Ergodex dx1 Betriebsanweisung
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DX1 - Performance at Your Fingertips™
Computers continue to be too hard to use. Many programs have
grown so complex and loaded with features and functionality that
standard input devices are insufficient and represent a bottleneck to
user performance. Your regular keyboard and mouse do not provide
the freedom to best use and interact with your computer. Your DX1
Input System will help you break through this artificial bottleneck.
This section introduces to you basic concepts and terminology of the
DX1 Input System and Ergodex Manager. As you read on, we hope
you will see that the DX1 Input System opens up a whole new
opportunity for improved performance controlling your computer.
grown so complex and loaded with features and functionality that
standard input devices are insufficient and represent a bottleneck to
user performance. Your regular keyboard and mouse do not provide
the freedom to best use and interact with your computer. Your DX1
Input System will help you break through this artificial bottleneck.
This section introduces to you basic concepts and terminology of the
DX1 Input System and Ergodex Manager. As you read on, we hope
you will see that the DX1 Input System opens up a whole new
opportunity for improved performance controlling your computer.
Macros
DX1 Macros are the fundamental concept around which the rest of
the DX1 Input System is built. A Macro is a collection of keystrokes
or functions that are executed with a single press of a DX1 Key. By
combining several keystrokes into one action, the DX1 can
significantly improve your performance and productivity. Thus,
Macros are actions that can be assigned to DX1 Keys.
DX1 Macros can be one of four different Macro Types:
• Single Key Macros replicate any key on your regular keyboard.
the DX1 Input System is built. A Macro is a collection of keystrokes
or functions that are executed with a single press of a DX1 Key. By
combining several keystrokes into one action, the DX1 can
significantly improve your performance and productivity. Thus,
Macros are actions that can be assigned to DX1 Keys.
DX1 Macros can be one of four different Macro Types:
• Single Key Macros replicate any key on your regular keyboard.
• Multi Key Macros replace a complex sequence of keystrokes
with the press of a single DX1 Key.
• Text Block Macros store text of virtually any length to be inserted
directly into your documents.
• Program/File/URL Launch Macros open your favorite software,
file, or website by pushing a DX1 Key.
The Macro Type is defined when the Macro is first created.
Every Macro also has a Macro Name that is defined during creation.
The Macro Name is a short label that allows you to identify the
Macro by its function. For example, if you make a Multi Key Macro
to copy text (Ctrl + C), you might give it the Macro Name “Copy text.”
You can name your Macros any way that makes sense to you.
Ergodex Manager allows you to edit or change the Type and Name
of a Macro at any time.
Single Key Macros
The most basic Macro Type is the Single Key Macro. Single Key
Macros duplicate the behavior of any key on your regular keyboard.
For example, if you assign a DX1 Key with a Single Key Macro of the
“Q “ key, it functions just like the “Q” key on your regular keyboard.
Single Key Macros, like all DX1 Macros, do not interfere with the
operation of your regular keyboard. You can think of a DX1 Key with
a Single Key Macro as a cloned keyboard key that can be moved.
Single Key Macros are particularly useful for programs that use
single keyboard keys for input commands, including graphic editing
programs and games.
Macros duplicate the behavior of any key on your regular keyboard.
For example, if you assign a DX1 Key with a Single Key Macro of the
“Q “ key, it functions just like the “Q” key on your regular keyboard.
Single Key Macros, like all DX1 Macros, do not interfere with the
operation of your regular keyboard. You can think of a DX1 Key with
a Single Key Macro as a cloned keyboard key that can be moved.
Single Key Macros are particularly useful for programs that use
single keyboard keys for input commands, including graphic editing
programs and games.
Multi Key Macros
Multi Key Macros combine a sequence of keystrokes into a single
logical group. Multi Key Macros can range from short simple key
combinations to long complex key sequences. For example, you
might use Multi Key Macros to simplify keyboard shortcuts for a word
processor or create a precisely timed script for a game. Multi Key
Macros offer nearly unlimited flexibility for controlling your programs.
Multi Key Macros also allow you to have precise control over the
playback rate, or Timing, of the keystroke sequence. When you
create a Multi Key Macro from your keyboard, there naturally is a
time delay between each key that you press. When you record a
Multi Key Macro with your regular keyboard, Ergodex Manager
automatically captures the exact rate at which you type each key.
The information includes the specific time each key is pressed Down
and when it comes back Up. The intervals between key presses in a
Multi Key Macro can be a short as a few milliseconds, or as long as
five minutes.
Ergodex Manager provides the option of playing a Multi Key Macro
with or without its associated timing. When a Multi Key Macro is
specified to Use Timing, the keystrokes are played back with the
exact time delays recorded. If you deselect the Use Timing option of
a Multi Key Macro, the key sequence is played back in a single rapid
burst.
logical group. Multi Key Macros can range from short simple key
combinations to long complex key sequences. For example, you
might use Multi Key Macros to simplify keyboard shortcuts for a word
processor or create a precisely timed script for a game. Multi Key
Macros offer nearly unlimited flexibility for controlling your programs.
Multi Key Macros also allow you to have precise control over the
playback rate, or Timing, of the keystroke sequence. When you
create a Multi Key Macro from your keyboard, there naturally is a
time delay between each key that you press. When you record a
Multi Key Macro with your regular keyboard, Ergodex Manager
automatically captures the exact rate at which you type each key.
The information includes the specific time each key is pressed Down
and when it comes back Up. The intervals between key presses in a
Multi Key Macro can be a short as a few milliseconds, or as long as
five minutes.
Ergodex Manager provides the option of playing a Multi Key Macro
with or without its associated timing. When a Multi Key Macro is
specified to Use Timing, the keystrokes are played back with the
exact time delays recorded. If you deselect the Use Timing option of
a Multi Key Macro, the key sequence is played back in a single rapid
burst.
Concepts & Definitions