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                  User's Guide (ASCII Version)

                            May 1995

               (Edited: March 2000 by Avi Meshar)  
  

Please note: A HTML version of this documentation is available
             at http://www.dasoft.com/QUICKLX



By: Andreas Garzotto
(c) 1995-2000 D&A Software 
D&A Software
Information: info@dasoft.com 
Support: support@dasoft.com
http://www.dasoft.com



The Fine Print
--------------

As in most manuals, we have to start  out  with  the  stuff  for
the  lawyers.  While  we must ask that you read this section, in
general this is what it all means:
  
 * QUICK/LX  belongs to us, not you. What you bought was a right
   to use QUICK/LX. You can use  it  on  as  many  computers  as
   you'd  like,  but each person that uses QUICK/LX must pay for
   a copy.

 * You  agree that you use QUICK/LX at your own risk. We are not
   responsible for anything that happens as  a  result  of  your
   use of this software.

 * If  you  bought  this program for use by the U.S. Government,
   the Government is only allowed to use it for one person.  (If
   we  don't  include  this  stuff  about  FARS  and  DFARS, the
   Government will assume that they can make as many  copies  as
   they  would  like,  and  that they can do what ever they want
   with it. At least they're trying to save us tax  payers  some
   money,  but  sorry,  we  can't  let  them  do  it by pirating
   QUICK/LX.)
  

Copyrights and Trademarks
-------------------------

QUICK/LX, the QUICK/LX logo and the SS&S logo are all trademarks
of D&A Software.  HP, HP 100LX and  HP  200LX are  trademarks of
Hewlett-Packard Company. All other  product  names are copyright
and registered trademarks/tradenames of their respective owners.


Limited Warranty
----------------

QUICK/LX is distributed on a "as is" basis. Neither the software
author nor D&A Software, guarantees this program to be free from
defects and may not be held  responsible for  any losses caused,
directly or indirectly, by the use of  this software. If you are
not completely  satisfied with QUICK/LX within fifteen (15) days
of  purchase, you  may receive  a refund of your purchase price,
when  you return all items along with  the  proof  of  purchase.
Further, since D&A Software does not have any direct affiliation
with  Hewlett Packard  Co., future  models  of  the  HP  Palmtop
may  not be  compatible  with  QUICK/LX. D&A Software  does  not
guarantee  that updates will  be available  to maintain compati-
bility  with  future HP Palmtop  models. Further, if updates are
offered, an upgrade fee  may  be  required.  Your  use  of  this
program constitutes your acceptance of these terms.


Disclaimer of Warranty
----------------------

With  the  exception  of the  Limited Warranty stated above, D&A
Software, and the author of the software, disclaim any  and  all
warranties, expressed or implied.


Use by the U.S. Government
--------------------------

RESTRICTED  RIGHTS:  Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S.
Government is subject to  restrictions  as  set  forth  in  sub-
paragraph  (c)(1)(ii)  of  the  Rights  in  Technical  Data  and
Computer Software clause of DFARS 252.227-7013 or  subparagraphs
(c)(1)  and  (2)  of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted
Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19.


SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
------------------------

The HP Palmtop can be handy for entering almost any  information
that  you  can  think  of, but the small display and keyboard is
often a limiting factor. However, most  people  find  that  they
tend  to  enter  the  same  information,  use the same words and
phrases many times in the course of their work.

QUICK/LX  reduces  the  typing  time by suggesting the rest of a
word that you have partially typed. For example, when  you  type
"sop",  QUICK/LX  displays  "histicated" in a small window right
next to the text you entered.

If  you  press  the  right  arrow key (->), you tell QUICK/LX to
accept the  suggestion  and  QUICK/LX  will  complete  the  word
"sophisticated"  for you. You also can ignore the suggestion and
just keep on typing. Thus, you will find that QUICK/LX is useful
for entering long words, since  you  have  only  to  type  their
beginning  and  QUICK/LX  does the rest. With a carefully chosen
set of words, you can reduce the needed keystrokes for  entering
text  significantly.  Also,  you  will  find  that  QUICK/LX can
correct your spelling or even run sophisticated macros  to  make
using the Palmtop "QUICKer".

