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- Mouse Keyboard (c) 1993
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- Duplicate Text file of MOUSEKEY.WRI
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- Mouse Keyboard
- ⌐1993
- By Martin Scott
-
- Mouse keyboard is a shareware utility, designed for Windows 3.1, that allows any
- functional Windows input device(mouse, trackball, tablet) to function as a
- keyboard. Mouse Keyboard incorporates all standard keyboard characteristics
- and adds a few utilities as noted below:
-
- u Standard Keyboard functions
- u Typewriter Style Shift-Lock with indicator
- u Copy, Cut, and Paste keys
- u Special Symbols such as: Bullet, Copyright, etc..
- u Ability to remain on top
- u OLE area for storing OLE objects and data
- u Picture area for storing clipboard BMP, and WMF pictures
-
- Installation & List of Files in Archive
- mkeydemo.exe (put anywhere)
- mousekey.dat (sample picture file - put in your Windows Directory)
- mousekey.ole (sample OLE file - put in your Windows Directory)
- oleclien.vbx (OLE Visual Basic Control - put in your Windows System Directory)
- mousekey.wri (this file)
- readme.txt
- ***You also need but not included is VBRUN200.DLL
- (available almost everywhere)
-
- For Mouse Keyboard to display properly, Arial(or equivalent) and Wingdings
- should be installed on the system.
-
- Using Mouse Keyboard
- To type using Mouse Keyboard simply click on any key and that key will be typed
- into your windows application. To send an upper case letter either hit shift or shift-
- lock on the Keyboard - Mouse Keyboard will also conform to Caps Lock.
-
- Help º Pressing the question mark in the upper left hand corner will bring up
- a quick help reference menu.
-
- Moving º Simply click down on any back area of the keyboard and drag (or
- use the optional title bar feature like a regular windows application)
-
- Title Bar º To turn on the Windows title bar drag the paste icon S in the bottom
- right hand corner to any free back area of the keyboard.
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- Minimize º Click the right mouse button on any free back area of the keyboard.
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- Closing º Double click on any free back area of the keyboard.
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- Paste OLE º Drag the paste icon S in the bottom right hand corner to the
- OLE Box.
- Copy OLE º Click the right mouse button on the OLE Box.
- Activate OLE º Double Click on the OLE Box.
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- Paste Picture º Drag the paste icon S in the bottom right hand corner to the
- Picture Box.
- Copy Picture º Click the right mouse button on the Picture Box.
-
- Shift Show º Click the box to the right of the up arrow to turn off or on the
- showing of the shift key characters.
- (For slower systems)
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- Other Information
- When closing Mouse Keyboard, it will store the OLE Box and Picture Box
- information. It creates two files inside your windows directory (MOUSEKEY.DAT
- and MOUSEKEY.OLE). MOUSEKEY.DAT holds the picture information and
- MOUSEKEY.OLE holds the OLE information. If you want to store an image in
- either the picture box or OLE box and not allow it to be changed(ie:Logo) paste
- the image(s) into Mouse Keyboard. After closing Mouse Keyboard simply mark
- MOUSE.DAT or MOUSE.OLE as READ ONLY with the Windows File Manager.
-
- Please Enjoy Mouse Keyboard. I wrote Mouse Keyboard because I often found it
- a chore to move back to the keyboard whenever I need to just hit a few keys.
- Although initially designed to provide help in entering just a few keystrokes, I
- have found that with just a few minutes of playing with the program I have
- reached over 30 W.P.M. using my mouse. With future practice I am anxious to
- see how fast I could type using Mouse Keyboard.
-
- I found Mouse Keyboard to work extremely good with a graphics tablet (let me
- know of any of your experiences).
-
- If you have any suggestions, comments, or have beaten my 30 W.P.M.
- record on Mouse Keyboard drop me a line at the below address or Email
- via:
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- scottm@axe.humboldt.edu (or)
- 71162,2357 Compuserve
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- I would enjoy any feedback and I am looking for input to make version
- 2.0 even better!
- Thanks for trying Mouse Keyboard!
-
- Registration
- Mouse Keyboard Version 1.0 (c)1993, is not public domain or freeware.
- Mouse Keyboard is shareware. Mouse Keyboard may be freely distributed,
- as long as all original files are distributed with the program(listed below). If
- you like Mouse Keyboard and find it useful you must register it. By
- registering you will receive a Nag Free version of Mouse Keyboard, as well
- as the next version of Mouse Keyboard (version 2.0). To register Mouse
- Keyboard Send $20.00 (US) to:
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- Martin Scott
- 3501 Janes Road
- Arcata, California 95521
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- scottm@axe.humboldt.edu
- 71162,2357 Compuserve
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- Known Bugs
- When running with 256 color displays, OLE objects that incorporate images (ie.
- Corel, Pbrush, Photopaint) that also have specific palettes will try to repaint the
- image - causing a slight delay depending upon the speed of the computer and the
- image stored in the OLE area. This will be fixed in Version 2.0
- Disclaimer
- Mouse Keyboard Version 1.0 (c)1993 disclaims all warranties as to itself, either
- expressed or implied, including without limitation of any implied warranties of use
- for a particular purpose, functionality, or data integrity. Mouse Keyboard is to be
- used at your own risk.
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