Shorthand for Windows^TM
New Features in Version 10

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Shorthand 10.00 has the same features as Shorthand 9.02 plus the following
New Features, Options and Commands:

• Native support for Windows Vista.
• Shorthand now creates extra backup files. If file.spf is the name of your dictionary file Shorthand will create the following backup copies:

  file.~sp = automatic backup copy
  file.~1day.~sp = copy of .spf file 1 day or more ago
  file.~7days.~sp = copy of .spf file 7 days or more ago
  

• The Shorthand How-to Guide is now included with the Sh10 setup files. Choose How-to Guide from Sh10's Help menu to view the How-to Guide.

• If Shorthand is already running and you attempt to relaunch Shorthand: Shorthand no longer displays the "Already Running" warning message and instead brings up the currently running Shorthand window (i.e. same behavior as clicking on the Shorthand system tray icon).
• Added "System Configuration" under the Help menu for viewing the Shorthnd.ini file. The System Configuration window displays your current Shorthand parameters which you can email to OfficeSoft tech support if you encounter problems with Shorthand.
• "Save Session" and "Restore Session" can now be invoked from @Input windows (previously these commands were accessible only from the Preview window).
• Added "Save & Exit" button to the final TEXT TO TYPE window of input forms. Clicking this button will save the session (including any changes you make in the Text to Type window) and return to your word processor. You can recover a saved session by clicking the Restore Session button.
• Separators (a comma by default) are no longer appended to the end of headers in @INPUT pick lists if the @GROUPPRINT option is specified. (Headers are lines that begin with a '*' in your @INPUT pick lists.)
• Confirmation (Yes/No/Cancel) dialog boxes now float on top of all windows.
• The "age1" Tcl script in DEMO-TCL.SPF shows how to compute birth dates prior to 1938.
• Added SwitchFocusDelay parameter (in the Shorthnd.ini file) which specifies the delay (in milliseconds) between activating the target window and switching the focus to the target window. You may need to set the SwitchFocusDelay parameter if you observe the SPACE BAR not working when using Shorthand. By default SwitchFocusDelay is zero (which works with most apps). For some Java apps, you may need to set SwitchFocusDelay to 10 or higher.
• Added @ONSHOW="script" option to @INPUT tags. The syntax is: {@INPUT @ONSHOW="script" etc. } where 'script' can be any Tcl script that you want executed whenever the @INPUT box is displayed. Note that script must be enclosed in double quotes "" and there are no spaces between @NOSHOW= and "script".