Copyright: Copyright © 1997 by Kirill M Kirillov


“Cool Mouse 97” is a middle-mouse button utility making your

work a little easier. It includes some powerful features which can

be  selected,  according to  your preferences,  via  its icon  in the

taskbar’s system tray (near the clock).  “Cool Mouse 97”  works

well under Windows 95; however it doesn’t work under Microsoft

Windows NT. Available features :

   • Converts a single middle-mouse button click to a double-click

   • Displays the “Start menu” anywhere on the screen

   • Offers windows, which “roll up”, to their title bar

   • Runs any program

   •  “Tray” windows (minimizes them to the task bar notification

      area, there the clock is)

   • Displays window features menu

   • Scrolls windows

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Cool Mouse 97 Copyright 1997 © Kirill M Kirillov

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How to install:

1. Unzip all the files to a temporary directory.

2.  Then run “Explorer”.

3. Right-click on  “Cmouse97.inf” and then select

    "Install" from the popup menu. That's it!

Now, you will see a new program group in your

“Start Menu”. Run “Cool Mouse 97” from

here.

Later, should you wish to remove it, you can use

Control Panel’s “Add/Remove Program”

function to uninstall the program.

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This feature displays the “Start menu” anywhere on the screen


This feature offers windows, which “roll up”, to their title bar


    Double click on the Cool Mouse 97 icon and the “Settings” dialog will arrive. Select the middle mouse button feature on the  “Features” tab:

• Double Click    This feature enables you to convert a      single middle-mouse button click to a      double-click	• Popup Start Menu     This feature displays the “Start menu”      anywhere on the screen
• Roll Up Window    This feature offers windows, which     “roll up”, to their title bar	• Window Features    This pops up the menu with selectable     window operations
• Tray Window     This feature enables you to minimize      windows to the task bar notification      area (near the clock ). You can tray     up to 15 windows.	• Scroll Window    This feature enables you to scroll      windows without scrollbars.
• Run program    This feature enables you to run any      program (or  associated file) with a      simple click of the middle mouse      button.


Double click on the Cool Mouse 97 icon and the “Settings” dialog will arrive. Click on

the “General” tab. Here, you can select the following options:

• Show current feature indicator instead of Cool Mouse 97 icon

   This function shows the current feature indicator instead of Cool Mouse 97

    icon

• Load Cool Mouse 97 on system startup.

    Check this, if you want to run Cool Mouse 97 every time your Windows 95 starts.

• Detect the number of mouse buttons on startup

   Uncheck this, if you want do disable 3-button mouse detection, when the program

    starts.

• Enable middle mouse button features with the Scroll Lock.

   Check this, if  you haven’t a 3-button mouse, but want to use the middle mouse

    button features on a right mouse button click, when the Scroll Lock light is “ON”.


Double click on the Cool Mouse 97 icon and the “Settings” dialog will arrive. Click on the “Caption” tab. Here you can enable to use both “Roll Up”  and “Tray Window” features, depending of the mouse cursor position in the window caption bar:

• Enable double featured window caption

   This feature enables to split window caption in two parts.

• Roll Up Window

   This feature offers windows, which “roll up”, to their title bar

• Tray Window

    This feature enables you to minimize windows to the task bar notification area

    (near the clock ). You can tray up to 15 windows.

Select the feature for each side of  the window caption. For example, you can “Roll Up” window on a middle mouse button click in the left side of the window caption and the “Tray Window”  in the right side of  the window caption.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I have a mouse (with 3 buttons), but windows only recognizes 2,

     because your program says I have a 2 button mice only.

     How can I have the 3 buttons working with these mouse (its a serial one)?

A: You might need to change the mouse driver. Ask the 3-button mouse driver

     from your hardware manufacturer.

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Q: I have a 3-button mouse, and the Cool Mouse 97 features works fine.

     But I see the stupid message  “A 3-button mouse is not detected…” every

     time I run Cool Mouse 97.

A: Sometimes, the system could not properly detect  the number of mouse buttons.

      Go to Cool Mouse 97  “Settings” dialog and click on the “General” tab. Uncheck

      the “Detect the number of mouse buttons on startup” option and click OK.

      The stupid message will never popup again.

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Q: I use the “Scroll Window” feature and when I click on my desktop, it’s scrolls

     too !!!. What’s this?

A: It is not a bug.  It’s a little hack. However, I can remove it , if you want.

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Q: What is “Desktop Toys” ?

A: Desktop Toys is a name of a group of shell enhancements written for

     Microsoft Windows95 or Windows NT 4.0 and, often, require Microsoft

      Internet Explorer 4.0 to be installed. Desktop Toys makes your work

     easier by adding more power and useful applets to your desktop. Those

     add-ons are small, fast, smart and very customizable. Focus on your work,

     not environment's limits!

     The key component is the DesktopToys Add-on Interface (or "DAI") in

     conjunction with DesktopToys Manager ("DTM") for one-place configuration

     and management via Windows Control Panel.

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This feature enables you to convert a single

middle-mouse button click to a double-click


This feature enables you to scroll  windows without scrollbars.


This feature enables you to run any  program (or associated

file) with a  simple click of the middle mouse button.


This pops up the menu with selectable  window operations


This feature enables you to minimize windows to the

task bar notification area (near the clock ). You can

tray up to 15 windows.


Browse for file…


Type run command here


This function shows the current feature indicator

instead of Cool Mouse 97 icon


Check this, if you want to run Cool Mouse 97 every time your Windows 95 starts.


Uncheck this, if you want do disable 3-button

mouse detection, when the program starts.


Check this, if  you haven’t a 3-button mouse, but want to use the middle mouse button features on a right mouse button click, when the Scroll Lock light is “ON”.


Check this to split window caption in two parts.


Known bugs

1. The “Start Menu” pops up at its usual position,

     when taskbar “Autohide” property enabled.

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