Do
Setup
After you have run KickKeys for the first time it places it's icon in the system tray.
From that point onwards whenever you start the machine it will be there ready for you.
There are different things that you can do with KickKeys. Let us start with some easy
ones. First of all let us assume you want to work with a font for whose Key Definition
File or KDF is shipped with KickKeys (in case you want to use it for a different font then
you need to create your KDF first. Please see Creating a KDF for that.)
Right-click the KickKeys icon in the system tray and navigate to Key Definition File. It
will list all the installed KDFs. Make sure that the one that you want to use is checked
by left-clicking on it. This will make that KDF as the current KDF. Typically KDFs are
named the same as its corresponding font so that LipiNormal KDF would correspond to
LipiNormal font. However when you want two KDFs for the same font then you need to name it
differently. Run KickKeys
KickKeys starts when you start the machine. You should see a small icon in your system
tray. To use it for creating a document you need to open Microsoft Word or Microsoft
WordPad, choose the appropriate font and then click on the KickKeys icon in the system
tray. You should get a message saying your application has been trapped. Go on typing your
document. After you are done with the document, click on the icon again to release the
application. It's as easy as that. Just a word of caution, since KickKeys traps your Keys
you might have to turn it off before typing the name of the file while saving it.
Create a document in Microsoft Word
Open Microsoft Word and open a new file. Select the entire contents of the document by
going to edit and clicking on "Select All". Change the font to the font
supported by KDF.
Left-Click on the KickKeys icon. You should see a Message Box which says
"Successfully trapped Microsoft Word." (or "Successfully trapped Microsoft
Word, WordPad." if WordPad is open too). You are ready to start.
Start typing and you should see your keys being translated to your desire. Left-Click on
the KickKeys icon after you are done and kickKeys will release Microsoft Word.
Some "Do's" to keep in
mind
Always open Microsoft Word first, choose the correct font and then trap Microsoft Word by
Left-clicking on the KickKeys Icon.
Always release Microsoft Word as soon as you are done.
Some "Don'ts" to keep in mind
Don't close Microsoft Word while it is still trapped.
Problems? Look at Troubleshooting.
Create a document in Microsoft WordPad
The steps are the same as in case of Microsoft Word.
Change Key Mappings
If you need to change any key mapping then Right-Click on the KickKeys Icon in the system
tray. Navigate to edit and then to "Edit This KDF" and left-click it. It should
open up the editor window.
Go to "I want to type" field and type the key that you want mapped. Now use the
mouse-click to choose characters from the left hand side of the screen into "&
Get" field. For most cases you will not need to put in conditions so leave the option
button at "Always"
Look in the key maps frame. It should show you all the existing Mappings. If you find one
with the same "I want to type" field then you should click on "update"
to update the old mapping or else you should click on "Add" to add the new
mapping. Finally after you are done hit "Save" to save the changes.
Use Key Definition File
Key Definition File or KDF is the central idea behind transliteration. Let us take an
example. Adarshalipi (a popular Bengali font). maps the letter "Ka" to the key
"l" of the keyboard. However "Ka" is pronounced like the letter
"k" in English and if you can change this mapping so that when you press
"k" the Bengali letter "Ka" is typed on the editor then you don't have
to remember the difficult existing mapping. KickKeys allows you to do just that. Through
its user-friendly interface you can say, I want to type "k" and get
"Ka". This way you can create a complete set of mapping for a font and then you
don't have to remember the difficult mappings. The file that contains all these mappings
for a font is called the Key Definition File or KDF for short.
To continue with our example, Joydurga (another popular Bengali font) maps "Ka"
to "K". Now if you are not using KickKeys and you wish to start using Joydurga
instead of the Adarshlipi (whose mapping you have somehow learned) then you would need to
start memorizing the key mappings of Joydurga. With Kickkeys you just create another KDF
and you don't have to learn anything new.
How to Write Mails in
Outlook and Outlook Express using Kickkeys
Just like composing
documents, you need to trap the mail client Outlook and Outlook Express by
clicking on the KickKeys icon.
Select the required font
for your selected language.The font should be set to the one supported by
your current KDF too. When you want to write in English again release
KickKeys.
Turn
on/off Notification
Notification
is by default turned on. That means it will give you help messages when an
application has been successfully trapped or released or when you need to
move your cursor to an application to trap it. But after a while when you
grow more familiar with KickKeys you might not want such informative
messages. You can turn Notification Off by choosing Notification Off from
the KickKeys menu.
To
turn it back On choose Notification On.
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