times The statistics cannot be viewed or edited by the user but only cleared Tips and tricks e To remove a word directly from the custom dictionary highlight it in the word list and press the Delete key For this method to work the Show asa set of buttons next to the on screen keyboard option must be turned off e To disable common statistics for different languages delete the files from the Common subfolder Language Bar Visible If this checkbox is checked the language bar will be shown Lock the language bar You can prevent the language bar from moving Show hide and move with the on screen keyboard Checking this checkbox will make the language bar behave
18. 5 Monitor control 24 Open one or several Internet resources 24 Operations with windows 24 Paste text 23 Perform a system action 25 Play a keystroke macro 22 Replace shortcut 22 Run a program open a document or folder 23 Command line parameters 35 Contact information 42 Customizing the keyboard type 5 E Editing shortcut icons 8 B ae FAQ Frequently asked questions 37 H How to buy Hot Virtual Keyboard 1 How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard 2 Introducing Hot Virtual Keyboard 1 K Keyboard shortcuts settings 3 oy ee License Agreement 38 0 Options Advanced 21 Dependencies 20 Floating Window for On Screen Keyboard 16 Gestures 16 Keys 11 Language Bar 19 Main Properties 10 On Screen Keyboard 12 Position 14 Shortcut Icons 20 Sounds 20 Themes 10 Typing Aid 15 Word Autocomplete 17 Zoom 14 Ss Support 42 Te Text tags 8 U Using the on screen keyboard 2 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group
19. 5 Windows 98 and Windows CE are not supported 2 Maybe some of the application s components have not been installed Please try reinstalling the application 3 Make sure to install the application to the Program Files folder Its a security related requirement for new operating systems Command line parameters Hot Virtual Keyboard hvk exe accepts optional command line parameters These parameters can be useful for developers and for calling our application from other software HELP and Displays the list of valid command line parameters in a message box CLOSE Closes a previously launched instance of the application SHOWKEYBOARD Forcibly shows the on screen keyboard when the application is launched Normally the on screen keyboard is shown only if it was visible the last time the application was closed HIDEKEYBOARD Starts the application with the on screen keyboard hidden Normally the on screen keyboard is shown if it was visible the last time the application was closed COMMON Starts the application with the same settings for all users This parameter instructs the application to save its settings to the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE ComfortSoftware hvk Normally they are saved to this registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWARE Com fortSoftware hvk Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Development s INIFILE Instructs the application to save its settings to the INI file The set
20. Change language layout or case Change the input language or layout to specified Change all the selected text to UPPER CASE Change all the selected text to lower case Change all the selected text to INVERT CASE Change all the selected text to Sentence case Capitalize Each Word of the selected text Use the specified input language or layout while holding down the key Change the input language or layout of the last typed word Change the input language or layout of the two lastly typed words Change the input language or layout of the three lastly typed words 5 13 Lock Restart Shutdown You can specify keyboard shortcuts for any of the following actions Lock this computer Log off Restart the computer Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Action types 26 e Sleep e Hibernate e Shut down the computer e Show the shut down dialog 5 14 Block key or shortcut This action type allows you to block any key or key combination Usage examples e You can block any key combinations Alt Tab Alt F4 Alt Esc Ctrl Shift Esc Ctrl Shift etc e You can block the Left Win and Right Win keys in computer games running in full screen mode e You can block any keys such as CapsLock Insert or NumLock At the same time you can check the Enable combinations with other keys checkbox to be able to use the features of the blocked keys o Shift CapsLock will be used instead of CapsLock o Shift NumLock will be used instead of NumLo
21. ComfortSoftwareKeyboard INSTANCE new ComfortSoftwareKeyboard public static ComfortSoftwareKeyboard getInstance return INSTANCE protected int getWindowHandle throws COMException IOException FuncPtr findWindow null findWindow new FuncPtr FIND_WINDOW getD1l1Name FIND_WINDOW getFunctionNe NakedByteStream bs new NakedByteStream LittleEndianOutputStream leo new LittleEndianOutputStream bs leo writeStringUnicode COMFORT_SOFTWARE_CLASS_NAME leo writeStringUnicode COMFORT_SOFTWARE_WINDOW_NAME byte b findWindow invoke FIND_WINDOW getParameterDescription FIND_WID ReturnFlags CHECK_FALSE LittleEndianInputStream leis new LittleEndianInputStream new ByteArrayInputStream b int 1 leis readInt findWindow close return 1 public int move int x int y throws COMException IOException int hWnd getWindowHandle FuncPtr postMessage null postMessage new FuncPtr POST_MESSAGE getD11Name POST_MESSAGE getFunctic NakedByteStream bs new NakedByteStream LittleEndianOutputStream leo new LittleEndianOutputStream bs leo writelInt hWnd leo writeInt WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 31 Hot Virtual Keyboard leo writelInt x leo writeInt y byte b postMessage invoke POST_MESSAGE getParameterDescription POST_ ReturnFlags CHECK_FALSE LittleEndianInputStream leis new LittleEndianInputStream new ByteArrayInputS
22. EYBOARD amp H400 192 Const WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE amp H400 193 Const WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE amp H400 197 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Development 2 Declare Function FindWindow Lib user32 Alias FindWindowA ByVal lpClassName As Declare Function PostMessage Lib user32 Alias PostMessageA ByVal hwnd As Intege Open show the Hot Virtual Keyboard Private Sub Button1_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 End Sub Close the Hot Virtual Keyboard Private Sub Button2_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 2 0 End Sub Move the Hot Virtual Keyboard Move it first then show it Private Sub Button3_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE 200 200 PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 End Sub Toggle the Hot Virtual Keyboard Private Sub Button4_Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Dim hWnd As Integer hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 4 0 End Sub Fade the Hot Virtual Keyboard Private Sub Button5_Click ByVal sender As System
23. Hot Virtual Keyboard Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard Table of Contents Part I Part Il Part Ill 1 2 3 4 5 Part IV COGAN Oo E WO DD oe er ee ce ce S a A OO N O Part V O GQ Gm Qm Aa ON b o Introducing Hot Virtual Keyboard 1 How to buy Hot Virtual Keyboard 1 How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard 2 Using the on screen keyboard sss sese seves sese sees sees sese enesenn ennenen neee nenen neee 2 Keyboard Shortcuts settings ss sess esse sese ees eee sese ee sees sese een ee neee nenen nenen nenen 3 Customizing the keyboard type sssssssess sese eers serene nenn eenn nenen nenen eenn 5 TX t tal EP Set cet eee cee ceny E vaecy seveases ces cectdene lt cevs E A 8 Editing shortcut ICONS sss sese ss ee ess eee esec esse essen een eenn nne nenen nenen nenen nene 8 Options 9 Main Properties lt c2 ccccciececcccsscecdtsenentensteecwtulecveucccuovedecconertecconeddulberewcccacvedel ccansdenchoeeutubacrences 10 TNO MOS ET cas seemetuateccectes 10 KG YS 5s E E A deduct enced ce cats tee E in ciceces te eeets hte cies E E TT 11 On Screen Keyboard sicccc ieee sctecse eccceate tech oecde arainn RAEN EN KANEN AnNa OREKAN EEEN An KUAN taba eect 12 PO ANOM GAR A AEAT TT 14 ZOOM ra A E A RE E E EAR 14 Typing Ald renia a a N N a A E A N 15 Goure Seaia E EEA RA EEKAN EEEE aE aras ra RST a s 16 Floating Window for On Screen Keyboard ssssssssssess seves sees eers eee sees enesenn nenen 16 Word A
24. Keyboard are unstable on your system Hide the Hot Virtual Keyboard icon in the system tray If this checkbox is checked the application s icon will not be shown in the system tray Show the Hot Virtual Keyboard toolbar in the taskbar Checking this checkbox will add the application s toolbar with one button onto the taskbar You can use this button to launch the on screen keyboard Disable system touch keyboard and handwriting panel You can turn off the system Touch Keyboard that appears when you use a touchscreen Note Windows 7 and above Add to the Windows context menu Checking this checkbox will add the Assign Keyboard Shortcut item to the Windows context menu You can select that item to assign shortcut keys for quick access to applications documents and other files Open Open file location Run as administrator Assign Keyboard Shortcut Pin to Start Menu Add ta neck annch 4 2 Themes By using a theme you can change a wide range of visual elements including colors drawing styles fonts etc Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 11 Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 3 Style A color scheme To edit any color scheme select it and click the Edit button a new Custom scheme will be created To edit a color click the object and choose a color You can assign an image to each key state or use the same image for all key states Key states e Normal The key in its normal state e Hot
