X Button Maker Pro(for Windows 10 on Windows Store)

written by shinsuke okazaki


Home Page http://natsuhaze.jp/software/
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X Button Maker Pro is a tool that make shortcut key finish with one key. Strictly, this is a tool that send various strings that can type on keyboard when user pushes a key. It is possible to define specific application only, too. This tool can also exchange keys except modifier keys ,and can customize 2 or 3 strokes keys using modifier keys ,and can also define mouse gestures.

X Button Maker Pro is a commercial version of X Button Maker with the following differences:

Functions/names X Button Maker Pro X Button Maker
 (store app edition)
BattenX
idesktop app)
Number of applications that can be set Virtually unlimited 9 Virtually unlimited
Mouse Gestures Left,Right,4th,5th buttons,Wheel Left,Right,4th,5th buttons Left,Center,Right,4th,5th buttons,Wheel
Can I add clipboard contents as an argument to the launch application? Yes No Yes
Can I set operation when IME is ON? No No Yes
Distinction of 32 bit / 64 bit applications Do not distinguish Do not distinguish Distinguish
Supported OS Windows10 64bit edition only Windows10 64bit edition only Windows2000/XP/7/8/8.1/10

Refer to http://natsuhaze.jp/product/software/Batten3/ 

This software is resident software. When you logined in Windows, tasktray icon of X Button Maker Pro appears.(The icon is like "[X]" with green background.) You can run setting dialog or terminate program .,etc when you click the icon by right button of mouse. After you defined keys by setting dialog(Push [OK] button), X Button Maker will run and displays the icon.
    X Button Maker Pro is a commercial software that runs as a store application on Windows 10. There is BattenX as a commercial desktop application with nearly the same function, but due to restrictions of store application, it is somewhat inferior in functionality and customizability compared to BattenX. However, there are benefits of store applications, such as improved security.

Updated histories (from Ver2.76)

dates / version

Notes

2018 27th Jan Ver3.3 Modified to deliver for X Button Maker Pro.
2017 21th Oct./Ver3.20 Modified to deliver to WindowsStore. Supports only 64bit Windows because of limitation of WindowsStore.
2015 11th Jan. /Ver3.01

Modified unstable application-specific definition because  unhook of key executed on another  threads. Reformed behavior when IME turn on.

2015 2nd Jan./ Ver3.00 Made as subset version of BattenX. Recompiled by VisualStudio2013. Fully supported on 64bit Windows. Messages of 12langugaes on setting dialog. Changed font of dialog to font of Windows Explorer. other, bug fixes and fine changes. Changed to UNICODE.