Startup
Start when Windows starts
Select this option to have Keyman Desktop start when Windows starts.
Show splash screen
The Keyman Desktop Splash screen can be turned off. This option will only be enabled if Keyman Desktop has been activated.
Show welcome screen
This option can be used to turn on or off the Welcome screen which normally shows when Keyman Desktop starts.
Automatically check www.tavultesoft.com weekly for updates.
When checked, Keyman Desktop will automatically check for program updates on the Tavultesoft website once a week. No personally identifiable information is sent to Tavultesoft in this process.
General
Keyboard hotkeys toggle keyboard activation
When selected, a keyboard hotkey will toggle the keyboard on and off, instead of just switching the keyboard on.
Simulate AltGr with Ctrl+Alt:
Some keyboards do not have a right alt or AltGr key, particularly some notebooks. When this option is selected, pressing Ctrl+Alt will be equivalent to pressing right alt or AltGr.
Advanced
Turn on Unicode supplementary character display
This option is only available under Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista. If unselected, you will not be able to view text that uses supplementary code points, which are outside the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane. This option is on by default in Windows Vista. Windows 95, 98, Me and NT4 are unable to display supplementary characters in most situations.
Turn on 'Unknown' language:
This will install the 'Unknown' language in Control Panel. This option is available for legacy reasons and should not be used in most situations.
Debugging
Turning debugging on will create a log file in a folder called keymanlog on the user's desktop. This log file will contain information about Keyman Desktop processes that can be helpful for resolving issues. You should not need to use this option unless specifically requested by Tavultesoft in relation to an issue you are experiencing.
Note
It is very important that you switch off this option after obtaining the log file as the file can grow in size very quickly!
Warning
Privacy Warning - debug mode records every keystroke into the log file, including logins and passwords. For this reason, it is important that you always keep this option switched off unless specifically instructed by Tavultesoft support staff. Tavultesoft only recommend switching the debug log on for short and and isolated tests.