Quick Answer:

When programming the space bar in MacoWorks II the key is rendered as a plain text element rather than being displayed in the same format as modifier keys or function keys which are enclosed in brackets. This does not change the functionality of the key since it still acts like the space bar; it only changes the way the space bar is displayed in the MacroWorks II programming GUI.

Further Details:

How it's displayed:

When trying to program the space bar in MacroWorks II you would most likely expect it to display between brackets just like the {shift} key or the <F3> key.

Instead of displaying the space bar between brackets, the space bar is simply displayed as a plain text element, and appears much in the same way as it would in a word processing application such as Microsoft Word.

Why it's displayed like this:

The space bar is displayed as plain text so that it is easier for you to read text you have programmed into MacroWorks II.

For example, imagine that you wanted to program your X-keys device to type the following sentence:

"Today we are serving canned beef in the cafeteria."

If spaces were rendered with bracket connotation then the sentence would look like this in the MacroWorks II programming GUI:

"Today<space>we<space>are<space>serving<space>canned<space>beef<space>in<space>the<space>cafeteria."

To make text macros easier to read the space bar is simply displayed as a plain text element, and appears much in the same way as it would in a word processing application such as Microsoft Word.

Checking if it worked:

Unfortunately rendering the spacebar as a plain-text element can make it difficult to determine whether or not anything has been programmed. While programming your macro you should watch the blinking cursor. When you press the spacebar the blinking cursor will jump a short distance to the right.

To determine whether or not a key has been programmed with a space you should test the key in a word processing application.

Future Plans:

In the future we hope to change how the space bar is displayed so that it will be similar to the two situations outlined below:

• If the only thing you program is a single space the space bar will display as <space>.
  
• If you program a string of text the space bar will be displayed as a plain text space.