QUICK/LX  can  assist your typing in programs that run under the
Palmtop's System Manager, as well as in DOS  applications run in
text mode.


1.1 How Does It Work?
---------------------

QUICK/LX  is a small TSR program that runs in the background and
monitors all your typing both in  applications  that  run  under
the  HP100LX  and HP200LX system manager and DOS applications in
text mode.

QUICK/LX  uses  a  dictionary  file  that  contains the words or
phrases that you want it  to  suggest.  The  file  is  saved  as
C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT.

The  dictionary  file  is  a simple text file you can create and
edit with any text editor, such as the built-in MEMO. Each  line
of C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT, must contain a single word (or phrase).

Whenever  you  type  a word that matches with at least the first
two  characters  of  any  line  in  C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT,  QUICK/LX
suggests that line.

We  have  provided  you  with a sample QUICK.DAT file to get you
started. You can edit out the words you don't think you need and
add new ones of your own.

NOTE: If you are running the DEMO version of QUICK/LX, then  you
      can  only  use  the  default  dictionary provided with the
      demo. You can't add words or use the utility programs that
      are described in this manual. If you like what you see  in
      the  demo,  you  can  order  QUICK/LX  (complete  with the
      utilities)  for  $39.00 from D&A Software.

NOTE: QUICK/LX  works  best  with  a relatively small dictionary
      file. If you add too many words, then QUICK/LX  will  make
      many  suggestions  that you rarely need. Therefore, to get
      the greatest benefit from QUICK/LX, you should  develop  a
      small,  but  well  designed dictionary file with words you
      most often use.


1.2 How To Install QUICK/LX
---------------------------

First, you have to copy files contained on the distribution disk
to your HP Palmtop.

We  strongly  recommend  that  you  place the files in their own
directory for easy access. You can create  a  new  directory  in
FILER by entering the following key sequence on the Palmtop:

 {FILER}{MENU}{F}{T} C:\QUICK{ENTER}

The following files should then be copied into this directory:

 QCLEAN.EXE
 QUICK.COM
 QSYNC.COM

You should then copy QUICK.DAT into the C:\_DAT directory.

Next,  you  must  add a line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Assuming,
you have copied QUICK.COM to the directory C:\QUICK,  the  entry
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file should look like this:

 C:\QUICK\QUICK.COM

Be sure  you add this line BEFORE the system manager is started,
i.e. before  the  line "100" (or  "200").  If you  don't  have a
AUTOEXEC.BAT yet, copy D:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT (or to
A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT if you use a SRAM  or  flash  memory  card)  and
D:\CONFIG.SYS  to either C: or A: (depending on where you placed
the  AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Then  edit  the  AUTOEXEC.BAT  file  as
indicated above.

Finally, you have to close all open applications and reboot your
palmtop by pressing Ctrl, Alt and  Del all  at  the  same  time.
After rebooting, QUICK/LX is ready.


1.3 How To Use QUICK/LX
-----------------------

When using QUICK/LX, the following keys are special:

 * Right arrow key (->) - Whenever QUICK/LX suggests a word, you
   can press the right  arrow  key  to  accept  the  suggestion.
   QUICK/LX  will type in the rest of the word for you. You also
   can ignore the suggestion and just keep on typing.

 * Ctrl-Q -  Whenever you have typed a word that you want to add
   to the dictionary of QUICK/LX, press the CTRL key and  the  Q
   key  together  immediately  after entering the word. QUICK/LX
   will display the word within its window.  Now,  you  have  to
   confirm  that  the word should be added by pressing the right
   arrow key. If you press any other key, the window  disappears
   and QUICK/LX does not add the word to its dictionary.

If  you  press  Ctrl-Q  in any situation, other than immediately
after entering a word,  QUICK/LX  will  display  a  small  setup
status  window  that  will  show  the  text:  "Setup: QBlD". The
letters indicate whether certain features are enabled or not:


 * Q: QUICK/LX is enabled
   q: QUICK/LX is disabled (does not make any suggestions)

 * B: QUICK/LX beeps whenever the suggestion window is shown
   b: QUICK/LX does not beep

 * L: QUICK/LX learns new words "on the fly"
   l: QUICK/LX does not automatically learn new words you  enter
      (this feature is described later)

 * D: QUICK/LX uses the primary dictionary
   d: QUICK/LX uses the secondary dictionary  (this  feature  is
      described later)

When  the  "Setup"  window is displayed, if you press one of the
keys q, b, l or d, the associated feature is toggled.


