Click-N-Type features by example 

With the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard it's no problem.  You type the web address into the Buffer including the <Enter>.  Then click the "Address:" field of your Internet browser.  That's it.  The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard minimizes itself while you watch your page form.  You'll probably use the same technique for typing into Email "To:" and "Subject:" fields, depending on which Email client you're using.

To the left, you can see an example of a keyboard resized down to a point where the normal and/or user defined fonts will no longer fit on the faces of their assigned keys.  All keys that use fonts are reduced to 8 point regardless of the user's choice, and all Key-Caps represented by pictures are 2/3 their normal size.  This sometimes results in keys that require a little squinting, but the overall profile of the keyboard can be reduced significantly.

As a starter, you may review some keyboards by clicking here.  You may download and install this handy set of layouts and "close the window" to return here.

The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard gives you several convenient ways to select the keyboard you want.  All keyboards are accessible from the "Options | Keyboard" menu.  The User Designed keyboard layout files are also accessible from the "File | Select User Keyboard..." menu.  The 6 most recently accessed keyboards used are also available on the "File" menu.

Setting AutoClick Delay.

More AutoClick features.

Function Keys available.

When you're in AutoClick mode, a click is simulated when you hover over a key long enough.  The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard gives you a visual cue as you pass the mouse pointer over keys that can AutoClick.  As your pointer passes over such a key, the background color of that key turns yellow.

If you check out the lower right of the keyboard, you'll see a button that changes from Function Keys to Standard Keys just like the Menu item of the same name does when not in AutoClick mode.  So, when the AutoClick user makes a mistake several lines back, he/she can just AutoClick the Function Keys button, use the Arrow Keys to get back to the point in question and make the correction.

You may also want to learn about the new Point-N-Click virtual mouse from Polital Enterprises, but don't forget to come back now!

A Macro being defined.

Hot Scrolling the Word Prediction window.

• Type a few letters of a word and the Word Prediction window opens.
• While the Word Prediction window is visible, find the word you are attempting to type.  Scroll down the alphabetically sorted list if necessary by depressing one of the "Hot Scroll Bars".
• When you find the word you want, double or single click it.  The remainder of the word will be typed to your current target window.  It's that simple.

• Type a few letters of a word and the Word Prediction window opens.
• While the Word Prediction window is visible, find the word you are attempting to type.  Scroll through the alphabetically sorted list by hovering over the "Hot Scroll Bars" if necessary.
• When you find the word you want, hover over it.  The remainder of the word will be typed to your current target window.  It's that simple.

• None - No sound is heard as you type, if you prefer to work in silence.
• Typewriter - Normal typewriter sounds.  Each time a key is typed you'll hear it.  Each time you depress a Shift, Ctrl or Alt key, you'll hear that too.
• Speech - Each key is spoken by a human voice as you type.  The "Speech Package" you've installed determines what is said, and who's voice is used.  The default (and only so far) English Speech Package speaks in a male voice.
• Alternate Speech - Each key is spoken by a different voice.  The Speech Package you have installed determines the voice.  The default (and only so far) English Alternate Speech Package uses a female voice.

Download the Click-N-Type Alternate Speech Package
(American female voice)
5.2 min @ 56 kbps

Scan Mode Settings applet.

You may use any keyboard layout of your choice, however he have included the "Scanning.cfg" keyboard that is statistically designed to be optimized for speed when typing it English, using Scan Mode.  You are encouraged to size the keyboard to the smallest size comfortable to work with.  This makes the scanning take less time without increasing the Scanning Speed.  Also, as with anything new, you are strongly encouraged to practice.

The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard may be retrieved, at any time by simply moving the mouse pointer to the small sliver that can still be seen at the bottom of the screen.  Or, if you prefer, you may click its icon in the System Tray.

QWERTY101-Long at Minimum size.

There is now a much easier way to correct a mistake in Scan Mode.  A Right-Double-Click, in Scan Made, sends a <Backspace>.

Some Scan Mode users like to hold down the Left-Mouse button for  more than 6 seconds while waiting to release it, but this used to trigger Escape Mouse Trapped mode.  In this version holding down the Right-Mouse button for 6 seconds escapes this mode.

After freeing the mouse to perform system tasks you now have a more convenient way to recapture the mouse.  Use the "Options | Scan mode | Recapture Mouse" menu command as an alternative to clicking the keyboard followed by the <Esc> key or holding down the right mouse button for 6 seconds.

