NOTE: This program is for Turbo Mouse Basics users only. The Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 software is a control panel program that allows users of Turbo Mouse Basics to change acceleration of the mouse. Most users of Turbo Mouse 4.0 should be using Turbo Mouse Startup and Turbo Mouse Control and do not need and should not use the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 software.
This Readme file documents how to use the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 for Turbo Mouse Basics users that want more control of the mouse acceleration than the Mouse control panel provided by Apple.
** Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 Software Requirements:
Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 requires a 1-megabyte Macintosh computer running System 6.0 and Finder 6.0 or later.
** Installing the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 Control Panel:
To install the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0, insert your Turbo Mouse software disk into a floppy drive. Open the Turbo Mouse Utilities folder. Drag the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 icon onto the System Folder of your startup device.
If you are using multiple hard disk drives, the internal drive is usually the startup device, and is usually in the upper right hand corner of the desktop. Alternately, if you startup your Macintosh using floppy disks, copy the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 control panel to the System folders on all of the floppy disks that you use as startup disks.
** Using Old Turbo Mouse 1.0:
Once you have copied the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 icon to the System folder of your startup device, it is immediately available for use; there is no need to restart the Mac (on all subsequent times when you do restart, a small Turbo Mouse icon appears momentarily at the bottom of the screen indicating that it is correctly installed).
To use the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0, first choose Control Panel from the Apple menu at the far left of the menu bar. Then select the Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 control panel.
If you are already familiar with “the Macintosh way” of doing things, you can probably figure out exactly how to use Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 without reading further. Feel free to experiment and have fun; you can’t hurt anything. If you are new to the Mac, or are just interested in how and why it works the way it does, read on.
The Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 is broken into Acceleration and Double-Click sections. No matter what you are doing with the Turbo Mouse software, clicking the large Help button at the bottom presents an alert box that briefly explains the options presently available.
The small round buttons are called radio buttons because only one in a group may be selected at any given time, just like the mechanical buttons for preset stations on older radios. Clicking a radio button in either the Acceleration or Double-Click sections tells the Turbo Mouse software to use the corresponding preset speed.
If you would like to create your own custom Acceleration or Double-Click Speed settings, click the appropriate Custom button. A dialog box for customizing the Turbo Mouse software appears. For detailed information on how to create your own custom settings, see the appropriate following pages.
** Acceleration:
The top section of the window is devoted to Acceleration. Simply stated, Acceleration determines the speed your cursor moves on screen in relation to how quickly you move the input device.
For example, if you choose a slow acceleration setting, the cursor moves slowly on the screen. The slower the acceleration, the more you must move the Turbo Mouse ball. Slower acceleration may be especially helpful for detailed work that requires precise control.
Conversely, if you choose a fast acceleration setting, the cursor moves across the screen with just minimal ball movement. The faster the acceleration, the less you need to move your Turbo Mouse ball. Faster acceleration makes it easier to move from one area of the screen to another, or to move across large screens, or to move between screens when using more than one monitor.
To change the acceleration setting, simply click the radio button below the setting you choose.
** Creating Custom Acceleration:
The Turbo Mouse control panel gives users of all abilities a variety of ways to adjust acceleration. You can use the radio buttons to select one of the standard acceleration settings, or click the Custom button to go to another level of customization. A dialog box appears containing a bar graph that represents the current custom Acceleration setting.
The Custom setting can be quite powerful because a single setting enables you to have slow cursor movement as well as the ability to zip across the screen. In other words, with slow ball movement, there will be little acceleration so your cursor will move very slowly. With quick ball movement, there will be greater acceleration, so your cursor will move very quickly.
You can customize acceleration by changing eight separate thresholds, represented by the bars in the graph. The smaller the bars, the lower the thresholds, and the faster the cursor moves. It may help if you think of the thresholds as hurdles on a track — the lower they are, the easier they are to jump, so you can run faster.
Each threshold must be greater than, or equal to, the one immediately to its left. If you try to change a threshold to a value less than that of a preceding threshold, the earlier figures are decreased automatically. Likewise, if you try to change a threshold to a value greater than that of a threshold to its right, the following thresholds are increased automatically. This insures that your Acceleration thresholds always increase logically.