1.4 Using QSYNC
---------------

QUICK/LX  copies the dictionary file into system memory and uses
this copy during operation. Therefore, if you change  any  words
in  C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT  or add new words to it, QUICK/LX will not
notice these changes automatically.

To gain access to the new changes, after editing QUICK.DAT,  run
the  utility  QSYNC.COM  to tell QUICK/LX you have changed some-
thing. QSYNC will synchronize the file and the  dictionary  that
is  in  memory.  Also,  if  you  add  new  words to the QUICK/LX
dictionary by pressing Ctrl-Q, the new words are  not  added  to
the  file  C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT  automatically  (although  they are
available  in  the  memory  resident  copy  of  the   dictionary
currently being used by QUICK/LX.) You have  to  run  the  QSYNC
utility to tell QUICK/LX to save these changes to the file.

When you run QSYNC, the following happens:

1) Any  new  words  (added by pressing Ctrl-Q or by the learning
   feature) are appended to C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT.

2) The QUICK/LX  memory resident dictionary is reloaded from the
   C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT file.

Thus,  after running QSYNC, the file and the used dictionary are
synchronized.

One  easy  method to run QSYNC, is to highlight it in FILER then
press {ENTER}.


SECTION 2 - ADVANCED FEATURES OF QUICK/LX
-----------------------------------------

QUICK/LX  has  many advanced features which are discussed in the
remainder of this manual. Before going further, it is  suggested
that  you  try  experimenting with the features of QUICK/LX that
you have learned so far. Once  you  feel  comfortable  with  the
program,  read  on to discover the many new ways to get the most
out of QUICK/LX.


2.1 Customizing the Dictionary
------------------------------

There  are  several  features  of  the  QUICK/LX dictionary file
C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT) which can enhance the usefulness of QUICK/LX:


Delaying QUICK/LX's Suggestion
------------------------------

Often  you  will find that you have many words in the dictionary
which all start with the same  first  two  characters.  In  such
cases,  QUICK/LX's  first  suggestion is usually not the one you
want. Fortunately, you can  tell  QUICK/LX  to  delay  making  a
suggestion  for  such  words  until  you   have   entered   more
characters.

If  a  word  in  the  dictionary starts with a digit, this digit
tells QUICK/LX that it only should display a  suggestion  if  at
least that number of characters match with the entered word. For
example, "3sophisticated" (without the quotes) requires at least
the first 3 characters to match, i.e., you have  to  type  "sop"
before  QUICK/LX will suggest the word "sophisticated". If there
is no leading digit, the default of at least two characters must
match.


Expanding Acronyms
------------------

QUICK/LX  can  also  be used to expand acronyms or even your own
special "shorthand." If you enter the line:

4asap=as soon as possible

into  the QUICK/LX dictionary, QUICK/LX will suggest "as soon as
possible" when you enter the  four  characters  "asap".  If  you
accept  the  suggestion,  the  four  characters  "asap"  will be
removed and replaced by the text "a soon as possible".


QUICK/LX Macros
---------------

QUICK/LX is not limited to entering printable characters. It can
press  almost  any  key  on the HP keyboard for you. If QUICK/LX
finds  the  character  '#'  within  a  word  or  phrase  in  the
dictionary  file,  it  takes  the  next four digits as the hexa-
decimal value of a scan code to be entered.

For  example,  the  line  "3xxx=First  line#1c0dSecond  line" in
C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT  has  the following effect: When QUICK/LX sees
you have pressed "xxx", it will remove the three x's and replace
them with "First line", go to the beginning of the next line and
enter "Second line". The sequence "#1c0d" is  interpreted  as  a
scan code to stuff. In this case, "1c0d" is the scan code of the
{ENTER} key.