25. Software ComfortSoftware hv registry key If your software changes any of these settings in the system registry our application will need to load them again It can be done by sending a windows message containing the WM_USER 196 code to our application WM_CSRELOADOPTIONS WM_USER 196 PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM_CSRELOADOPTIONS 0 0 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 35 Hot Virtual Keyboard 6 5 This command allows you to do the following Change the interface language labels on system keys according to the current input language Change the keyboard transparency Change the keyboard size Temporarily disable the Show the on screen keyboard when the text cursor is visible option Temporarily disable the word autocomplete feature e Change the limitation on access to our application s settings without reloading the program How can transfer your application s settings and data to another computer Sorry you cannot do it in one click You will have to do the following 1 Save the general settings Options gt Advanced gt Save to File 2 Save the hotkey settings file you can find its name and full path in the title of the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window 3 Restore all these data on the target computer The application doesn t start and shows an error message each time try to run it 1 Our application works on Windows 2000 or above only Sorry but Windows 9
26. The highlighted key when the mouse pointer hovers over it e Selected The key when pressed Style of drawing This style can be Normal Gradient or Tube Gradient Native style of the window Checking this checkbox will instruct the application to use the native Windows style Windows 8 Style Check this checkbox to make the application use the flat and square style If you do it the rounding of windows corners and buttons will be turned off For the full effect set the Style of drawing option to Normal Common transparency You can adjust the transparency of the on screen keyboard Background picture You can select an image file for example a photo to be used for the background To remove the background image simply clear the filename in the text field Font The font for labels displayed on the on screen keyboard Characters font The font for characters displayed on the on screen keyboard Icon The icon for the on screen keyboard in the system tray the toolbar the floating window and floating icon Keys Use these options to adjust the look of keys and their labels You can change the appearance of any key in the keyboard editing mode Show labels and icons in the center of keys This option comes in handy if you use only one input language Show keyboard layout by default The layout or language that is used to display key names in the upper left corner Show symbols accessible via Shift when Sh
27. an lock all settings to prevent the end user from change them 1 Open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software ComfortS oftware hv registry key add a DWORD parameter named AccessDenied and set its value to 1 2 Restart the application Note You can easily set the value of the AccessDenied parameter by using the following files from the application installation folder AccessAllowed reg and AccessDenied reg Note lf you want to be able to close move and zoom the on screen keyboard set the value of the AccessDenied parameter to 2 See Also Command line parameters How to activate different keyboards You can specify different types of on screen keyboards to be displayed Please use any of the following methods Method 1 Change the KeyboardName registry parameter at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software ComfortS oftware hvk from your software If the on screen keyboard is visible send the Windows message PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM CSKEYBOARD 1 0 and our application will reload the on screen Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 33 Hot Virtual Keyboard 6 4 keyboard Method 2 Download this file http hot virtual keyboard com files SetNameKB exe Command line format SetNameKB exe KeyboardName For example SetNameKB exe Mini Method 3 Use this code char KeyboardName 80 COPYDATASTRUCT MyCDS KeyboardName Standard Fill the COPYDATA structure MyCDS dwData 1 function
28. an make a floating icon appear automatically when you tap a screen location where you want to insert your text To open the on screen keyboard tap the floating icon Some applications draw the text cursor in their own way and do not provide information about its position These are Firefox Google Chrome OpenOffice CorelDRAW etc In this case the floating icon will not be shown Note You can change the settings of the floating window va its context menu Word Autocomplete As soon as you have typed a sufficient number of valid characters to equal or exceed the Minimum Character Threshold the word list will be searched for all known words beginning with those characters If any matching words are found the word autocomplete window will appear with those words otherwise the window will not be displayed If you select any of the suggested words it will be inserted into the text The order of words in the list depends on the statistics accumulated by Hot Virtual Keyboard The application initially has predefined data on word frequency and word order for the most popular languages These data are stored in the Common subfolder When you type any text Hot Virtual Keyboard memorizes the words that you use so that later it can place the most frequently used ones in the beginning of the list Which words are suggested also depends on the previously typed text Any new words which are not available in the installed dictionaries are saved to th
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30. any implied warranties guarantees or conditions last only during the Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 7 3 Other issues 42 term of the limited warranty Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so these limitations may not apply to you They also might not apply to you because some countries may not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty guarantee or condition lasts C Exclusions from warranty This warranty does not cover problems caused by your acts or failures to act the acts of others or events beyond COMFORTSOFTWARE s reasonable control D Remedy for breach of warranty COMFORTSOFTWARE will repair or replace the software at no charge If COMFORTSOFTWARE cannot repair or replace it COMFORTSOFTWARE will refund the amount shown on your receipt for the software It will also repair or replace supplements updates and replacement software at no charge If COMFORTSOFTWARE cannot repair or replace them it will refund the amount you paid for them if any You must uninstall the software and return any media and other associated materials to COMFORTSOFTWARE with proof of purchase to obtain a refund These are your only remedies for breach of the limited warranty E Consumer rights not affected You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this agreement cannot change F Warranty procedures You need proof of purchase for warranty service For warranty s
31. ata subfolder The log file will contain details about the application s activity which can be a helpful debugging aid The information contained in the log file is technical in nature and therefore not intended to be understandable by end users If a file with the specified name already exists in the application folder it will be overwritten REMOTECONTROLMODE Enables the special mode for remote control devices In this mode you can use the arrow keys to move around the keyboard and use Enter key to press the currently selected key 7 Other issues FAQ Frequently asked questions Please read this topic if you have a problem with registering or using Hot Virtual Keyboard Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard 7 1 License Agreement Hot Virtual Keyboard End User License Agreement Contact information Comfort Software Group contact details FAQ Frequently asked questions Registration issues Q How to check if your software product is registered A To see the application s registration status select About Hot Virtual Keyboard in its context menu Q I ve lost my Hot Virtual Keyboard registration key Now the application tells me that it has expired How can I get my registration key back A Please send an email message to lost code comfort software com from the email address used for purchasing the Hot Virtual Keyboard license Please use the following format in the message body
32. ath in the title of the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window 3 Restore all these data on the target computer Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Other issues 38 Q The application doesn t start and shows an error message each time try to run it A Please check this 1 Our application works on Windows 2000 or above only Sorry but Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows CE are not supported 2 Maybe some of the application s components have not been installed Please try reinstalling the application 3 Make sure to install the application to the Program Files folder It s a security related requirement for new operating systems Q Can I use the Sleep key in a shortcut A No you cannot The Wake Sleep and Power keys cannot be used as a hotkey or part of a key combination for any action Q Can I use Hot Virtual Keyboard on a network so that all users can get the same results for key presses A Yes You can place your actions file on a network resource and open it on any workstation Q Does Hot Virtual Keyboard support a send email action type A Yes it does Create the Run program action and enter mailto followed by the recipient s email address Q Can use Open URL for FTP or Telnet A Yes you can When creating an action enter an URL like ftp ftp mycompany com or telnet mycompany com in the Open URL text field 7 2 License Agreement HOT VIRTUAL KEYBOARD LICENSE AGREEMENT
