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PLUSMOUS.TXT February 17, 1989 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLUSMOUS is a mouse interface for Procomm Plus(tm) developed for the Logitech C7 serial mouse. I don't have the buss mouse, but know of no reason it will not work with this mouse interface. This program was developed with the Logitech Logimenu language & compiler. This .ARC file should contain: Plusmous.txt PCPLUS.DEF PCPLUS.MNU SETMODE.COM.com ( PC Magazine utility ) GRID.COM PRSWAP.COM ( PC Magazine utility ) There is only one potential problem you should encounter in using this program with your system. Since I have a mono monitor the `MATCH' statements used have the `attribute' set for a mono system. If you have a color monitor you will have to make changes to the `attributes' accordingly. There are only six `MATCH' statements in PCPLUS.DEF, so this shouldn't be a problem. --- HOWEVER, being a realist, I have include some aids in the event you do have some difficulties. They are (1) SETMODE.COM, which is a TSR utility which will allow you to check your video mode and change it to whatever you want easily; (2) PRSWAP.COM, which is a TSR utility that changes graphics to standard characters your dot matrix printer can use; and (3) GRID.TXT, which is a coordinate field. Item (2) & (3) are included for the very unlikely event that your coordinates for the `MATCH' statements are different than the supplied ones. Now then, how to start? Copy PCPLUS.MNU & PCPLUS.DEF to the directory you keep your mouse .MNU files in. Copy SETMODE.COM to the directory that Procomm Plus is in. Next use SETMODE (type `SETMODE' to install it in memory, then `alt m' to evoke it) to set your system to B&W (choice 2 on SETMODE's' displayed menu). Use the arrow keys to make the selection, then hit `return' TWICE. Now type `MENU PCPLUS' and then start Procomm. Things SHOULD be ready to test now. I emphasized should only in deference to Murphy's Law! Anyway, on to the mouse KEY layout. | +-----------+-----------+ | +---+ +---+ +---+ | | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | | +---+ +---+ +---+ | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------------+ 1 KEY (1) ALWAYS RETURN KEY (2) CHANGES KEY (3) ALWAYS ESCAPE CHORD (1,2) READ SCREEN & SET MOUSE CHORD (2,3) READ SCREEN & SET MOUSE CHORD (1,3) ACTIVATE MAIN MENU CHORD (1,2,3) ACTIVATE PROCOMM'S MENU BAR OK, press KEY (2) - The screen you see should look familiar, it's exactly the same as the screen you get with `alt z' - except this one is a menu you can use with the mouse. > IF no menu appears, try the CHORD (1,3). If this fails, there's a PROBLEM! Use `alt x' to exit Procomm and try KEY (1,3) again. If no menu appears type `MENU PCPLUS' again & verify that `PopUp Menu Loaded' appears. Now press (2) to verify that the POPUP menu functions. Next Press (1,2) to cancel the menu. Next, if you use CLICK, turn it off by entering `CLICK OFF'. Start Procomm Plus again, and start over by pressing KEY (2). Press CHORD (1,2)/(2,3) - to get rid of the `POPUP' menu. Press CHORD (1,2,3) - This time the Procomm Plus menu bar will appear. You may now use the mouse to select items from the menu bar. Select `Dial' and press KEY (1). Your dialing directory should appear. Press CHORD (1,2)/(2,3) - You should now be able to move the select bar through the directory with the mouse. KEY (1) will dial the selection. KEY (2) will mark the selection (like space bar). KEY (3) is escape. IF everything is OK at this point chances are all is well. If you were able to get the main menu, but the Procomm menu bar isn't working it's because the `attribute' part of the `MATCH' statements aren't right for your system. There are only 6 `MATCH' statements in PCPLUS.DEF, so correcting this shouldn't be to hard. I'll list which screen display goes with which `MATCH' statement later. Here is more detail on using this mouse interface with Procomm. Personally, I prefer using the Procomm menu bar rather than the `POPUP' main menu because it's faster and more natural. Each selection made (such as Dial) brings up a new screen display. To set the mouse for the new display use CHORD (1,2) or (2,3). Pressing the CHORD (1,2,3) will bring up the Procomm menu bar in all cases. Pressing KEY (2) will usually get the `POPUP' main menu. Pressing the CHORD (1,3) will bring up the `POPUP' 2 main menu in all cases. This brings up a possible conflict. IF the Procomm menu bar is displayed you can also get the `POPUP' menu - BUT it won't work. No problem is caused, making a selection from the `POPUP' menu in this case just triggers a `beep' indicating wrong input. This is handy though, as you can bring up the `POPUP' main menu OVER ANY screen to look up an `alt key' function you need but can't remember, then erase it by pressing the same CHORD again. You will need to press the CHORD (1,2,3) again to reactivate the Procomm menu bar if it was displayed when you invoked the POPUP main menu. You will find that most of Procomm's function screens have mouse support. Some don't, however. In general, if a display asks you to select a letter or number corresponding to a item to be changed the mouse won't work with that display. This was done