Download the CNT-Administration Package.
2.7 min @ 56 kbps

CNTAdmin -
Allows an Administrator to selectively turn features on or off for the Click-N-Type virtual keyboard.  This program allows you to set which menu items and/or options are available.  Normally you will allow all Click-N-Type features, setup the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard the way you want it, and then run CNTAdmin to prevent the user from changing some features.

By default, CNTAdmin displays all items in English.  If you have other Language Packs installed, select your language from the "Language:" drop-down list.

CNTClone -
Allows you to duplicate the current Click-N-Type and CNTAdmin configuration on other systems.  This program "Exports" the registry info to a file.  You may then copy that file to another system and "Import" the Click-N-Type registry settings. It must be run once on each PC that will be using Click-N-Type, if you are imposing CNTAdmin restrictions.

Middle-Click generates a Macro.

If you have a Middle Mouse button or a wheel mouse, you don't need to depress the <Alt> or <Macro> key, to generate a Macro, if you don't want to.  You can generate Macros by simply Middle-Clicking on the key containing the Macro text  Note that clicking the Scroll Wheel of a wheel mouse is the same as Middle-Clicking a 3 button mouse.

If this option is selected, the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys stay down when depressed.  It is frequently convenient to do things like capitalize only the first letter of a sentence, without going back to release the Shift key.  Also, you may only want the Alt key down long enough to expand one Macro.  When this option is cleared, the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys only stay down until the next key is struck.

Download the Language Development Kit.

In most cases, the only thing we need from a foreign language translator, is the translation itself.  However, for the more adventurous who have a good understanding of computer graphics and/or those who would like to play with keyboard mappings, we offer the Language Development Kit.

Customizing Key-Caps - is a manual procedure that is mentioned below and explained fully in the Click-N-Type Help file.  This is the process of creating pictures of keys that resemble those on your physical keyboard.

Translating Menus and Messages - involves modifying a template file that contains all the text seen by a user of Click-N-Type.  This procedure is discussed below and explained fully in the Click-N-Type Help file.  You may also download the latest Messages-English.txt template file here.
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Customizing Key Codes - is the process of associating physical keys that exist on your real keyboard with the keys on your Click-N-Type virtual keyboard.  The MakeUKeys2 program as part of the Language Development Kit will assist you in the process of creating the UKeys.txt file.
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Mapping the Keyboard - defines all possible ways your physical keyboard can generate characters.  Without this process, the following functions will have problems.  The KbdMap program as part of the Language Development Kit helps you create the required Strokes.kmp file to solve these problems.

• Typing 2 stroke characters from the Buffer.
• Typing 2 stroke characters from Macros.
• Completing Words from the Word Prediction list that contain 2 stroke characters.
• Recognizing non-English characters as belonging to words for Word Prediction.

Download Internal Key-Caps Template files.

Download the Messages-English.txt Template for Translators.

Right-Click to Learn New Word.

The "Prediction > Learn Commonly completed words" option allows you to stop collecting information on Common Words.  This stops the Word Prediction list from changing based on your favorite words.  The "Prediction > Empty Commonly used words list..." lets you start from scratch, clearing all information collected about commonly used words.

To make new words easier to add to your Word Prediction list, the "Prediction > Copy words to Buffer" option is now the default.  As you type a break character, the previous set of In-Word characters are stored in the buffer ready to be learned as a new word.  There is also a "Right-Click on Buffer Button" shortcut to the "Learn Word from Buffer" menu command.  See the illustrations on the left.

If security is not really a problem, we still recommend eliminating the request for Password, by setting Automatic Logon using TweakUI available from Microsoft.

For those who really need to use Click-N-Type for Secure Network Logon, we will lead your System Administrator through the necessary steps.  Unfortunately, this is not a job for a novice.  We strongly recommend that you contact your System Administrator with the following information.

For 2000 Pro & XP Pro users.  The procedure involves using the Group Policy Editor to run a copy of Click-N-Type at Logon time.  To set this up, download CNTStartup-2k.zip or CNTStartup-XP.zip from this site.  Extract it's files to any temporary folder, double click CNT-Startup.hlp and follow the instructions.  It has the form of a tutorial and leads you through the procedure step-by-step.

For Windows 95 / 98 / ME users.  Click-N-Type can be set up to run as a service by creating a RunServices entry in the system registry. THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT FIRST SAVING THE REGISTRY!  It would be best to have this done by someone experienced in modifying the registry.