33. by Comfort Software Group 25 Hot Virtual Keyboard Hide the active window or application Show the last hidden window Minimize the active window to the system tray Set the active window to be always on top on off Terminate the active program You can find the list of hidden windows in the context menu of Hot Virtual Keyboard To show a hidden window select its name in that list If you want some applications to keep running without being shown on the screen for example computer games you can easily hide their windows Note Some applications cannot be hidden because of their complex window structure Instead of the window that you can see only their service window is hidden 5 11 Perform a system action You can specify keyboard shortcuts for any of the following actions Open the Safely Remove Hardware window Open Control Panel Control Panel contains links to most of the tools used to configure various aspects of Windows Open the Date and Time window Open the Internet Properties window Map network drive Disconnect network drive Empty recycle bin 5 12 Change the language or case Using this group of actions you can change the language layout or letter case of text You can specify keyboard shortcuts for any of the following actions Change the input language or layout of the last typed characters Change the input language or layout of the selected text Switch the input language or layout
34. ck o Shift Ins will paste text from the clipboard 6 Development How to show close fade or move the on screen keyboard How to restrict access How to activate different keyboards FAQ for developers Command line parameters 6 1 How to show close fade or move the on screen keyboard You can use Windows Messages to manipulate the on screen keyboard Like this WM_CSKEYBOARD WM_USER 192 WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE WM_USER 193 WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE WM_USER 197 to show keyboard PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 to close keyboard PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARD 2 0 to fade keyboard PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARD 3 0 to toggle show hide keyboard PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARD 4 0 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard to move keyboard Left PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm to resize keyboard PostMessage FindWindow TFirstForm Visual Basic Sample Code Top new position hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE Left Top hvkFirstForm WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE Width Height Private Const WM_CSKEYBOARD WM_USER 192 Private Const WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE WM_USER 193 Private Const WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE WM_USER 197 Declare Function FindWindow Lib user32 Alias FindWindowA
35. d11 extern IntPtr PostMessage System IntPtr hWnd System UInt32 Msg int wParam int 1 assembly RegistryPermissionAttribute SecurityAction RequestMinimum All HKEY_CU blah blah blah you normal code void buttonl_Click System Object sender System EventArgs Open show the Hot Virtual Keyboard IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 void button2_Click System Object sender System EventArgs e close the Hot Virtual Keyboard IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 2 0 void button3_Click System Object sender System EventArgs Move the Hot Virtual Keyboard Move it first then show it IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE 200 200 PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 void button4_Click System Object sender System EventArgs Toggle the Hot Virtual Keyboard IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 4 0 void button5_Click System Object sender System EventArgs Fade the Hot Virtual Keyboard IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 3 0 void button6_Click System Object sender System EventArgs Change the keyb
36. ders You can set borders for the picture on the key When the application resizes the picture the borders will not change Color Normal Hot Selected A key fill color which is used only if the Picture setting is not used Font color Normal Hot Selected You can specify the font to be used for each key state Font colors can be set even if no images are assigned to keys in the previous fields If you keep the default setting the application will use the color values from the theme s settings Transparent To let the key behind the image show through the image background select the Transparent check box To make the image background opaque unselect the Transparent check box Note The Transparent property works only for images in the Bitmap format Show as background If this option is on key labels and hotkey icons will be rendered on top of the key image Otherwise labels and icons will not be shown on the key Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard Draw a border around a key This option comes in handy if the image completely replaces the default style of the key For example see the SkinMulticolor keyboard Resize with a key If this option is on the image will be resized when the key size changes Fit width Fit height If this option is on the width and or height of the image will always be equal to the width and height of the key it was assigned to respectively Additional keyboard
37. e custom dic file To edit that file select the file in the list and then click the Edit button When you finish editing the file click the Read Refresh word list button The word usage statistics is kept separately from other data To clear the statistics click the Reset Statistics button Installing Dictionaries The word autocomplete feature uses files with the dic extension for example en dic These files are stored in the Data directory folder To download a file for your language click the Download button You can also create your own file with a word list The file can contain any words or numerical values Minimum character threshold This value defines how many characters of a word you need to type before the word autocomplete window appears Number of displayed words This value defines how many words will be displayed in the word autocomplete window Appearance delay msec The delay between the typing of valid characters and the appearing of the word autocomplete window Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Add space after completed word The application can automatically type a space after you use word completion This option is very handy as you won t have to press the space bar after each word When you don t want to add a space automatically right click on the word Show numbers You can display shortcuts on the left side of the word autocomplete window This option lets you paste a word by
38. e dictionary files to the application installation folder 2 If you turned on the displaying of the on screen keyboard prior to the system login Backup ini the pre login settings file for the on screen keyboard Data folder Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Development You also need to copy the following four files to the Windows system32 system folder runcosk exe CsCredentialLogon dll CsCredentialLogon64 dll and cskeyboardlogon dll 3 If you have configured special shortcuts you also need to copy the file for them to the same folder as on the source computer You can find the full path and filename in the title of the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window 4 To transfer the application s settings do the following Save the settings to a file To do that click the Save to File button in the Advanced section of the Options window After copying the ini file to the end user s computer start hvk exe with the RESTORE parameter Command format hvk exe RESTORE file name For example hvk exe RESTORE C Program Files HotVirtualKeyboard Settings ini How can switch between several on screen keyboards Add a key to each on screen keyboard in the Edit Keyboard Type window and then assign the Activate the next keyboard type action to that key in the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window If you assign a keyboard switch action to the key a button for configuring the list of switchable keyboards will be displayed
39. e filled in automatically The File name and Main window class name fields are used to determine which application is active You can specify both fields or only one of them The Application name field is used for information about a specific application Enter your details for example Awesome App by John Doe john doe com To add a new icon specify the keyboard shortcut in the Key combination field or select it on the on screen keyboard After that you can add the icon in the following ways load it from a file capture the screen or paste an image from the clipboard If you add an icon by capturing the screen fill all the area that you do not need with the Fuchsia color and select that color in the Transparent color field To see if the icon is good try selecting another style for instance black Finally you can specify a hint to be displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over the key with the icon on the on screen keyboard You can use only one language preferably English Note All files with sets of shortcut icons are stored in the Icons subfolder 4 Options When developing Hot Virtual Keyboard we tried to keep the number of additional options to a minimum and left only those that are truly necessary To open the Options dialog box right click the Hot Virtual Keyboard icon in the system tray and select the Options item in the context menu i g Options a Main Properties On Screen Keyboard
