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- ZWmous Version 1.0a, 1991 - TSR to add mouse to applications.
-
- ZWmous is a small TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) utility program
- specially designed for mouse users of non-mouse applications with TURBO-MENU
- styles or alike on IBM-PC or its compatibles. It occupies about 1.7K bytes
- of computer memory once installed.
-
- When ZWmous is installed, a mouse pointer would appear on the screen. Move
- the mouse pointer over the letter Z (eg.) and click the left button of mouse,
- the scan and ascii code of Z will be sent to the keyboard buffer as if you hit
- the Z key on the keyboard. Function keys as well as many other keys such as
- "ESC", "END", etc. are recognized, ie. when you click the left button of mouse
- on "ESC" on the screen, for example, the key "ESC" will be typed for you. The
- combinations of mouse buttons with action keys have various achievement as
- listed below.
-
- ╔═════════════════╦═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ║ Name of a Key Appeared on the Screen ║
- ║ ╟───────┬─────────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────╢
- ║ ║ Space │ Single-char key │ Multi-char key │ Function key ║
- ╠═════════════════╬═══════╪═════════════════╪════════════════╪══════════════╣
- ║Left button║ Same │ Same │ Recognized │ Recognized ║
- ╟─────────────────╫───────┼─────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────╢
- ║Right button║ Enter │ Alt- │ Alt- │ Alt- ║
- ║Alt- any button║ Enter │ Alt- │ Alt- │ Alt- ║
- ╟─────────────────╫───────┼─────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────╢
- ║Middle button║ Esc │ Ctrl- │ Ctrl- │ Ctrl- ║
- ║Ctrl- any button║ Esc │ Ctrl- │ Ctrl- │ Ctrl- ║
- ╟─────────────────╫───────┼─────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────╢
- ║Left&right button║ Esc │ Same │ Not recognized │ Shift- ║
- ║Shift- any button║ Same │ Same │ Not recognized │ Shift- ║
- ╚═════════════════╩═══════╧═════════════════╧════════════════╧══════════════╝
-
- These features are particularly useful when ZWmous is installed before using
- non-mouse applications with TURBO-MENU styles such as TURBO C, TURBO PASCAL,
- TURBO BASIC, TURBO ASSEMBLER, SIDEKICK, etc. virtually any text-based (ZWmous
- doesn't work in graphics mode) program with menus and menu keys displayed on
- the screen.
-
- ZWmous Usage: ZWmous
- Install ZWmous into computer memory if not yet;
- Activate mouse if already installed.
- ZWmous/h
- Display help message.
-
- ZWmous is distributed under the concept of SHAREWARE. You are welcome
- and encouraged to make a copy and share it with others. If you decide to
- continue using it after one month trial, you are required to register by
- sending US $5 to
- Zen Wu
- 2600 Lorain Ct.
- Columbus, OH 43210
- U.S.A.
-
- A registered user will receive:
- * Laser printed document;
- * Updated information of newly released products;
- * Five dollar discount in registering upgraded version of ZWmous.
-
- Questions or comments may be sent to the address above or via email to
- "zjw@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu".