ShortCut5 is a PalmOS 5.x preference panel which supports large (up to 4096 characters in size) shortcut definitions. The system shortcuts only supports small (about 45 characters in size) shortcut definitions. ShortCut5 shortcuts are in addition to the system shortcuts.

Limitations. Maximum of fifty shortcuts definitions. Each shortcut name is from one to four characters in length. Shortcut names are case sensitive and cannot contain the period "." character. ShortCut5 is only supported on PalmOS 5.x and on locales that use single byte characters. ShortCut5 will not recursively expand shortcut definitions.

Instructions. To expand a shortcut, enter a period "." character followed immediately by the shortcut name. Do not change fields or change the insertion point within the same field while entering the shortcut name.

App list. This is used to select a list of apps to either enable or disable (based upon the activation options in the Preferences).

Activation options in the Preferences. This is used to selectively disable and enable this preference panel. (1) Enable all apps. ShortCut5 is always enabled. (2) Disable all apps. ShortCut5 is always disabled. (3) Disable for app list. ShortCut5 is enabled for all apps except for those in the app list. (4) Enable for app list. ShortCut5 is disabled for all apps except for those in the app list.

Optimal performance. For best performance, use the app list and activation options to disable ShortCut5 when executing games or other event intensive (graphics) applications.

Notes. The shortcut will expand at a moderate speed (as to not overflow the key queue).

* Macros *

What are macros? Macros are four character commands that may be included within a shortcut definition to do something special. Macros always begin with the two letter "@@" sequence. Please remember that macros are not shortcut names.

Time and date stamps. Use the four character "@@ts" and "@@ds" macros for time and date stamps. The format of these time and data stamps are defined in the Formats preference panel. Or use the following macros to generate your own date stamp: "@@d0" full day names (Sunday, Monday, etc), "@@d3" three letter day names (Sun, Mon, etc), "@@d1" single or double digit day numbers, "@@d2" double digit day numbers (with a leading zero if single digit), "@@m0" full month names (January, February, etc), "@@m3" three letter month names (Jan, Feb, etc), "@@m1" single or double digit month numbers, "@@m2" double digit month numbers (with a leading zero if single digit), "@@y2" double digit year numbers (04, 05, etc), and "@@y4" four digit year numbers (2004, 2005, etc).

Selecting menu items. The first nine menu items (top to bottom) in the first three pulldown menus (left to right) can be selected (separators are ignored). The format of the macros are "@@xy" where "x" is the pulldown menu number (1-3 going left to right) and where "y" is the menu item (1-9 going top to bottom). For instance, "@@12" selects the second menu item in the first pulldown menu.

Pressing buttons. The "@@b1", "@@b2", "@@b3", "@@b4" macros will press a button. The macro names represent the ordering of the buttons based upon their screen position. The ordering is bottom to top, left to right. This is useful for complex shortcuts that need to span multiple forms.

Changing text fields. The "@@f1", "@@f2", "@@f3", "@@f4" macros will change the insertion point to a different text field. The macro names represent the ordering of the text fields based upon their screen position. The ordering is top to bottom, left to right. This is useful for complex shortcuts that need to span multiple text fields on a single form. Text fields within tables are not supported.

Launching apps. (1) The "@@h1", "@@h2", "@@h3", "@@h4" macros will launch the four hard key applications.
Updated Description:

Version 1.7 (12/13/2006)
Added support for uppercase and numeric shortcut names using the Treo keyboard.

Version 1.6 (10/10/2005)
Added undo, cut, copy, paste, select all menus.

Version 1.5 (2/11/2005)
Increased the maximum number of shortcuts to one hundred.

Version 1.4 (8/6/2004)
(1) Added support for selecting menu items within a shortcut. (2) Added support for custom date stamps.

Version 1.3 (6/1/2004)
(1) Added support for changing the insertion point from within a shortcut definition. Use the four letter "@@f1", "@@f2", "@@f3", "@@f4" macros to change the insertion point to a different text field. The macro names represent the ordering of the text fields based upon their screen position (top left corner). The ordering is from top to bottom, left to right. This is useful for complex shortcuts that need to span multiple text fields on a single form. Text fields within tables are not supported. (2) Added support for pressing a button from within a shortcut definition. Use the four letter "@@b1", "@@b2", "@@b3", "@@b4" macros to press a button. The macro names represent the ordering of the buttons based upon their screen position (top left corner). The ordering is bottom to top, left to right. This is useful for complex shortcuts that need to span multiple forms. (3) Added other shortcut macros. "@@br" to popup the brightness dialog, "@@ca" to launch the calc/favorite app, "@@h1", "@@h2", "@@h3", "@@h4" to press a hard key, and "@@sc" to launch the ShortCut5 preference panel.

Version 1.2 (5/1/2004)
(1) Added activation option to selectively enable or disable this preference panel while a user specified list of apps (up to 20) are executing. This is for use with games or other apps that don't use shortcuts but are event (usually graphics) intensive. (2) Added support for time and date stamps within a shortcut definition. (3) Added support for accessing the command toolbar within a shortcut definition.

Version 1.1 (4/20/2004)
Added Treo 600 keyboard support (this is because the Treo 600 keyboard sents multiple keydown events per key press).