40. e User License and a 10 User License 11 licensed users C Site License allows use of the Software for all users at a single site within a single Organization Because of the discounts associated with this license technical support is provided to a single technical contact at Licensee s Organization instead of to each individual user D Enterprise License allows use of the Software for an unlimited number of users at an unlimited number of sites within a single Organization Because of the discounts associated with this license technical support is provided to a single technical contact at Licensee s Organization instead of to each individual user E Developer License Developer Licenses allows royalty free distribution and use of the Software internally in the same Organization and externally outside the Organization for an unlimited number of developers and up to 5 000 user licenses according to Effective Users provided Licensee adheres to the Developer License Distribution Terms F Developer License Distribution Terms As used in this section the term User Licenses shall mean the number of Users that Licensee s License allows according to the definition of Effective Users The Developer License allows 5 000 Effective Users Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Other issues 40 a Internal Distribution Allows use of the Software in Licensee s Organization provided Licensee does not exceed its User Licenses
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42. ed when you press the specified shortcut key You can use the Active field to specify display modes the specified action should work in For instance you can disable the Win keys and enable additional shortcut macros see Play a keystroke macro section in full screen mode This way you can apply special settings when playing a computer game LAST STEP Specify advanced parameters for the selected action See the list of all actions their parameters and usage examples in the Action types section Tips and tricks e All active keyboard shortcuts are shown on the on screen keyboard For more details see the Using the on screen keyboard section e Ifyou assign a label for an action this label will be displayed on the on screen keyboard and in the hint instead of the action description e When you are specifying keyboard shortcuts the left and right control keys Shift Ctrl Alt or Win are processed differently To use only the right Shift Ctrl Alt or Win key in a keyboard shortcut press the respective right key To use both right and left keys press the respective left key e To delete an earlier specified keyboard shortcut select None in the Action type field e When specifying a keyboard shortcut you can use almost any keys or key combinations including NumLock CapsLock and Alt Tab However the following keys and key combinations cannot be used Sleep WakeUp Power F Lock and Ctrl Alt Del e To print the list of keyboa
43. ee 3 years if the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription are purchased Support may be provided to the appropriate individual that a ordered the License b is integrating the Software c a Developer or d the end user if each end user has a separate License for the Software If one Developer License is purchased technical support is provided for only one Developer The Developers responsibilities may be transferred to another Developer within the Organization as necessary provided no more than two 2 transfers occur within any ninety 90 day period If Licensee s Priority Support and Product Upgrade Subscription expires Licensee may obtain free technical support by referring to support documents at the website or by renewing the Priority Support and Product Upgrade Subscription 7 Limited warranty A Limited warranty If you follow the instructions the software will perform substantially as described in the COMFORTSOFTWARE materials that you receive in or with the software B Term of warranty warranty recipient length of any implied warranties The limited warranty covers the software for one year after acquired by the first user If you receive supplements updates or replacement software during that year they will be covered for the remainder of the warranty or 30 days whichever is longer If the first user transfers the software the remainder of the warranty will apply to the recipient To the extent permitted by law
44. ervice or information about how to obtain a refund for software contact COMFORTSOFTWARE at http hot virtual keyboard com contact G No other warranties The limited warranty is the only direct warranty from COMFORTSOFTWARE COMFORTSOFTWARE gives no other express warranties guarantees or conditions Where allowed by your local laws COMFORTSOFTWARE excludes implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement If your local laws give you any implied warranties guarantees or conditions despite this exclusion your remedies are described in the Remedy for Breach of Warranty clause above to the extent permitted by your local laws H Limitation on and exclusion of damages for breach of warranty The Limitation on and Exclusion of Damages clause above applies to breaches of this limited warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state You may also have other rights which vary from country to country Comfort Software Group Contact information User Support keyboard comfort software com PR and Press contact press comfort software com Development dev comfort software com Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard Index ee Action types 21 Audio control 24 Block shortcut 26 Change the language orcase 25 Connect Disconnect from a network 24 Hot Virtual Keyboard actions 21 Lock Restart Shutdown 2
45. fault sounds are turned on You can turn them off via the application s context menu You can adjust the volume for the sounds The application will apply that volume to all its sounds To select your own sound click the Browse button You can use only Wave files 4 14 Dependencies Hot Virtual Keyboard changes the appearance of the on screen keyboard and other things depending on which application is currently active How it works If you switch to a particular application Hot Virtual Keyboard will change the specified settings When you switch back to the previous application Hot Virtual Keyboard will restore the original settings Each setting in the list changes depending on the selected mode S Don t change the setting use the setting defined in the Options window Turn off the setting Jl Turn on the setting In addition to the settings in the list you can change the look of the on screen keyboard and the set of hotkeys for a selected application Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 21 Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 15 Advanced 5 1 Initial Setup Wizard Clicking this button will start the initial configuration wizard If you use it to configure keyboard shortcuts all earlier specified keyboard shortcuts will be preserved Num Lock state This option lets you keep or change the NumLock state when Hot Virtual Keyboard is started Numeric keys on the keypad even if Num Lock is off This option may be handy
46. ift is not pressed and font is not large Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Options 12 If the key size and font allows all numerical keys will contain characters that are typed in combination with the Shift key Show symbols accessible via Ctrl and Shift Ctrl This option lets you display the characters that become available when you press Ctrl or Ctrl Shift As arule such key combinations are not used for text entry Color finger areas You can highlight keys to learn touch typing The keys will be highlighted in a different color for each finger Labels on system keys depend on the currently selected input language You can change the labels displayed on these keys Backspace Tab Enter Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Pause Esc PgUp PgDn End Home Arrows PrtScr Ins Del Apps Win Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock Show the state of Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys This option lets you display these keys as pressed if the respective mode is on that is if the respective indicator is lit on the physical keyboard 4 4 On Screen Keyboard The application displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen so that you can type using a pointing device or touchscreen Keyboard type You can select a keyboard type Each keyboard can have its own arrangement of keys A special style has been defined for some keyboards To edit any keyboard select it and click the Edit button The keyboard layout changes depending on
47. in the lower part of the window When editing the keyboard you can use the following features e Use the mouse pointer to select several keys at once by holding down the Shift key e Use the arrow keys to resize one or more selected keys by holding down the Shift key e Use the arrow keys to change the position of one or more selected keys by holding down the Ctrl key e Change any label The new label will be displayed on the keys instead of the standard label or character For instance you can assign the Customers label to the F2 key You can also change the font of the text or use special characters Copyright c by Comfort Software Group How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard 6 Assigning an image to any key of the on screen keyboard Ee F F Picture 4 i a Picture Color Font color Normal Normal Normal 6 L By default WB 0 0 0 z Hot Hot Hot round12 bmp Ee C By default X E 0 0 0 Selected Selected Selected round 13 bmp 6 By default X MB 0 0 0 X Set borders E Transparent J Show as background E Draw a border around a key Resize with a key V Fit width V Fit height ce Picture Normal Hot Selected You can assign an image to each key state or use the same image for all key states e Normal The key in its normal state e Hot The highlighted key when the mouse pointer hovers over it e Selected The key when pressed Set bor
