Im using PC Tools Desktop for Windows, and getting a DDE error when I say “Bring Up.” Can I use alternative Windows desktops with DDWin?
Yes. However, if you are using PC Tools Desktop, and want to take advantage of the Bring Up command, you will need to go into DDWin’s Voice Menu, Options, find the Startup tab and clear the “Name of Bring Up Group” field. This is because some alternative desktops do not properly respond to DDE requests directed to Program Manager, and you will receive a DDE error from DDWin when it tries to find the “Bring Up” group. In this situation, to allow an application to be launched using the Bring Up command, add a macro for the application to the System/Bring Up vocabulary group in Vocabulary Manager. For the proper syntax of this macro, see the Resulting Action of any other macro in the System/Bring Up vocabulary group. Further explanation: When you say “Bring Up,” DDWin requests from Program Manager the labels and command-lines for the icons located in the group you have specified as your “Bring Up” group (by default this is the “DragonDictate for Windows” group.) DDWin then creates and act
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