Once you create a custom setting, the software remembers its thresholds so that even if you switch to one of the default settings, your custom settings remain intact until you purposely change them yourself. There are three ways for you to modify the custom Acceleration thresholds: the pop-up menu, the text fields, and the boxes on the bars.
Pop-up Menu
To choose any one of the seven default Acceleration settings that correspond to the radio buttons, click the Set To Default pop-up menu and hold down the Turbo Mouse button. Move the cursor until the desired setting is highlighted, then release the button. The bar graph automatically updates to reflect your choice. Acquaint yourself with the settings to get a feeling for how the bar graph relates to cursor movement.
Text Fields
To precisely modify thresholds, double-click any one of the eight text fields so that the current value is highlighted. Then enter a new value from 0 to 64 (if you enter a value outside this range, it is automatically rounded to the appropriate end of the scale). Although the bar graph immediately updates, the Turbo Mouse is not affected until you click OK.
Boxes on the Bars
To visually modify individual thresholds, click the box at the top of any one of the eight bars and hold down the Turbo Mouse button. Move the cursor until the bar is the desired height, then release the button. The new setting immediately takes effect.
** Double-Click Speed:
The bottom section of the Turbo Mouse control panel is devoted to Double-Click Speed. Simply stated, the Double-Click setting determines the responsiveness of the Mac to your pressing the buttons on the Turbo Mouse. For example, if Double-Click is set to Slow, you can take your time pressing the button twice in a row and the Mac still interprets it as one double-click, not two single clicks. Conversely, if Double-Click is set to Fast, you must press the button twice in quick succession for the Mac to interpret it as a double-click. The goal is to find a setting that matches the speed of your trigger finger.
Double-clicking is an easy way of opening a folder, application, or document from the Finder’s desktop. Another good use of double-clicking is to select, or highlight, a single word in text. To test the current setting, double-click the Turbo Mouse icon the same way you would normally double-click any item on the Mac. If the icon flashes, then the current setting is right for you.
** Creating Custom Double-Click Speed:
If you try double-clicking and aren’t getting the expected results, you may be clicking slower or faster than the Turbo Mouse is set to accommodate. Try a different Double-Click setting, or create your own by clicking the Custom button. A dialog box appears containing a bar graph that represents the current custom Double-Click setting.
For most people, creating a custom Double-Click setting is conceptually easier than creating a custom Acceleration setting, but both are done the same way. You tell the Turbo Mouse how quick you are at double-clicking by changing a single threshold, represented by the lone bar in the graph. The smaller the bar, the lower the threshold, and the quicker you must be at clicking twice in succession.
Once you create a custom setting, the software remembers its threshold so that even if you switch to one of the default settings, your custom setting remains intact until you purposely change it yourself. There are three ways for you to modify the custom Double-Click threshold: the pop-up menu, the text field, and the box on the bar.
Pop-up Menu
To choose any one of the five default Double-Click settings that correspond to the radio buttons, click the Set To Default pop-up menu and hold down the Turbo Mouse button. Move the cursor until the desired setting is highlighted, then release the button. The bar graph automatically updates to reflect your choice and your cursor movement is now affected by the new setting.
Text Field
To precisely modify the single threshold, double-click the text field so that the current value is highlighted. Then enter a new value from 4 to 60 (if you enter a value outside this range, it is automatically rounded to the appropriate end of the scale). The bar graph automatically updates to reflect your choice and your cursor movement is now affected by the new setting.
Box on the Bar
To visually modify the single threshold, click the box at the top of the bar and hold down the Turbo Mouse button. Move the cursor until the bar is the desired height, then release the button. The Turbo Mouse is now affected by the new setting.
** Notices:
The contents of this manual are not intended to and do not constitute a warranty of any sort. Kensington Microware Limited specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose resulting from this manual. Kensington Microware Limited reserves the right to revise and make changes to this manual (and to the Kensington Microware product and software) from time to time without obligation to notify any person of, or to provide any person with such revision or changes.
Turbo Mouse and Kensington are registered trademarks of Kensington Microware Limited. Macintosh, Finder, and TeachText are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