48. ion or use of the Software competes with COMFORTSOFTWARE a reasonable royalty fee for Licensee s distribution or use of the Software must be negotiated and agreed to by Licensee and COMFORTSOFTWARE and paid to COMFORTSOFTWARE each quarter or another agreed upon interval of time 3 If Licensee uses the Software internally within its Organization Licensee shall deduct the quantity of its User Licenses used within its Organization from the total number of its User Licenses that are distributed outside its Organization For example if Licensee has a One Developer License and uses 1 000 User Licenses internally it may only distribute up to 4 000 User Licenses outside its Organization 4 A valid copyright notice must be provided within the user documentation start up screen or in the help about section of Licensee s application that specifies COMFORTSOFTWARE as the provider of the Software bundled with its application for example lt lt your application name gt gt contains software components licensed from Comfort Software Group These products may only be used as part of and in connection with lt lt your application name gt gt 2 Trial version The software unlicensed trial version may be freely distributed with exceptions noted below provided the distribution package is not modified in any way a No person or company may distribute separate parts of the package without written permission of the copyright owner b The softwar
49. lf of such Organization c Software shall mean any and all computer programs produced created developed or provided by COMFORTSOFTWARE including but not limited to applicable programs fonts components hosted services source code modules corresponding documentation updates upgrades or modifications thereto d Developer shall mean an individual who has a primary job function of developing software Copyright c by Comfort Software Group s Hot Virtual Keyboard applications e Server shall mean a computer system that multiple users access or make use of including but not limited to terminal servers file servers application servers or web servers f Effective Users shall mean the number of users that are effective for software licensing which is determined by the following method that returns the greatest number 1 The number of computers on which the Software is installed or 2 where the Software is used on a Server or run from a Server the number of users per week that have access to the Software on the Server g Organization shall mean a single company business unit government organization entity or individual In this Agreement each subsidiary of a company or business unit with a separate Tax ID is considered a separate Organization h User shall mean a single person that is making use of the Software TERMS 1 License Grant In consideration for the license fee paid and other good a
50. like part of the on screen keyboard Kind of the language bar Language flag Language flag with a name Vertical list of flags Horizontal list of flags List of flags with names Custom Show label You can display the Switch the input language or layout label next to the language flag in the custom view The size of the flag depends on the size of the language bar 16x16 or 32x32 pixels Transparency You can adjust the transparency of the inactive language bar Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Note You can change the settings of the Language bar via its context menu 4 12 Shortcut Icons Application shortcut icons shown on the on screen keyboard can help you find the necessary shortcut Show Windows icons Show active application icons Show Hot Virtual Keyboard icons These options let you display the respective icons on the on screen keyboard Show hints You can show hints on the keyboard Show information about the availability of application shortcuts If you check this checkbox special marks will be shown in the lower left corners of the keys on the on screen keyboard These marks indicate the availability of key combinations with control keys e Green with Ctrl e Yellow with Ctrl Shift s Blue with Alt s Hed with Alt Shift See Also Editing shortcut icons 4 13 Sounds You can configure short sounds for different events such as pressing a key on the on screen keyboard By de
51. mate the launch of the on screen keyboard When the keyboard is started it will appear on the screen by sliding up or down from under the specified screen border When the keyboard is closed it will slide under the specified border Docking You can dock the keyboard at the top or bottom of the screen If you dock the keyboard the available desktop space will be reduced Other applications windows and desktop icons will be rearranged to adjust to the change Changes the position of the active window Changes the size of the active window If the active window is under the keyboard Hot Virtual Keyboard moves it in view Touch with two fingers to move To move the on screen keyboard touch it with two fingers and then move in the same direction Note Windows 7 and above 4 6 Zoom You can zoom in to get a close up view of your keyboard or zoom out to see more of the desktop This feature lets you change the keyboard size without editing it Fit width You can automatically scale the on screen keyboard to match the screen width This feature is useful if you frequently switch the screen between the portrait and landscape modes Width The keyboard width scaling ratio You can resize the keyboard window in the usual manner by dragging its edge with the mouse Fit height You can automatically scale the on screen keyboard to match the screen height If this option is used together with Fit width the keyboard will fit the screen size
52. modify actions for each swipe type or disable only some of them by selecting the None item Note This feature doesn t work if the Enable key repeat option is on You can specify gestures for any of the following actions Press any key Press a key with the Shift key Delete word to left Delete word to right Ctrlt Home shortcut Ctrl End shortcut Ctrl Z shortcut Undo Move the on screen keyboard to a screen border Close the on screen keyboard Word autocomplete on off Move the caret left one word Move the caret right one word Switch the input language or layout Show options 4 9 Floating Window for On Screen Keyboard There are two different windows that you can use to open the on screen keyboard The first window which can be placed anywhere on the screen allows you to show or hide the on screen keyboard The second window is displayed as an icon located next to the text cursor If there is no text cursor on the screen this window will not be shown Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 10 You can resize any of these windows adjust their transparency or make them automatically disappear when the keyboard is displayed on the screen Auto hide You can hide these windows when the on screen keyboard is visible and show them when the keyboard is hidden Transparent background Show icon and label only Show the floating icon for the on screen keyboard next to the text cursor You c
53. mouse click is done at the mouse pointer s current position Set capital after If one of the specified characters is entered the Shift key will be pressed automatically Delete a space before If any of the characters on the list is entered and there are any spaces before that character the spaces will be removed Add a space after If any of the characters on the list is entered a space will be added after that character Add a space before Copyright c by Comfort Software Group If any of the characters on the list is entered and there is no space before that character a space will be added before it Double taping the space bar will insert a period followed by a space You can insert a period followed by a space by pressing the space bar twice 4 8 Gestures Gestures support to quickly enter capital letters spaces etc with adjustable sensitivity dr Space T Shift key Backspace H Enter If you check the Use gestures checkbox characters will be entered when you raise your finger from the surface of a touchscreen or release the mouse button Otherwise characters will be entered as you type just like when you use a regular keyboard You can use a mouse or your fingers to perform a gesture e Touchscreen Touch the screen with one finger and move a short distance e Mouse Mouse gestures work by holding the left mouse button moving the mouse a certain direction then letting go of the button You can
