Official word on programmable keyboards?

[mev]

One wiki guide on bard AoE kiting recommends using a programmable keyboard to make the circling process less carpal-tunnel-inducing and more reliable. There is some disagreement as to whether or not this is allowed by P99's rules. I don't want to break any rules, but I would like to try it out if it is allowed.

As far as I can tell, the closest server rule that would disallow it would be the rule against third party programs: "The use of any third-party programs on Project 1999, including but not limited to, Macroquest/Macroquest2(MQ/MQ2), ShowEQ(SEQ), or any other program that interacts with the Everquest Titanium Client, is strictly prohibited."

The way I read this, any program that directly interacts with the client (eg, reading or sending packets between the client and the server or reading or changing memory in the EQ process) is forbidden. A programmable keyboard, on the other hand, doesn't know that EQ exists at all, and it's just sending key strokes to the operating system like any other keyboard.

So, is there any official word on whether using a programmable keyboard to circle around is allowed or not?

Thanks!