For  another,  more  complex  example, add the following line to
your C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT file:

  @p=#0e08#7e83#7300#fe83#d500#b400#3e00#d600#1c0d

After you have saved the file, remember to run QSYNC to load it.

Now  run  MEMO  and  type  a name, followed by a space and "@p".
QUICK/LX will suggest to you the string of characters above.  If
you press the "right-arrow" key, the name preceding the @p  will
be searched in the phone book.

How  did  that  work? To understand, let's look at what QUICK/LX
entered step-by-step, examining each scan code:

1) #0e08  is  the  "Backspace" which removes the blank after the
   name (the "@p" is removed by QUICK/LX.)

2) #7e83  is  the  "Shift Make"  which starts MEMO's cut / paste
   selection mode.

3) #7300  the "Ctrl-left" combination, moves to the beginning of
   the previous word, thus, selecting the name.

4) #fe83  "Shift break"  releases  the  pressed  shift  key  and
   completes the selection.

5) #d500  "Copy"  is the {Fn}{=} key combination, which puts the
   selected name onto the clipboard.

6) #b400  is  the  "PHONE"  key  which   opens  the  phone  book
   application.

7) #3e00 is the {F4} key  which,  in  PHONE,  opens  the  "find"
   dialog box.

8) #d600  is  "Paste"  ({Fn}{+})  which pastes the name from the
   clipboard.

9) #1c0d  finally,  presses the {ENTER} key and searches for the
   name.

When  running  the  QUICK/LX macros above, the text shown in the
suggestion window is not very easy to understand. In the example
above  QUICK/LX  will  display: "=#0e08#7e83#7300#fe8". However,
there is an easy way to add  a  name  for  QUICK/LX  to  display
instead  of  the  macro  itself. Simply add the name to be shown
directly after the "=" character, and follow it with another "="
character.

For the previous example, the new line could be:

  @p=Phone=#0e08#7e83#7300#fe83#d500#b400#3e00#d600#1c0d

The  string  "=Phone"  will  be  displayed,  which makes it much
easier to remember what the macro does.

These "QUICK/LX macros" have some very nice properties:

 * They  work  in  both  the  system manager and DOS (unlike the
   system macros).

 * You can have as many macros as you want (the Palmtop's system
   macros are limited to only ten at any given time.)

 * You  can  name  the  QUICK/LX Macros so that they are easy to
   remember. For example, instead of "@p"  you  could  name  the
   last macro "look_up".

Note: A  100LX / 200LX  database  called  KEYCODE. GDB  has been
      provided on the QUICK/LX distribution disk. Also,  if  you
      run the Shareware program BUDDY, you can find the keycodes
      by pressing {Fn}{K} followed by the key. We wish to  thank
      Mr. Ed Keefe for providing KEYCODE.GDB.


2.2 QUICK/LX Command Line Options
---------------------------------

You  can  also  customize  QUICK/LX by starting it with optional
parameters in the command line entered in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The following command line options are available:

/b  - Do not beep when a suggestion is found.

/i  - Ignore the case of the words.

/n  - Do  not write the sorted data back to the dictionary file.
      This allows you to  find  newly  entered  (and  "learned")
      words  easier,  since they are all at the end of the file.
      However, if you use this option, QUICK/LX  must  sort  the
      same  words  each  time. Therefore, using this option will
      cause QUICK/LX to take longer to start, and  QSYNC  longer
      to run.

/c  - Do  not  show the suggestion window in sysmgr applications
      if the graphics cursor is not  shown.  This  prevents  the
      QUICK/LX  window  from  popping up in "strange" locations.
      However, it also prevents QUICK/LX from operating  in  123
      or DataComm since they do not use the graphics cursor.

/s  - Allows  scrolling  through  matching words by using the up
      and down arrow keys while a suggestion is  displayed.  You
      will  see  an  arrow at the end of the suggested word that
      indicates there are more matching words available.