54. n the system tray Paste text You can use the Paste Text action to e Create a separate key on the on screen keyboard for any character or text string such as or com e Quickly paste frequently used text fragments greetings cliches email addresses URLs logins and passwords e Quickly fill in web forms and registration dialog boxes e Type special characters that are difficult to enter using the regular keyboard Tips and tricks e You can protect your data with strong 448 bit Blowfish encryption e All text is saved in the Unicode format so you can use any characters e You can add various tags to the text See how to use tags in the Text tags section e You can specify the position of the text cursor after the text is pasted by placing the pipe character there Run a program open a document or folder You can use actions of this type to e Quickly start your favorite applications e Open frequently used folders and drives My Documents CD DVD drive etc e Open frequently used documents and network drives e Hide a file from your boss or kids leaving access to it only via a keyboard shortcut e Clear your desktop from a pile of shortcuts as now you can use the on screen keyboard instead Program folder or document Name You can specify one or more programs in a separate line You can also run a program with additional parameters For example C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe noh
55. nd valuable consideration COMFORTSOFTWARE grants to Licensee only unless otherwise limited by the license purchased or granted the nonexclusive nontransferable perpetual world wide right to use the Software in accordance with this Agreement and the license defined herein that Licensee purchases License If You are installing accessing or using this Software for Your employer this Agreement also includes Your employer Licensee may only use the Software according to the License purchased or granted by COMFORTSOFTWARE COMFORTSOFTWARE offers several license types to meet the needs of different Organizations and implementations Particular Licenses are offered for each product depending on the intended use of the Software COMFORTSOFTWARE offers some Licenses that are granted to Licensee by this Agreement and not purchased these include the Optional Integration License Evaluation License Free License and the Beta License A Single User License The Single User License allows use of the Software for one User in Licensee s Organization according to Effective Users Home users may use their single computer usage license on all computers which are in property of the license owner B Multiple User Licensing Multiple user licenses grant the rights of the Single User License for a particular number of Effective Users For example a 5 User License grants the rights for 5 Single User Licenses These licenses may be combined for example 1 Singl
56. oard development By buying Hot Virtual Keyboard today you will support Hot Virtual Keyboard developers and encourage them to ship the better versions in the future For detailed information on how to purchase and register Hot Virtual Keyboard please read the following topics carefully License Agreement Order online 3 How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard Are you new to Hot Virtual Keyboard Read Using the on screen keyboard first That topic explains how to use virtual keyboard Do you have any questions Read FAQ first If you have any problems with Hot Virtual Keyboard please read Frequently Asked Questions 3 1 Using the on screen keyboard The on screen keyboard lets you enter text using a touchscreen a mouse or any other pointing device Unlike a physical keyboard the on screen keyboard changes labels on its keys depending on the current input layout language which allows you to type without having a localized keyboard The on screen keyboard also provides additional options to help you enter text more quickly Word Autocomplete Gestures Typing Aid Show alternate characters or symbols and more The icons of shortcut keys used in Windows and in the current application are displayed on the keys of the on screen keyboard If you hover the mouse over a key with an icon you can see a hint describing the shortcut s purpose This way you can quickly learn keyboard shortcuts which will help you work much faster and easier
57. oard to your personal liking Adjust colors and gamma assign unique sounds to groups of keys set shape of the keys and choose your own background Using a virtual on screen keyboard does not have to be a hassle Try Hot Virtual Keyboard and you ll never go back 2 How to buy Hot Virtual Keyboard Hot Virtual Keyboard is distributed as Shareware If you like Hot Virtual Keyboard and decide to keep it you will need to purchase a registration key The trial version becomes registered when you enter the Registration Key on your computer You can purchase the Registration Key on line either by credit card PayPal bank transfer or check For more information please visit http hot virtual keyboard com buy Copyright c by Comfort Software Group How to buy Hot Virtual Keyboard 2 o are aa L 2 OO Place a risk free order 30 days unconditional refund if you are not happy with our product Receive priority technical support Since we depend on our users buying our software and do not use or abuse other monetization methods our users is what matters most to us Should you indicate your registration code when contacting our support staff they would prioritize your request over those of the trial non paying users Get the future upgrades single user and multi user licenses Wherever Hot Virtual Keyboard gets upgraded you will be able to use the latest version of it free of charge Support Hot Virtual Keyb
58. oard type and show it System Object kname NumPad Change the Registry entry for the required keyboard RegistryKey key Registry CurrentUser gt OpenSubKey Software ComfortSoftware key gt SetValue KeyboardName kname Open the keyboard IntPtr hWnd hWnd FindWindow TFirstForm hvkFirstForm PostMessage hWnd WM_CSKEYBOARD 1 0 Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Development s Java Sample Code 7 T This file is heavily based on Jawin lt a href http jawinproject sourceforge net assumes ComfortSoftware keyboard is loaded E package client keyboard import java io ByteArrayInputStream import java io IOException import org jawin COMException import org jawin FuncPtr import org jawin ReturnFlags import org jawin io LittleEndianInputStream import org jawin io LittleEndianOutputStream import org jawin io NakedByteStream public class ComfortSoftwareKeyboard protected static final String COMFORT_SOFTWARE_WINDOW_NAME hvkFirstForm protected static final String COMFORT_SOFTWARE_CLASS_NAME TFirstForm protected static final int WM_USER 1024 protected static final int WM_CSKEYBOARD WM_USER 192 protected static final int WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE WM_USER 193 protected static final Call FIND_WINDOW new Call USER32 DLL FindWindoww protected static final Call POST_MESSAGE new Call USER32 DLL PostMessageW private static
59. ome Start in folder Enter the start in folder for the program here If you use the Add button to find a program or document that you want to open with this action the Start in folder field will be filled automatically with the folder where the selected file is located Turn on the Switch to the already launched program option and you will no longer need to check whether this program is already running or not Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 Action types Note Select the Add to the Windows context menu check box in the Hot Virtual Keyboard options and you will be able to assign a shortcut key by right clicking the shortcut of the program you are interested in and selecting the Assign Keyboard Shortcut item in the context menu Open one or several Internet resources You can use actions of this type to e Open one or more websites that you visit every day news weather forums entertainment etc with a single keystroke e Quickly open your favorite search engine www google com www yahoo com etc e Create new email messages with the specified To address Just enter a string like mailto support comfort software com in the Open URL field e Quickly open the page of your corporate server Connect Disconnect from a network Using this action type you can easily set up a dial up or ADSL connection After establishing a connection you can close it anytime by pressing the same
60. or backup and recovery purposes and may Copyright c by Comfort Software Group a Hot Virtual Keyboard temporarily use the backup copy including but not limited to during emergency situations disaster recovery or disaster recovery tests In any case when a copy is created any copyright notices included in the Software must be reproduced in their entirety on the copy 4 Software Modifications If the Developer License is purchased Licensee may modify any portions of the Software as needed provided that copyright notices are not removed 5 Agreement Duration and Termination Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement this Agreement begins when the Software is downloaded installed used or when a License for Software is purchased or granted and is perpetual unless terminated in accordance with this Agreement When the Agreement begins this Agreement shall supersede all older versions of this Agreement including any older Agreements that may be embedded in the Software This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon COMFORTSOFTWARE and Licensee Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any time by returning the Software to COMFORTSOFTWARE and destroying all copies thereof This Agreement shall terminate upon notice from COMFORTSOFTWARE if Licensee fails to comply with any provision contained herein or if the funds paid for the license are refunded or are not received and such failure or breach is not cured wi
