Utility TextHelper

If you run this utility an icon is installed in the system tray and hot-keys are established. There a two sets of hot keys:
Functions for any text application and Functions for FrameMaker only.

• Functions for any application which handles text
• Functions for FrameMake
• Quick reminder about the functions
• Downlaod and installation
• Uninstallation

Functions for any application

After copying or cutting text to the clipboards this utility may help to get rid of unwanted features.

Hotkey	Function
Windows+v	Paste the clipboard contents without formatting information, that is, just plain text (including line breaks. This functions is handy to copy from other applications, including web pages, but also within FrameMaker.
Windows+space	Remove sequences of spaces to one before pasting the text (without formatting information).
Windows+u	Change \ to / before pasting the text (without formatting information).

Functions for FrameMaker

These function should be used only under the following restrictions:

• No book window is open
• Welcome screen is closed
• Panels are docked, not floating around
• Only two document windows exist, which are arranged side by side
• Focus is in one of the document windows, that is focus is not in a dialogue or the information area at the bottom

Hotkey	Function
Windows+y	The currently active and then the other document window is scrolled down by one screen
Windows+x	The currently active and then the other document window is scrolled up by one screen

Note: If either Shlomo Perets' Express Customization for FrameMaker or my Enhanced Tool Bars are installed, then not a screen ful, but a document page is scrolled.
This is due to the fact that the PgDn and PgUp buttons are redefined by these installations.

Quick reminder about the functions

Right click on the icon in the system try offers a short menu. Selecting About gives you a short description of the functions:

This text adapts to the Windows UI language. See the French version.

Download and Installation

1. Download TextHelper.zip
   

   Version	Date	Changes
   3.0	2013-01-15	First issue of stand alone installation (the TextHelpers in the Enhanced Tool Bar installations are not updated yet).
   4.0	2022-12-10	Enable the about text to adapt to the Windows UI language

2. Expand the downloaded ZIP to any location. This will only store two files (*.exe, *.ico)
3. You may wish to establish a short cut to the exe file

Uninstallation

If you want to get rid of the utility just remove the items (exe and ico file, shot cut).