Defining a Hotspot

At the top of the Hotspots Settings dialog is an editable text box containing the hotspot details. The details are divided into two sections, the [Separators] and the [Definitions,emulation], where emulation is the current selected emulation mode.

The Separators section specifies the displayed characters which delimit a hotspot definition. NOTE: Delimiter characters include SPACE and NULL as well as the characters shown.

The start and end delimiter characters do not have to be the same character. Delimiters are necessary to prevent hotspots from occurring within words that happen to contain the same sequence of characters. For example, if you have a hotspot defined for the keyword end, the separators would prevent a hotspot from appearing in the word append.

The Definitions section lists the hotspot definitions. Each hotspot definition appears one per line in the form Keyword=Action, where Keyword is the display text that will form the hotspot, and Action is the function that will be performed when the hotspot is clicked with the mouse button or key + mouse button combination defined as Action Hotspot. The action for the hotspot definition can contain a single key function (virtual key name). Please refer to Virtual Key Names on page 281 for a list of valid keys for the selected emulation mode.

Saving the Hotspots

Hotspot definitions are saved with your sessions by selecting Save Session or Save Session As from the File menu. The hotspot definitions are stored in the session file along with other session details.

Using Hotspots

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