61. r any actions One keyboard shortcut can replace the need to press several keys Fill out forms Enter your username and password Quickly print a predefined number of document copies And much more If you frequently do the same routine operation think about automating it Keep in mind that practically any action can be done without using the mouse To start recording a macro click the Record button To stop recording the macro press the Pause key or click the Record icon in the system tray When you are recording a macro all your keyboard actions are saved to a table with the following fields e Delay before the next action e Event type whether the key is pressed down or released e Key code e The sign that the key is an extended one You can edit a previously recoded macro or create a new macro without recording it To do it click the Edit button Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 23 Hot Virtual Keyboard 5 4 5 5 Having recorded a macro you can specify advanced parameters defining how it will be played e Play speed e The number of repetitions e The name of the process that should be activated before starting the macro For example you can make the window of Windows Media Player active before the macro is played If Windows Media Player is not running at the moment the macro will not be played You can stop playing the macro anytime Just press the Pause or Esc key or click the Playback icon i
62. rd makes previous generation on screen keyboards look ancient Type faster with configurable gestures launch programs browse the Internet and run programmable macros with any of the 70 keyboards included with Hot Virtual Keyboard The new virtual on screen keyboard employs advanced typing techniques used in modern mobile phones and communicators including word auto complete allowing you to choose the right word with a single click after entering just one or two letters Users of Tablet PC UMPC Panel PC Car PC and similar touch screen devices will find Hot Virtual Keyboard indispensable Use a mouse touchpad or fingers for on screen typing With Hot Virtual Keyboard you can type faster and more conveniently than by using built in Windows On Screen Keyboard Use gestures for quickly performing repeat operations such as shifting the case of the letters specify applications to hide Hot Virtual Keyboard from and set your own hotkeys to launch programs or Web sites run macros and perform operations such as copy and paste The new virtual onscreen keyboard replaces Windows built in Touch Keyboard with a much more advanced alternative It s just as useful and as compatible as the native application Supporting all languages and all installed keyboard layouts Hot Virtual Keyboard is a truly international tool Supplying over 70 pre defined keyboard skins the virtual on screen keyboard allows you to create customize and configure a unique new keyb
63. rd shortcuts select the Print List item on the File menu e Ifyou create several files with different keyboard shortcut configurations you will be able to switch between them at any time for instance to use a separate set of keyboard shortcuts for particular applications You can activate the necessary keyboard shortcut set from the list of recently used keyboard shortcuts by selecting the Activate Keyboard Shortcuts File item in the application s context menu You can also specify and use a keyboard shortcut for switching between the files from the list in the context menu by default Win O e You can add a set of keyboard shortcuts from another file To do it select the Add from File Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 5 Hot Virtual Keyboard 3 3 item on the File menu and then select the file with the keyboard shortcut set e You can add a set of standard keyboard shortcuts to your file To do it open the Options dialog box switch to the Keyboard Shortcuts section and click the Add button You can also remove an existing set of standard keyboard shortcuts from your file by clicking the Remove button in the same section e To use one set of keyboard shortcuts in workgroups save the file containing this set to a network resource and configure it to be used on each workstation Customizing the keyboard type You can customize the size of the on screen keyboard as well as the arrangement appearance and size of i
64. ription this dllName dllName public int getStackSize return stackSize public String getFunctionName return functionName Copyright c by Comfort Software Group Development 32 6 2 6 3 public String getParameterDescription return parameterDescription public String getDllName return d1llName If you can t use Windows Messages then download and try these files http hot virtual keyboard com files ShowKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files HideKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files ToggleKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files MoveTopKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files MoveBottomKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files MoveLeftKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files MoveRightKB exe http hot virtual keyboard com files MoveKB exe Command line format MoveKB exe Left Top http hot virtual keyboard com files SetNameKB exe Command line format SetNameKB exe KeyboardName If you are writing kiosk software using HTML you can use the special JavaScript functions to control the on screen keyboard With JavaScript you can show hide or move the keyboard Just use the special JavaScript functions to add keyboard related information to the browser caption and the application will monitor the caption for changes Download the file with JavaScript functions and examples from here http hot virtual keyboard com commander html How to lock all settings Developers c
65. ser caption and the application will monitor the caption for changes Advanced Show while holding down the key Check this checkbox to show the keyboard when you hold down one of the selected keys Shift Ctrl Alt or Win Appearance delay msec The delay between the pressing of a control key and the appearing of the on screen keyboard Show key characters in the UPPER CASE If this option is on key characters will be displayed in the upper case regardless of the state of the Shift and CapsLock keys Mouse pointer There are three mouse pointer types that you can use Standard Arrow Hand or Invisible Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 4 5 Position Using these options you can specify the location of the on screen keyboard Lock Prevents the keyboard from moving Show the on screen keyboard next to the text entry area when possible Some applications draw the text cursor in their own way and do not provide information about its position these are Firefox OpenOffice CorelDRAW etc In this case the keyboard will be shown in the bottom of screen Note This feature doesn t work when you set the Docking option Move the on screen keyboard to a screen border When the on screen keyboard appears it will be automatically moved to the specified screen border even if it had been moved elsewhere If the user moves the keyboard to any location on the screen it will remain at that location until disappears Ani
66. specify a key code in the hexadecimal format by using the dollar sign For instance 20 is Space and 1B is Escape Sample keyboard combinations e lt KEY WIN R gt regedit lt KEY Enter gt Start the registry editor e Login lt KEY TAB gt password lt KEY ENTER gt Enter the login and the password e Select random text from a list the lt SOMEOF gt lt SOMEOF gt tag Select random text from the lists enclosed in the lt CS gt and lt CS gt tags You can embed these macros Simple examples e lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt 1 lt CS gt lt CS gt 2 lt CS gt lt SOMEOF gt Inserts 1 or 2 e lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt shi lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt 1 lt CS gt lt CS gt 2 lt CS gt lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt lt CS gt bye lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt 1 lt CS gt lt CS gt 2 lt CS gt lt SOMEOF gt lt CS gt lt SOMEOF gt Inserts hi1 hi2 oye1 or bye2 e Show popup menu the lt POPUP gt lt POPUP gt tag Select text from the lists enclosed in the lt CS gt and lt CS gt tags You can embed these macros Simple example lt POPUP gt lt CS gt Hi lt CS gt lt CS gt Hello lt CS gt lt POPUP gt Inserts Hi or Hello e Insert text from a file the lt FILE filename gt tag Insert text from the specified file if exists into the specified position e Insert the selected text the lt SELECTION gt tag Insert the text currently selected in the active application
67. t be shown on the on screen keyboard when the focus is on a password entry field Type characters when keys are released If this checkbox is checked characters will be typed when you raise your finger from the surface of a touchscreen or release the mouse button Otherwise characters will be typed as you touch or click a key just like with a regular keyboard This option is especially useful in combination with the settings below Note This feature doesn t work if the Enable key repeat option is on Show a tip over a pressed character key If this checkbox is checked pressing a key will cause a small window with an enlarged version of the corresponding character to pop up This option is especially useful in combination with the previous option Show alternate characters or symbols With this option on Hot Virtual Keyboard will show alternate characters when you press and hold a key The selected character will be entered when you release the key You can edit the list of alternate characters by editing the Al ternateSymbols txt file in the Data subfolder Note This feature doesn t work if the Enable key repeat option is on Appearance delay msec The delay between the pressing of a key and the appearing of the list of alternate characters Extensions You can install a browser extension to make the on screen keyboard appear when the cursor is placed inside a text field The extension will add keyboard related information to the brow