/'n'  - Makes a suggestion only if at least 'n' characters match
        with a word in the QUICK/LX dictionary. The default is 2

/l'n' - Automatically adds all typed words that are at least 'n'
        characters long to the dictionary (learning  mode).  You
        also can toggle this feature online by pressing Ctrl-Q l

/m'n' - If  the  learning  mode  is enabled (by /l), this option
        tells QUICK/LX how many  times  a  word  must  be  typed
        before it is added to the dictionary (the default is 1.)
        For example, if you start QUICK/LX with:

                QUICK /l6 /m3

        then  words  which are at least six characters long, are
        added to the dictionary once  you  have  typed  them  at
        least  three  times  since  you started QUICK/LX (or run
        QSYNC the last time.)

/r'n' - Reserve  'n'  bytes  for  new words that are added using
        Ctrl-Q or the learning feature (the default is 512.)

/h'x' - Set  the QUICK/LX hot key (default is Ctrl-Q) to the key
        with the scan code 'x' (in  hexadecimal).  For  example,
        use "/h1e01" if you want the Ctrl-A to be the hot key.

/o'x' - Set the "accept" key (default is the right-arrow key) to
        the key with the scan code 'x' (in  hex).  For  example,
        "/o0f09"  will cause the {TAB} key to be the accept key.

The  following  is  an example of a QUICK/LX command line in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file with a few command line options:

 QUICK.COM /b /3 /r2000

This  will  cause  QUICK/LX to suggest a word if the first three
characters  match,  and  when  showing  the  suggestion  window,
QUICK/LX will not beep. A buffer of 2000 bytes is  allocated for
new words.

Note: If  you  use  the  "/l" option, it is recommended that the
      word buffer be enlarged with the  "/r"  option.  A  useful
      command line setting might be: "QUICK.COM /r2000 /l6 /m3".
  
In addition to the options listed above, QUICK/LX accepts a file
name  on  the  command  line.  If  a  file  name  is  given, the
dictionary  data  is  read  from  that  file  instead  of   from 
C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT.  This  feature is useful if you don't want to
keep the dictionary on the "small" C: drive.

If  QUICK/LX is already resident in memory and you run it again,
it will unload from memory  if  this  is  possible  (it  is  not
possible if another TSR has changed interrupt 16h or 5fh).


2.3 QSYNC Command Line Options
------------------------------

QSYNC accepts a file name on the command line. If a file name is
given, the dictionary data is read from  that  file  instead  of
from  C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT. You will need to use this option if you
specify a dictionary file name when you start QUICK/LX. You also
can use this feature if you use multiple dictionary files.

If  you  start  QSYNC with the /i option, it runs in interactive
mode. In this mode, QSYNC will prompt you  to  confirm  if  each
word  which has been added to the dictionary in memory should be
added to the dictionary file.


2.4 The QCLEAN Utility
----------------------

If you use the /l option to automatically add new words  to  the
dictionary,  you  can cause the dictionary file to quickly grow.
Going through the dictionary file deleting or  correcting  words
and  prepending  them with well chosen digits can be quite a bit
of work. The QCLEAN utility allows  you  to  detect  and  delete
suspicious words (those which contain characters other than only
letters) and add prepending digits.

To start QCLEAN, simply type QCLEAN{ENTER} on the command  line,
or select it in FILER and press {ENTER}.

If QCLEAN displays a suspicious word, you can either press {DEL}
to delete it or {ENTER} to keep it. When QCLEAN finds a group of
words  that  start  with  the same character, it suggests to you
what to do with each of the words in the group.  You  can  press
{ENTER}  to  accept the suggestion, {DEL} to delete the word, or
press the digit you want to have prepended.

As with QUICK/LX and QSYNC, QCLEAN accepts an optional file name
that is used as the dictionary file instead of C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT


QCLEAN Command Line Options
---------------------------

QCLEAN accepts the following parameters on the command line:

/a   - Do not ask any questions while processing the dictionary.
       When  using  this  option,  a digit is prepended to every
       line in the file regardless if there was a digit or  not.
       Also, QCLEAN will not suggest to delete any words.

/s   - Group  words  (by  prepending  appropriate  digits)  that
       differ only in their endings, so that you can choose  the
       words  with  the up and down arrow keys if you also start
       QUICK/LX with the /s option.

