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:. Changes for 3.02

  • Changed the masking character for a password to an asterisk, as the bullet did not work in some other language versions of Windows.

:. New Features for 3.01

  • Added Ctrl-. to the list of keystrokes, in the Windows tab. This keystroke is used by some multimedia programs to exit.
  • Fixed a Range Check Error problem that happened when ColdKey launched for the first time, introduced in 3.00.

:. New Features for 3.00

  • Added Left Mouse Button in the Mouse tab
  • Added Multi-User configuration support, by doing the following:
    • Rather than using the coldkey.ini file for configuration, the data is now stored in a file called coldkey.xml
    • This new configuration file is in \Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Visual Automation\ColdKey\coldkey.xml
    • Migration from the ini file to the xml file is automatic
    • There is a new checkbox on the front tab, for saving the current settings as the default settings, for each user who has no configuration.
    • The XML file is a hierarchy, with each user configuration a node. It can be opened with an XML editor, for viewing.

:. New Features for 2.11

  • Added Shift-Print Screen in Windows tab
  • Changed function of Ctrl-Print Screen and Alt-Print Screen to include other combinations used in conjunction with those two keystrokes

:. New Features for 2.10

  • Added Access tab to disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys, ToggleKeys, High Contrast, and MouseKeys

:. New Features for 2.02

  • New Hot-Key in Windows Tab: Ctrl-PrintScreen
  • Check/Clear All Checkboxes added to most tabs
  • If configuration dialog is open, but covered by other windows, clicking on the tray icon will bring the configuration window to the top

:. New Features for 2.01

  • ColdKey no longer shows as a button in the task bar.
  • ColdKey no longer shows as an application in the task manager.

:. New Features for 2.00

  • Windows 2000/2003 Terminal Services Support
  • New Hot-Keys in Windows Tab: Ctrl-Break, Up Arrow, Down Arrow
  • New Tab, named Ctrl-Alt-Shift, contains 39 new hot-key combinations that begin with Ctrl-Alt-Shift
  • Can now disable tray icon
  • Can launch 2nd instance of ColdKey for configuration dialog
  • Windows, Mouse, and Function Tabs all contain a new "Check/Clear All" checkbox to speed configuration
  • Can now Exit ColdKey directly from configuration dialog

:. New Fixes for 1.11

  • Fixed a problem with mouse button disabling. This is a recommended update.

:. New Features for 1.10

  • Monitor Registry
    • ColdKey is enabled/disabled per user via the registry, now this flag can be monitored.
    • Programs written in VBA, VB, Delphi, C, or any other language that can modify the registry, can turn ColdKey on or off programmatically.
  • Fixed a problem with disabling ctrl-alt-right mouse button
  • Fixed a problem with saving x2 mouse button configurations
  • Fixed a problem with saving the ctrl-alt-delete configurations
  • Fixed a problem with the Applications key used in combinations with other keys

:. New Features in ColdKey 1.00
:. Windows 2000/XP Support

  • ColdKey designed for Windows 2000/XP.
  • Disable over 300 hot-key combinations.
  • Runs as a tray icon utility.
  • One dialog configuration.
  • Password protect configuration.
  • Enable/Disable on a per user basis.
  • Display ColdKey menu for administrators only or all users.

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