Quick Answer:

When programming the key combination of a Shift key + an alphanumeric key in MacoWorks II the key is rendered as a capitalized letter rather than being displayed in the same format as other modifier keys which are enclosed in brackets. This does not change the functionality of the key since it still acts like the Shift + alphanumeric key; it only changes the way the key combination is displayed in the MacroWorks II programming GUI.

Further Details:

How it's displayed:

When trying to program the key combination of a Shift key + an alphanumeric key in MacroWorks II you would most likely expect it to display between brackets just like the {ctrl} key or the {alt} key.

Instead of displaying the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination between brackets, the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination 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 key combination of a Shift key + an alphanumeric key 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 the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination were rendered with bracket connotation then the sentence would look like this in the MacroWorks II programming GUI:

"<Shift+t>oday we are serving canned beef in the cafeteria."

To make text macros easier to read the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination 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.

Future Plans:

In the future we hope to change how the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination is displayed so that it will be similar to the two situations outlined below:

• If the only thing you program is a Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination will display as <shift + X>.
• If you program a string of text the Shift key + an alphanumeric key combination will be displayed as a capital letter or alternate symbol.