/'n' - Only  prepend digits that are 'n' or higher. For example,
       /2 has the effect that the smallest prepended digit is 2,
       i.e., there will never be a '1' prepended.


2.5 Using Two Dictionaries
--------------------------

QUICK/LX supports two dictionaries.  You  can  toggle  between a
primary dictionary and a secondary dictionary by pressing "D" in
the  setup  window.  If  the  primary  dictionary  is  selected,
QUICK/LX only suggests words from  the  primary  dictionary  and
adds  new  words to it. If the secondary dictionary is selected,
QUICK/LX only suggests words from the secondary  dictionary  and
adds new words to it.

If  QUICK/LX  is  started  with  the  /a  option,  then  it will
automatically  switch  between the two dictionaries whenever you
type a complete word which is contained in one of the dictionary
lists. This feature is most useful if you write documents in two
languages. QUICK/LX can then automatically detect which language
you are using and use the appropriate word list.

Both  dictionaries  are  kept  within  the same file. Words that
belong to the secondary dictionary have a dot ( .') prepended. A
simple example of a bilingual (German-English) dictionary file:

  .Anfang
  .rostig
  .3ziemlich
  3beginning
  quite
  rusty

Note  that  the  dot must proceed any digits. Thus, it should be
".3ziemlich" and not "3.ziemlich".


SECTION 3 - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
-------------------------------

The following are frequently asked questions and our answers:

1) Why  does  QUICK/LX  sometimes  suggest  a  word  while  I am
   selecting from a menu (or in other strange places)?

   QUICK/LX  does  not see in which application you are nor what
   you  are  currently  doing.  It just  sees  the keys  you are
   pressing.  For example, if  you  choose  "Menu  File Open" by
   pressing  the  keys  "{MENU}FO",  QUICK/LX sees that you have
   typed  the  characters "fo". If  the word "format" is in your
   dictionary, QUICK/LX suggests  it.  Use the  prepended digits
   (typically  the  digit  3)  in  order  to  prevent  this from
   occurring.  You  can  also  use  alternate  keys for entering
   commands  (e.g. "{F9}"  to open a file) or simply ignore such
   suggestions.

2) How  come  a  word  or  phrase  is sometimes truncated in the
   suggestion window?

   Even  though  the  words entered by QUICK/LX may be arbitrary
   long,  only  the first 20 characters will be displayed within
   the  suggestion window in  order to keep  the window within a
   manageable size.

3) Why  does QUICK/LX  not recognize characters entered by Buddy
   such as double clicked upper case characters)?

   If QUICK/LX is  installed  before  Buddy, it  cannot  see the
   characters that  Buddy enters.  Load  QUICK/LX after Buddy if
   you want  that these characters  are seen. However, note that
   Buddy  cannot unload  itself automatically  when  leaving the
   system manager if QUICK/LX is loaded after Buddy.

4) What does it  mean when "***FULL*** is displayed instead of a
   suggestion?

   When QUICK/LX initially starts, it reserves 512 bytes for new
   words (or the amount that you specify using the "/r" option).
   If you  add  words by  pressing {CTRL}Q  or  automatically by
   using  the "/l" option, this space fills up until there is no
   space  left   for  new  words.  In  this  case,  the  message
   ***FULL*** is shown. If this happens, it is best to run QSYNC
   and restart QUICK/LX  so that new memory can be allocated. If
   you run into this problem  often,  simply increase the amount
   of  memory allocated to the new word buffer by using the "/r"
   option.

5) Why does QUICK/LX display the ***FULL*** message, but when I
   run QSYNC, only a few words are appended to the dictionary?

   This may  happen if you use  QUICK/LX with  the "/m"  option.
   For example,  if  you  run  QUICK/LX  with  the command  line
   parameters "/l5 /m3 /r1000", then every word that is at least
   5 characters  long is placed into the new  words buffer. Thus
   the 1000 bytes reserve is  used up  quickly.  However, if you
   run QSYNC,  only  those words  that you have  typed at  least
   three  times are  appended to the  dictionary.  You can solve
   this be either  using a higher value than 5 for the /l option
   or a higher value for the /r option.
 
6) Why does QUICK/LX sometimes steal characters from the display
   when I am working with my communications program?