The following Registry Patch file would add the necessary key and value if Click-N-Type is installed in it's default location: 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices]
"CNT"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Click-N-Type\\Click-N-Type.exe\""

• Picture Key Color - We have keys with Text and keys with pictures of several characters.  The pictures of characters are Black to match the normal 3D Object Text Color for normal Windows Color Schemes.  If however, you used a non-Black Text Color, our keys looked funny.  Some Black and some not.  This version now converts all Black pixels of the bitmaps to the current Text Color.
• Extended Desktop Support -With the advent of Extended Desktops (Multiple Monitors), users expect to have CNT start in the same place, on the same monitor it was closed on, if possible.  Information and Dialog windows should be centered on the current monitor we're on.  All form placement must be relative to the current monitor, not the Primary Monitor.  Furthermore, every time an attempt is made to move or place a form, we need to ask if the monitors of the Desktop have changed and what monitor the main form is considered to be on.  This version makes every attempt to take logical action for Extended Desktops.  The "correct" action is not necessarily always well defined.
• Don't remove Click-N-Type from Taskbar when we Drop and Hide if "In System Tray when Minimized" is not set.
• New Installer - Click-N-Type, CNT-Administration and LC-Configure now use Installer2Go to call the latest 32-bit "Windows Installer" technology.
• Minimize when not in use - For people who don't care if Focus changes or not, and would rather click on a minimized keyboard, to get it out of hiding, we now have the "Minimize when not in use" option.

• The keyboard now remembers it previous position if closed, or Windows is shut-down, while we're hiding out of sight.
• Added the "/NoTaskbarOnRollup" command-line switch for expert only use to keep our button off the Task Bar when the Rollup feature being used.
• Fixed two possible, but never reported, timing and hiding related problems
• Multiple Instances - You may now have multiple instances of Click-N-Type with different layouts and possibly different Language Configurations.  There can be only one installed Click-N-Type, and one set of registry keys, so we've made a /IX:n (n = 1 to 9) command-line switch you may add to separate shortcuts.  If a Click-N-Type is already running for a given /IX:n, that instance is activated.  If not, we start an instance of Click-N-Type with a title that begins with the title "Click-N-Type[n]".  All settings are independent of the non-indexed Click-N-Type shortcut or any other shortcuts with other indices.
• Shift affects Mouse Buttons - The Click-N-Type <Shift>, <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys may now also be used to modify mouse clicks.  This makes multiple selections, using the mouse, much easier.
• For easier visibility, the <Shift>, <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <AltGr> keys display in the "Active Color", when depressed, whenever keys are being highlighted as the mouse pointer passes over them.
• Added the /CFGRS command-line switch to Remember the Size the keyboard was last closed as even if the /CFG switch is used. Without the /CFGRS switch, the keyboard will continue to open at its default size as before.
• More Macros - Double the number of Macros available with Shiftable Macros. This allows different Text and Macro Cues to be stored on <Macro><Key> and <Macro><Shift><Key>. This also allows any character from a character set, to be stored on a <Macro><Key> and its uppercase equivalent to be stored on <Macro><Shift><Key>.
  • Note however, this can present some backward compatibility problems if the user is accustom to using macros while <Shift> is down. So, even if <Shift> is down, we expand the "Normal" macro if there's nothing on the Shifted Macro key.
  • "S-*-ms.wav" files may now be created to speak Shiftable Macros.
• Some people don't have a Middle-Mouse-Button or a Wheel Mouse. Make Left+Right Mouse also expand macros, the same as Middle-Mouse-Click.

More V3.03 enhancements

• Users no longer need to be Administrators. - Once installed, any User account may now run Click-N-Type and use its Add-ons with full access to all functionality.
• Each User maintains his/her own Word Prediction list, and Commonly Used Word list. - The basic Word List is still installed by anyone with enough Privileges.  From then on, users maintain their personal copies.  People upgrading from V3.02 will start with their current Word Prediction list and then each user will build from, or delete from, that list.
• Each User maintains his/her personal preference of Language Pack Configurations. - One user may choose to type using a German keyboard configuration, while another works in French.
• Each user has his/her own Macro Snapshot files. - Macro Snapshot sets, that are saved and reloaded by the Click-N-Type user, are now specific to each user and not visible to anyone else.
• Highlighted Macro Keys - Some people found it difficult to remember what keys they put Macros on.  Now, keys that contain macro text are highlighted (normally green) whenever the "Identify keys..." option is set and the [Macro] button is depressed.
• The <Windows> keys available on our QWERTY-long layout, and User Designed keyboards is now sticky. - Both <Windows> keys are now handled the same as <Shift>, <Ctrl> and <Alt>.  They will stay down, so you can type useful things like <Win>+<E> to start Explorer, <Win>+<D> to show your Desktop, etc..