[yul-naco] NACO: Macro Express RLIN21 grave

[Steven Arakawa]

As you know, the mapping of diacritics to the number pad on Orbis was 
replicated in the set of RLIN21 macros recently distributed. One exception 
was the grave, which in early testing caused the keyboard to lock up. (The 
RLIN21 key sequence itself was OK; it just didn't interact successfully 
with Macro Express)  For that reason, a macro for the grave (Ctrl+Alt+`) 
was not created or mapped to keypad 2 even though that is the current 
mapping for grave on Orbis. The Alif was mapped to keypad 2 instead.

Chris Smith has discovered that the current version Macro Express now 
interacts successfully with the key sequence Ctrl+Alt+` and he has sent me 
a copy of the macro. I expect most of you who use Macro Express with RLIN21 
will want to import this to your master file, or to your RLIN21 file if you 
keep separate files, so I am distributing it as an attachment, along with a 
revised version of the keypad map.

Before you import the new macro, be sure to reassign the Alif on keypad 2 
to Ctrl+keypad 2 to be consistent with the revised map, and because 
otherwise the imported grave macro will be deactivated when imported.

To reassign Alif to Ctrl+Keypad2:

1. Open Macro Explorer (click on the Macro Express icon)
2. Find the Alif RLIN21 macro on the Nickname list (don't confuse it with 
Alif without RLIN21, which is for Orbis).  If you don't have your RLIN21 
macros in a separate category folder or a separate file, click on All 
Categories and click on the Nicknames column to sort alphabetically.
3. Double click on the Alif RLIN21 nickname line. (The Commands/Macro 
Script subwindows will open)
4. Find the Properties tab (directly above the Commands subwindow) and 
click on it.
5. Click on the Set Hot Key button Under the Activation section. This will 
open Set HotKey Activation.
6. The cursor should be in the box above the list with Keypad 2 
highlighted. Replace by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing 2 on the 
keypad. Click OK to close the window.
7. Save the update. (File-->Save) or click the Save icon on the toolbar. If 
you click on the Macro Explorer icon under Actions, the Alif should now be 
mapped to  Ctrl+Keypad2.

Then, go ahead and import the new grave macro. (Refer to the importing 
tutorial on the Macro Express at Yale page) If you have the RLIN21 macros 
in a separate category folder (as recommended in the tutorial), make sure 
you have opened that folder before you begin the import, so the grave macro 
will import into it. (But you can always drag & drop it from All Categories 
later if you import it elsewhere by mistake.)

Importing Tutorial:

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/macroexpress/macxyalexp4.html

If the new macro still causes keyboard lock on your workstation, please let 
me know!

thanks,
Steven


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Steven Arakawa
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
Catalog Dept. Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University.
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240
(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu
   
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