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ID:KM Keyboard Mouse Key.
Quarterdeck Technical Note
by Stan Young
One of the problems that affects some DESQview users that do not have a
mouse is that they may on occasion inadvertently activate the DESQview
Keyboard Mouse. The Keyboard Mouse is activated when you tap the Control
key all by itself. When this happens, you get a beep and a diamond
shaped cursor appears on the screen. At this point, if you move the
cursor keys the diamond cursor moves, and the normal cursor action for
the program you were running is disabled. If you tap the control key
again, you get a double beep and the diamond cursor will go away and
cursor control will return to your application.
This is all quite normal. The Keyboard Mouse is provided in DESQview to
maintain IBM's "TopView" compatibility, since TopView/DESQview specific
applications could require a mouse. Since TopView defines the Control
key as the key to activate the keyboard mouse, this is the DESQview
default.
However, some users who may have a tendency to activate the Keyboard
Mouse by accident may wish to make it more difficult to turn on. With DV
2.26, simply run the DESQview Setup program, choose Advanced Setup, and
select "K" for Keyboard. Select Y for "Change system keys? (Y/N)".
Change the Line for Keyboard Mouse so that the Keyboard Mouse Key is
changed from "C" to "0" for disabled. Then hit Enter four times, which
returns you to the DOS prompt.
The following method is favored by tech support for versions of Desqview
prior to DV 2.26.
First, run the DESQview Setup Program. Take the Advanced Setup and
select "K" for Keyboard. Move down to the option that says "Change
system keys? (Y/N)" and type "Y." This takes you to another menu for
defining the system keys. Change the line for Keyboard Mouse as shown
below.
Key to Press Key(s) to Hold Down
Key Which Alt Shift Ctrl
"Keyboard Mouse" Key C E N R D
This necessitates changing only the "Key to hold down/Shift" to "R."
After doing this, hit the Enter key and keep hitting it until you have
backed out of Setup to the DOS prompt. Restart DESQview; now, in order to
activate the Keyboard Mouse, you will have to hold down the Right Shift
key and then tap the Control key. This is difficult to do by accident.
Copyright (C) 1990 by Quarterdeck Office Systems
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