About Tappy Type

TappyType is a Control Panel which causes your Macintosh to make typewriter noises in response to your keystrokes. It requires System 7 (or later), but runs on both the new Power Macs as well as the older machines. TappyType has a variety of features: • TappyType makes a “tap” noise in response to ordinary keys, a spacebar noise in response to Space or Tab, and scrolling noises in response to Page Up or Page Down. • In reponse to Return or Enter, TappyType makes a bell sound followed by a carriage return sound. There are some choices for the bell sound, including “off” if it becomes a nuisance. • TappyType can be turned on and off, either from the Control Panel dialog box, or at any time by invoking a special “toggle” keystroke. This keystroke can be configured in the Control Panel. • TappyType operates only when the foreground application is on a list of special applications that you choose via the Control Panel. You probably will want to hear typewriter noises only when you’re using a word processor or text editor, and not, for example, when you’re playing Tetris or Marathon. You can specify up to ten applications in which TappyType will make its noises. The TappyType distribution package consists of two files — this documentation that you’re now reading (“About TappyType”), and the Control Panel file (“TappyType”). To install TappyType, simply drag “TappyType” into the “Control Panels” folder inside your System folder, or drag it onto the icon of the System folder for the same effect. After you restart your Macintosh, TappyType will attempt to install itself, and will display one of the following icons near the bottom of your screen: Your Macintosh lacks capabilities that TappyType uses. Probably, your System version is older than 7.0. TappyType needed more memory than was available. The TappyType file has become corrupted, and TappyType cannot get resources that it needs. There were no problems. TappyType installed itself successfully. Although TappyType can be turned on or off, it cannot be purged from memory once it is installed during startup. To remove TappyType, move it outside your System folder and restart, or hold down the Shift key during startup to temporarily disable all Control Panels and Extensions. You can also use Apple’s Extensions Manager (or its third- party cousins) to disable any combination of extensions you choose. About TappyType Introduction Page 1 That’s all there is to this introduction. Consult the other chapters for details about usage, history, etc. Happy tapping... Colin Klipsch April 1995 Blacksburg, Virginia, USA Email: klipsch@geosim.cs.vt.edu About TappyType Introduction Page 2 TappyType is a Control Panel, which means that it should be accessible via the Ap…