FKEY Master is a small utility that puts you in control of your FKEYs. Its intuitive interface lets you easily install, remove, and move FKEYs.
At only 9k, you might call it the bodybuilder's FKEY manager. All of the muscle, none of the fat. It's certainly not your father's FKEY Manager!
What are FKEYs?
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FKEYs are small programs which can be launched by pressing command-shift and a number from 0 through 9. FKEYs have been written to do millions of things from changing the monitor depth to changing the volume.
FKEYs 1 and 2 are reserved by Apple. Command-shift-1 ejects the internal drive. Command-shift-2 ejects the external drive.
FKEY 3 is Apple's screen snapshot utility. You can replace this FKEY if you like.
FKEY 0 and FKEYs 3-9 are available for your own FKEYs. Those are the FKEYs "slots" that you'll be able to customize with FKEY Master.
How do I Use FKEY Master?
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FKEY Master is based on these slots. The best way to learn the interface is to follow along with your Mac as you read this document.
First, double-click on the FKEY Master icon in the Finder. You should see the FKEY Master window. The numbers 0 through 9 in the window represent the 10 FKEY slots. The "clipboard" on top of the screen will show you the FKEY last copied to the clipboard.
The first step is to select an FKEY ID Slot you'd like to work with. Let's pick ID Slot 3. Most likely your Mac has Apple's screenshot FKEY in slot 3. Click anywhere in the box that surrounds that ID.
You should now see a dialog box containing 5 buttons: Copy, Paste, Remove, Install, and OK. The buttons do pretty much what you would expect them to.
"Copy" copies the selected FKEY into the clipboard (on top of the screen.)
"Paste" pastes the FKEY currently stored in the clipboard into the selected ID Slot. "Remove" removes the selected FKEY.
"Install" lets you install an FKEY from an outside file into the selected ID Slot.
Installing FKEYs from an outside file is easy. After clicking on an id slot, press on the "Install…" button. Then select the file that contains the FKEY you want to install. If the file only contains 1 FKEY, FKEY Master wil install that FKEY automatically. However, if the file contains more than one FKEY, you'll have to tell FKEY Master which one you want.
If the file has more than one FKEY, a new dialog box will appear with three buttons: OK, Cancel, and Next. "OK" will install the FKEY named in the dialog. (If the name is not present, it will display its ID Number.) "Cancel" will cancel the entire installation operation. "Next" will go to the next FKEY in the file. Keep on pressing "Next" until you see the FKEY you want to install. Then Press "OK."
To save all your changes, simply select the "Save Changes" menu item from the File Menu. Then select "Quit" to quit the program.
Restrictions on this Version
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This version only allows you to customize FKEY ID slots 0 through 7. Once you register, you'll be able to use slots 8 and 9 as well!
How Can I Register This Great Program?
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If you use FKEY Master!, please send in the $15 registration fee. Simply print out the order form from the program and fill it out. Then send it and a check made payable to "Adam Stein" to:
Adam Stein
Insanely Great Software
126 Calvert Ave. E.
Edison, NJ 08820
I'll send you the password as soon as I receive your check.
You can also order other Insanely Great Software products from the order form. You can read about the exciting System 7 Pack! in the Blurbs Folder. The System 7 Pack! has been in MacWeek, MacWorld, and MacUser. It's also been included with four different upcoming System 7 books. It costs $29.95.
If you're interested in getting a copy of other freeware and shareware programs that I've written, just order the $5 Neat Stuff! Disk.
