What's New in Central European Starter Kit 2.0

1. Input Language Marking. Under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000, the correct input language is associated with each keyboard layout. So when you select a Czech layout, for example, your programs will know you are typing Czech. Programs such as Word 97 and Word 2000 use your input language to determine how to sort, format dates, and select the proper spell check dictionary.
2. Unicode Keyboard Support. Under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000, you can now type in Unicode as well as Code Page 1250 and ISO 8859-2.
3. Word 97/2000 Compatibility under Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. This release is fully compatible with Unicode applications such as Word 97 or Word 2000 when run under Windows NT 4.0 or 2000.
4. Euro Symbol. Full font and keyboard support has been added for the Euro currency symbol.
5. Improved Font Clarity. The included fonts have been carefully optimized for high-quality screen display at additional point sizes (8-12 point).
6. QWERTY Keyboard Layouts. QWERTY keyboard layouts are now available for German and all Central European languages, in addition to the traditional QWERTZ layouts.
7. New Hot Key Choices. Left Shift+Right Shift and Left Ctrl+Right Ctrl can now be assigned as hot keys to any keyboard layout.
8. Improved Network Support. You can now specify the location of the initialization file in several ways, making it easy for all network users to have the same default preferences, or for multiple users on a single workstation to each have their own unique set of preferences.
9. Better Support for Control Panel Keyboard Layouts. Under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000, the Keyboard menu now lets you activate any non-Central European keyboard layouts you have loaded via Control Panel (e.g., Greek, Spanish, Turkish, etc.). You can also set hot keys for these keyboard layouts, and specify that one of them be activated automatically whenever Central European Keyboard starts.
10. Third Symbol Key Options. Under Windows NT 4.0 and 2000, there are now six options for the Third Symbol Key (Left Alt, Right Alt, Either Alt, Left Windows Key, Right Windows Key, Either Windows Key).
11. Swap Caps Lock and Left Ctrl. While this doesn't really have anything to do with Central European languages, many users have asked for the capability to swap Caps Lock with the left Ctrl key. This release adds that capability when running on Windows NT 4.0 or 2000.
12. Caps Lock Behavior. You can now specify whether Caps Lock should affect all keys (as it does in the French keyboard layout), or just the letter keys (as in most other keyboard layouts).
13. Auto-Start Option. The Startup Preferences dialog now allows you to specify whether Central European Keyboard should start automatically whenever Windows starts.
14. New Startup Defaults. By default, the window now opens in the bottom right corner of your screen and stays on top of other windows. This behavior can be customized, but the defaults have been changed to reflect what most users seem to prefer.
15. Expanded Online Help. Notes have been added on using Central European languages in several newer applications such as Netscape Communicator 4.7, Internet Explorer 5.0, Outlook 2000, America Online 5.0, and CompuServe 2000.
16. Uninstall. An automated uninstall utility is included in case you wish to remove Central European Starter Kit from your computer.

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