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T E L I X M O U S E S Y S T E M ----------------------------------------------------------------- Program Reference Manual Note : This document has been tailored for printing (use 'TYPE TLX311M3.DOC > PRN') Brent Williams 10 Sugar Millway Toronto, ON M2L 1R4 Telix v3.11 Mouse System Registration Information NOTICE The Telix v3.11 Mouse System, hereafter referred to as the TMS, is distributed to the public under the ShareWare software concept. Use of this product for an extended period of time requires registration with the author. This involves completing the form included in this file or in the file TLX311M3.ODR, and sending it along with a minimum registration fee of $5 to the address indicated on the form. Registered users receive though the mail full support of the product. This includes a copy of the latest version of the TMS on a 5 1/4 inch disk, customization (whereby custom colours, button layouts, etc. can be received for no additional cost, should the customization be possible and reasonable), and any other shareware products released by myself that I feel may be of use to you, as well as a thank- you. TMS may not be included with any other product for any reason without the express consent of the author of TMS (Me!). TMS must be distributed in absolutely unmodified form, including ALL documentation, program and support files that were present when the package was received. No charge or payment may be demanded for this product, except only for the cost of the media it occupies, which is a maximum of 10 (ten) dollars Canadian currency. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Order Form Telix v3.11 Mouse System ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Adr: Brent Williams. 10 Sugar Millway, Toronto, ON M2L 1R4 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Quan Includes Cnd/US Price ____ TMS on a 5 1/4 disk, @ $5+ $____ customization option (See below) & any other ShareWare releases of mine that may be of use. Checks Accepted ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Name________________________________________________________ Company_____________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Phone (_______)_______________ Bus. (_______)_______________ Where did you obtain TMS? _____________________________________________________ Comments/Suggestions for Improvement _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Requested Customization (Optional) _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Telix v3.11 Mouse System Contents C O N T E N T S 1 Introduction...................................1 1.1 Program Description............................1 1.2 Machine Requirements...........................1 1.3 TMS Files......................................1 2 Setting Up.....................................1 2.1 Where to Use TMS...............................2 2.3 Installing/Uninstalling TMS....................2 2.3 The QuickDial Function.........................2 2.4 Use With Other Mouse Systems...................2 2.5 Button Conventions.............................3 2.6 3-Button Mice..................................3 2.7 Mouse Menu Colours.............................3 2.8 EGA & VGA video modes..........................3 3 The Main Menu..................................4 3.1 Changes from Telix's...........................4 3.2 Mouse Help.....................................4 3.3 Mouse Speed....................................4 3.4 Information....................................5 3.5 The Printer On/Off Function....................5 4 The Redial Menu................................5 4.1 Commands.......................................5 4.2 Exiting........................................5 5 Future Enhancements............................5 6 Trouble Shooting...............................6 Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Program Description The Telix v3.11 Mouse System is a comprehensive keyboard supplementer for use with Telix v3.11 from Exis Inc. Some of it's features include: - Full menu of all Telix v3.11 ALT commands. - Simulation of almost all useful keys so that your mouse may be used whether you are changing the screen colours, editing a dialling entry or scrolling through some text. - On-Line help available directly from the main mouse menu. - It's much more than a front end for Telix functions. It's a useable and intuitive program making for quick and easy Telix control. 1.2 Machine Requirements To use TMS your machine must meet the requirements for Telix itself, and also the machine must have an operational MicroSoft Mouse (or Compatible), an installed mouse driver and approximately 15K free RAM to hold TMS (TMS is actually a Terminate Stay Resident program). This means must have a total of at least 185K free RAM and a MicroSoft mouse or compatible (with the driver installed through either MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file) to run TMS under Telix v3.11. 1.3 TMS Files The TMS package includes ten files. The functions of each file is described in the TLX311M3.ME file, which accompanies this archive. Note : Thanks to Ken Mason for providing many of the support files used in TMS, as well as suggesting improvements, many of which have been implemented in this version of TMS. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 2 2.0 Setting Up 2.1 Where to Use TMS TMS is designed only for use with Telix v3.11. Operation with most other packages (including DOS) is not recommended. Most likely, the mouse will emulate a carriage return if any button (or both) are pressed, and movement will emulate the four cursor control buttons, but this may vary depending on the application. As a general rule install TMS before using Telix and uninstall it when you exit back to DOS. (The batch file TLX.BAT is included which helps make this easier.) 2.2 Installing/Uninstalling TMS TMS is installed simply by typing MENU TLX311M3. The message 'Menu Installed' will be returned indicating successful installation. TMS is disabled by typing MENU OFF. A message will indicate keyboard emulation off. Note that the menu is not actually removed from memory, the included PC Magazine utilities INSTALL.COM and REMOVE.COM accomplish this. 2.3 QuickDial Function Telix v3.11 has a function called QuickDial whereby you need only enter the numbers of entries in the dialling directory to call them. Since it takes so little time to dial from the dialling directory itself, TMS assumes that this function has been turned off. Operating TMS with this function active will work, though you will be missing out on some nice features of TMS. 2.4 Use With Other Mouse Software If you run an editor which makes use of the mouse, or shell to DOS and run an application which makes use of the mouse, TMS will not be operational when you return to Telix. To fix this problem, create a batch file which first turns off TMS, then calls the external application, then turns TMS back on. Use this method for your editor should it use the mouse, and any other mouse programs you might use under Telix in the DOS shell. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 3 2.5 Button Conventions The left and right buttons are used to call up menus and/or operate functions. Both buttons always emulates ENTER or abort. Cursor movement always emulates the cursor keys, except during the Telix ReDial function, in which they are disabled so that an accidental mouse movement won't abort the ReDial function. 2.6 3-Button Mice The programming kit used to produce this package is produced by MicroSoft, and since MicroSoft sells only 2 button mice it included support for 2 button mice only. 3-button LogiTech and PC Mice work fine though; the third button simply has no effect on the program. 2.8 Mouse Menu Colours I chose the colours presently used in the mouse menus hoping that they would acceptable to all, but if you do not like them you can easily have them changed by registering (if you have not already), and dropping my a line or letter stating what colours you would like. I would be happy to send you a customized copy with those colours. Due to the nature of the language used to program TMS they cannot be changed directly from within the program, nor as a run-time option. I have not included copies with varying colour schemes in this archive to keep it down to a reasonable size. But if any hacker wishes to break into the program and put purple dots all over the menus, he/she is welcome to do so, as long as the altered copy is not released to the public. 2.8 EGA & VGA video modes Telix v3.11 supports EGA 43 and VGA 50 line modes. But to allow for compatibility with all systems Telix v3.11 and TMS menus use only the first 25 lines of the screen. Note that TMS works just fine with 43 (which I myself use) and 50 line modes, but does not take advantage of the extra rows. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 4 Note : Though I have never experienced the problem, it has been said that Telix messes with the font tables on EGA and VGA cards when the 43 and 50 lines modes are used. If you experience this problem, please note that this is a function of Telix, not TMS, which has does not adjust the screen modes or the font tables. 3.0 The Main Menu ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Main Mouse Functions: │ │ The main mouse menu is called with the left │ │ mouse button │ │ │ │ The dial function is called with the right │ │ mouse button │ │ │ │ As mentioned, both buttons emulate an ENTER │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 3.1 Changes from Telix's Help function. For some inexplicable reason the author of Telix has not alphabeticalized (sp?!) the help menu. Though TMS tries to work with Telix as seamlessly as possible, I have alphabeticalized the main mouse menu myself for easier use. 3.2 Mouse Help Clicking on Mouse Help from the main menu calls up a brief summary of mouse operations under various conditions. 3.3 Mouse Speed The speed of the mouse (rate of change of on-screen pointer vs. movement of the mouse) can be changed using this function. For most purposes the default speed is useable. You can navigate the menus very quickly with a high speed, though this results in a very speedy cursor should you use the mouse for cursor movement. I suggest using the default mouse speed for most purposes. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 5 3.4 Information Clicking on this function brings up a brief description of TMS and the problems involved with releasing ShareWare. *Please read* this before using TMS on a regular basis. 3.5 Printer On/Off Function Telix v3.11 accepts the Ctrl-@ key combination as a toggle for printer capturing. Unfortunately the kit with which TMS was developed does not support this key combination, therefore clicking on this function Telix v3.11 Mouse System - Page 5 results in a small 'No can-do' message. For the moment you must use the Ctrl-@ keyboard combination to toggle the printer. 4.0 The ReDial Menu 4.1 Commands Clicking either button while Redialling numbers pulls up a small menu of functions. They are relatively self-explanatory so I won't go into the functions. 4.2 Exiting Note that there are three ways to exit from the ReDial menu. One exits to the Dialling Directory so you may re-select the numbers you wish to dial. Another exits to terminal mode, and a third exits to the mouse menu so you may choose another function. 5 Future Enhancements This is the third Mouse Menu for Telix I have released. Some enhancements which will soon be implemented include an auto-speed function, whereby operations involving mouse menus operate with a high mouse speed for quick response, and cursor movement operates with a lower mouse speed so the cursor doesn't begin to break dance while you try and position it. Naturally, new releases will come out as Exis Inc. improves on Telix itself. If you would like to see these and many more enhancements to TMS, please 'do your bit' by registering this package. Telix v3.11 Mouse System Page 6 6 Trouble Shooting If you have problems, check the following. 1. You are using Telix v3.11 and not an earlier (or later) version. 2. Telix is up and running. 3. Your mouse driver IS INSTALLED - this is a common error. Without the mouse driver, not much will happen when you try and operate TMS. 4. You are pressing the right mouse buttons to get the operation you wish. Blind guessing will probably just confuse you. 5. You have enough memory to install TMS. Remember, you have to have at least 15K free ram to install it. 6. Check that your mouse is MicroSoft compatible. Logitech and others should work, though I won't guarantee it. 7. If problems continue and all of the above check out Ok, drop me a note through the mail explaining the problem and any information that might be relevant (ie DOS version, other TSRs present, total memory, computer make, etc.) and I will do my best to help you, either by suggesting a solution or sending you a modified version of TMS which will work with your system.