STAYDOWN                                   Jeff Prosise
'Sticky' shift keys		            Version 1.0
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Purpose
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Permits entering two-key Ctrl-, Alt-, and Shift-key
combinations as separate keystrokes.

Format
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    STAYDOWN [/D] [/U]

Remarks
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The relocation of the function keys on IBM's
"enhanced" 101-key keyboard makes it impossible to
hold down a shifting key (Ctrl, Alt, Shift) and press
a key simultaneously with one hand. Even with the
83-key (PC and XT) and 84-key (original AT) keyboards,
many shifting key combinations have been awkward for
many users and sometimes impossible for the physically
handicapped. STAYDOWN 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
STAYDOWN), just hit the key again to disengage it.

The optional /D switch deactivates STAYDOWN
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 STAYDOWN, a "Cannot
Uninstall" message will be displayed. If the
message "Uninstall Error" appears, users
should immediately save their work and
reboot.

STAYDOWN should be loaded before SideKick.
SideKick users can then choose to pop up the
SideKick utility either by holding down the
Ctrl key and pressing/releasing the Alt key
(as before) or by pressing/releasing the Ctrl
key and then pressing/releasing the Alt key.
Note, however, that as STAYDOWN's action is
confined to the next keystroke, three-key
combinations such as Ctrl-Alt-Del must be
entered conventionally.

STAYDOWN 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.