68. the current input language You don t have to create your own keyboard for each language Show the on screen keyboard when the text cursor is visible If this checkbox is checked the on screen keyboard will appear when the text cursor is placed ina text field Some applications draw the text cursor in their own way and do not provide information about its state In this case you can open the keyboard by pressing a hotkey or clicking the keyboard icon You can also install a Browser Extension Hide the on screen keyboard when typing on a physical keyboard If you check this checkbox the on screen keyboard will disappear when you press a key ona physical keyboard the on screen keyboard will appear again when you touch the touchscreen or call the on screen keyboard by pressing a hotkey or clicking the keyboard icon Three finger tap on your touchscreen Show Hide Three finger tap on your touchscreen will toggle the visibility of the on screen keyboard This feature doesn t work in some applications Note Windows 8 and above Auto hide This option lets you hide the keyboard after the time specified in the Disappearance delay field expires Disappearance delay msec Copyright c by Comfort Software Group 13 Hot Virtual Keyboard The delay between the last pressing of any key and the disappearing of the on screen keyboard When enter a password don t show which keys are tapped If this checkbox is checked key pressing will no
69. thin thirty 30 days of such notice Upon termination Licensee must destroy the Software and all copies in part and in whole including modified copies if any in its possession or control COMFORTSOFTWARE reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if the use of Software by Licensee causes a loss of revenue for COMFORTSOFTWARE that exceeds fifty 50 times the amount Licensee paid for the License Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the Software bundled and distributed with an application under the Developer License by Licensee prior to termination provided Licensee has purchased a Developer License for the Software the bundled application does not compete with COMFORTSOFTWARE in any way and funds for the License were received and not returned or refunded in any way All restrictions prohibiting Licensee s use of the Software and intellectual property provisions relating to Software to the benefit of COMFORTSOFTWARE shall survive termination of this Agreement 6 Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Unless otherwise indicated in the documentation of the Software COMFORTSOFTWARE offers a free Priority Support and Product Upgrade Subscription for a period of three 3 years from the date of purchase on all licensed Software When Licensee s Priority Support is active Licensee may contact COMFORTSOFTWARE by email and through the Online Priority Support Request Form Priority Support and Product Upgrades may be provided beyond thr
70. tings will be saved to the Backup ini file located in the application installation folder in the Data subfolder OPTIONS Opens the application settings window CHANGELANGUAGE lt code gt Changes the current system language For example C Program Files HotVirtualKeyboara hvk exe CHANGELANGUAGE 0409 RESTORE Instructs the application to load settings from the INI file specified in the command line If another instance of the application is already running the settings from the INI file will be loaded into it You can save the settings to the INI file by opening the Options window and switching to the Advanced section For example C Program Files HotVirtualkKeyboard hvk exe RESTORE C Program Files HotVirtualkeyboard params ini M lt num gt Launches several instances of the program where lt num gt is the number of instances to be launched Each instance will have its own settings By default you can launch one instance only TURNON and TURNOFF Completely turn the application on or off Use the SHOWKEYBOARD or HIDEKEYBOARD parameter to show or hide the on screen keyboard ACTION lt hotkey gt Launches the action assigned to the specified hotkey For example C Program Files HotVirtualKeyboarad hvk exe ACTION Win K SAFEMODE Launches the application in safe mode Some features of the application will be disabled DEBUG Instructs the application to create the Log txt file in the application folder in the D
71. tream b int 1 leis readInt postMessage close return 1 public int setVisible boolean visible throws COMException IOException int hWnd getWindowHandle FuncPtr postMessage null postMessage new FuncPtr POST_MESSAGE getD1l1lName POST_MESSAGE getFunctic NakedByteStream bs new NakedByteStream LittleEndianOutputStream leo new LittleEndianOutputStream bs leo writelInt hWnd leo writeInt WM_CSKEYBOARD leo writeInt visible 1 2 leo writelInt 0 byte b postMessage invoke POST_MESSAGE getParameterDescription POST L ReturnFlags CHECK_FALSE LittleEndianInputStream leis new LittleEndianInputStream new ByteArrayInputStream b int 1 leis readInt postMessage close return 1 public static void main String args throws Exception try ComfortSoftwareKeyboard keyboard ComfortSoftwareKeyboard getInstance keyboard setVisible true Thread sleep 1000 keyboard setVisible false Thread sleep 1000 keyboard setVisible true for int i 0 i lt 100 i keyboard move i i catch COMException e finally class Call private int stackSize private String functionName private String parameterDescription private String dllName public Call String dllName String functionName String parameterDescription ir this stackSize stackSize this functionName functionName this parameterDescription parameterDesc
72. ts keys N Edit Keyboard Type DAC Keys MVKeyboard Keyboards TabletPC tat file Ede Help 2 Open Wadd One X Delete m Q You can geste any type of the keyboard in Sus window Stud y esting k keyboard types ae le You can dan ge size and coordinates of the highiighted keys by using arrow keys while holding Cri or Shift k 7 ou Z L HE AE Bt ale l arap ldla ES OOE e ra To edit the on screen keyboard open the Options dialog box select the On Screen Keyboard item and then click the Edit button By default the current keyboard type will be opened To edit another keyboard type click the File menu and then click Open When editing the keyboard you can use two types of virtual keys e Square keys are used by default Specify only two points for them the upper left corner and the lower right corner You can use the Width and Height fields for such keys e Keys consisting of lines can take any shape To configure them use the Points table to specify all points that should be joined by lines one by one The last line will be automatically drawn between the first and last points If necessary you can use lines to draw a circle or oval Look at how the Enter key is specified on the standard keyboard Actually it is one key though displayed as two keys The point 1 1 means that the points of one key end and the points of the next key start You can specify all parameters for the keys via the fields
73. ultaneously to perform a certain action Keyboard shortcuts are added deleted and edited in the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window You can open it in several ways 1 Click the Hot Virtual Keyboard icon in the system tray 2 Right click the Hot Virtual Keyboard icon in the system tray to open the application s context menu Then select the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings item in that menu 3 Press the keyboard shortcut that opens the Keyboard Shortcuts Settings window by default Win CapsLock Copyright c by Comfort Software Group How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard 4 S Keyboard Shortcuts Setngs C Program Files HotvirnualKeybosd Dan HVA tons cta o File Ede Help Woven Ki Sre amt I ange Kry Combraton 23 Cagv K Deer As De left and TE contol keys Sw Cri Alt or Win are processed atte ard der press the right keys If you want N use both Nght and y 9 sH allsa aell a a 3 B OBHS 7 S lt gt OOC m m Acton type Paste Text 2 Repaso da 42 42 a 4 a bet T Drow text on the on screen keyboard 4 Label A gt amp weet Tag amp fey dow NEXT STEP Specify the keyboard shortcut to be used There are two ways to do it 1 Switch to the Key combination field and press the desired key combination 2 Use the mouse pointer to select the keys for the combination on the on screen keyboard NEXT STEP Use the Action field to select the type of the action to be perform
74. use a txt file containing the entire information about the keyboard Keyboard files are stored in the Keyboards subfolder All modified keyboard txt files are stored in the Application Data folder You can see the full path in the caption of the Edit Keyboard Type window for example C Documents and Settings UserName Application Data ComfortSoftware HotVirtualKeyboard Keyboards You can move files from this folder to the Keyboard subfolder of the application installation folder To delete an existing keyboard type delete the file with its description from the Keyboards subfolder To create a few keys with the same action assigned to them add the point 1 1 to the points list This special point means that the points of one key end and the points of the next key start Some on screen keyboards have two space bars or two Enter keys created using this method Copyright c by Comfort Software Group How to use Hot Virtual Keyboard e See Also How to install another language and keyboard layout 3 4 Texttags These types of tags are used if you have configured the Paste Text action Tag types e Insert the current date and or time the lt DATETIME format gt tag Inserts date and time in the specified format see the format list e Press keys the lt KEY shortcut gt tag Keystrokes will be emulated inside the text see the key identifier list Use the plus sign to specify a keyboard combination You can
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