   If you  are using  a  DOS-based  communication program, it is
   best to disable  QUICK  ({CTRL}{Q} q) while on-line. QUICK/LX
   restores the background  of the suggestion  window whenever a
   key is  pressed, assuming  this  is the  only  situation that
   leads  to a change  of the  display.  However,  communication
   programs may change the  display when  something  is received
   through  the  serial  port.  Note that you  won't  have  that
   problem when using the built-in DataComm application.

7) How much memory does QUICK/LX need?

   When  QUICK/LX is  started, it needs 64 KB memory. As soon as
   it terminates (after  sorting the  dictionary  and processing
   the command line options), the part of QUICK/LX  that remains
   resident needs about 4 kB plus the  size of C:\_DAT\QUICK.DAT
   plus the size of the buffer for new words (512 by default).

8) How large may my dictionary file grow?

   The maximum size of the dictionary is 48 kB.

9) How  can I tell  QUICK/LX  not to make  suggestions  while in
   Filer, when speed searching or in other strange places?

   Start QUICK  with the  /c  option.  Note  that  in this case,
   QUICK/LX  will also  not  make any  suggestions  in  123  and
   DataComm.

10) Why  does  the  /i  option  (ignore  case) not work for some
    characters?

    The ignore case option works correctly for ASCII characters,
    but not for international characters.

11) QSYNC tells me that the word buffer is too small. What can I
    do?

    When  QUICK/LX  initially  starts, it reserves 512 bytes for
    new  words (or  the  amount that  you specify  using  the /r
    option). If your dictionary file grows more than 512  bytes,
    the additional words cannot be accommodated. Unload QUICK/LX
    and restart it, so that it can allocate more memory. (If you
    start QUICK/LX from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, simply reboot).
 
12) When I try to unload QUICK/LX it says: "Cannot unload QUICK"
    What does this  mean?

    Unloading  QUICK/LX  does  not  work  if  any  other program
    started after QUICK/LX  modified  the interrupts 16h  or 5fh
    (such as the System Manager)  You first have to unload these
    programs before QUICK/LX can unload.

13) How can I make QUICK/LX type a '#' or a '='?

    You cannot directly have QUICK/LX type these two characters
    since they are used by QUICK/LX for entering scan codes and
    abbreviations. If you want QUICK/LX to enter '#', use #0423,
    for '=', use #0d3d.

14) How can I get most out of QUICK/LX?

    * QUICK/LX is  not  very  useful  if  you  just  load a huge
      dictionary. In this case, it will suggest many  words that
      are not appropriate. A small, well  designed dictionary of
      words you often need is much more useful (and will take up
      less RAM!).

    * Exploit  the "digits  feature!"  If you  have  many  words
      starting with the same  characters  (e.g.  words  starting
      with "un"), it is not very  useful when  QUICK/LX suggests
      a word  after  seeing  the  first  two  characters:  "un."
      Therefore,  prepend  the  words  in  the dictionary with a
      digit specifying how many characters are needed to specify
      the word (e.g. 4unsophisticated). You can automate this by
      using the QCLEAN utility.

    * Use  QUICK/LX  to enter  words you often misspell for you.
      Enter these words into the  dictionary  once, and QUICK/LX
      will help you to type these words correctly  by suggesting
      the complete word as soon as you entered the beginning.

    * Use QUICK/LX to correct often-made typos.  For example, if
      you often type "teh" instead of "the", just enter the line

          3teh=the

      into  the dictionary.  As soon as you type "teh", QUICK/LX
      will suggest  "the" and  you only  have to press the right
      arrow key to correct it.

    * Use  QUICK/LX  to  enter  multiple  words  or phrases. For
      example, you can have  QUICK/LX replace your initials with
      your full name, or a company name such as:

          3D&A=D&A Software

    * Use the  QUICK/LX  "macro"  feature  to  enter  repetitive
      keystrokes. Unlike the System Macros,  you are not limited
      to ten  at a  time (though  you are limited by the size of
      the QUICK/LX dictionary)  and QUICK/LX  macros can be used
      in both System Manager and DOS applications.
     