
			STAY100.DOC

This is a modification of Staydown, the PC Magazine utility written by
Jeff Prosise.  The primary change is to make only the Control and Alt 
keys sticky.  The program is intended for use on the HP100LX palmtop,  
but may be useful for other machines that are configured similarly. As 
Staydown was originally written, the shift key was also sticky, which 
caused problems with the HP100LX because the shift key is inherently 
sticky.  

Purpose:  Permits entering two-key Ctrl-, and Alt-
-key combinations as separate keystrokes.

Stay100 is a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) utility that permits 
(but does not require) the shifting key to be physically released while 
remaining logically depressed until the key it is to affect is struck.  
If a shifting key is mistakenly hit (and so held down by Stay100), 
just hit the key again to disengage it.

This program will primarily be of use if you spend most of your time 
in Dos programs that use the Alt-key combination (say for menu access).  
For those Dos programs that want the Alt key and the next key pressed 
separately (e.g., WordPerfect interprets simultaneous presses as macros, 
rather than menu access) or for any HP100LX built-in applications, you 
can either deactivate Stay100 prior to starting the program (see below), or 
you can press the Control or Alt key twice in succession to appear as a 
"normal" press and release. 

	Format:   STAY100 [/D] [/U]

The optional /D switch deactivates STAY100 until the command is entered 
again without the switch.  The optional /U switch uninstalls the program and 
frees the memory it previously occupied.  If another TSR program that uses 
the same interrupt vector has been loaded after Stay100, a "Cannot
Uninstall" message will be displayed.  If the message "Uninstall Error" 
appears, users should immediately save their work and reboot.

As Stay100's action is confined to the next keystroke, three-key combinations 
such as Ctrl-Alt-Del must be entered conventionally.  Stay100 can be entered 
either at the DOS command line or, preferably, as a line in an AUTOEXEC.BAT 
file.  

While compatible with most applications, full compatibility with all applications 
cannot be guaranteed by any TSR program.

NOTES:
1. This is Freeware.
2. Don't call me or Jeff Prosise if your machine blows up.

                                             D. Hamachek
                                             Compuserve ID# 73700,2250