to keep the number of `MATCH' statements under control, & because use of the keyboard was emanate anyway. As I said previously if things aren't working the problem is that the `attribute' given in the various `MATCH' statements needs to be changed. Here is the list of these statements and the displays they go with. scrn1: The `attribute' must be matched to the word "Dialing" which appears with the Procomm menu bar when "Dial" is selected. scrn2: The `attribute' must be matched to the word "NAME" when the dialing directory is selected. scrn3: The `attribute' must be matched to the word "PgUp" when `redisplay' has been selected. scrn4: The `attribute' must be matched to the word "PROCOMM" when `Change' - `Setup' has been selected. scrn5: The `attribute' must be matched to the word "K E Y" when `Change' - `Macro' has been selected. scrn6: The `attribute' must be matched to the characters "ASP" when `File' - `Aspect' has been selected. A personal note here - I found Logitech's explanation of how to set or determine an `attribute' number a little foggy. Here's what they are trying to say. Look under "Selected Text Color" on pg. B34 to locate the TEXT (foreground) color. If your text is RED then the number is 3. Now look under "Background Color" on pg. B35. If your background is blue the number is 16. Since the text won't be blinking, all that is left is to add these two values. Thus the number 19 is the `attribute' that will match RED text on a BLUE background. If this were the case for scrn1:, the `MATCH' statement would be rewritten : scrn1: MATCH 2, 2, 19, "Dialing", mouse1, scrn2 If you have a color system you will need to change the `attributes' as outline above. Use SETMODE (alt m) to set your system from B&W back to its' normal mode. Bring up each of the 6 screens and locate the word to be MATCHed. Note the TEXT color (foreground) & background color & use the tables on pages B34 & B35 to find the `attribute' needed. The shorthand instructions like `File' - `Aspect' mean, start at the main Procomm menu bar, select "File" then select "Aspect" from the 3 menu bar appearing when you selected "File". Though I feel this is very unlikely, if you are sure the `attribute' for a `MATCH' statement is right but the match fails, verify the coordinates. To do this quit Procomm for a moment and install the utility PRSWAP.COM and also printout a copy of GRID.TXT. Start Procomm again and return to the screen you were working with. Print a copy of this screen (shft *). Tape the grid to a window & overlay it with the screen copy. Align row 1 of the screen with the first row of ++++++ on the grid and align column 1 with the column of numbers on the left of the grid. The position of the characters to be MATCHed are easily checked in this manner. If you decide you like the `POPUP' main menu better than using Procomm's menu bar, you'll find this helpful. The menu is rather large & this makes it a bit `notchy' to use. Hold the mouse the way Logitech shows on page A17. I know this sounds a little nitpicking, BUT it really will help. Move the mouse with brisk, concise movements. A little practice, and you'll be able to move the selection bar accurately around through the menu easily. The POPUP main menu has the selection `OPed Mouse' in the lower right corner. This is to set the mouse for use with the `OPed' (OPUS Editor) feature available on numerous services. Select this AFTER you are logged on by pressing (1,3) and picking `OPed Mouse' from the menu. The mouse will now move the cursor and the key 2 will bring up an editing menu to aid use of `OPed'. Now, you say I've never seen this feature on any of the OPUS systems I use! Could be they just don't have it - or maybe you are just unaware that it's there! First, you MUST have ANSI.SYS installed. If you don't know about ANSI.SYS here's what to do. ANSI.SYS is what's called a device driver. It is installed with your CONFIG.SYS file at boot-up. If you don't presently have a CONFIG.SYS file it's easy to make. If you do, just add device=ansi.sys to it. If you need to make one, the fastest way is like so: First you MUST be in the root directory (that is the one your computer boots from; if you have a floppy based system that means the A: disk - if a hard disk system then C:\ ) _and_ ANSI.SYS MUST be there also. Type at the DOS prompt copy con > config.sys Once you press `return' all you type will end up in the file `CONFIG.SYS'. Type device=ansi.sys and `return'. Now press F6 or type `control z' (control z means hold down the `ctrl' key and type a `z'). The screen will echo ` ^Z ' to you. When you hit `return, the file CONFIG.SYS will be closed and ready for use. You now MUST re-boot your system for ANSI.SYS to be installed. Before moving on, if you don't know about ANSI.SYS - hit the books. You can do a LOT of VERY handy & interesting things with it!! Now about `OPed'. When you log-on, you start at the `MAIN MENU'. Select the `Change' setup option. You will then see listed your present setup, followed by a new menu to make changes to it. I'm assuming that the `Graphics' or `Ansi' shows as `NO' at this time; type the indicated response (probably `G') to turn graphics on. You will get a re-listing of your setup, now showing Graphics ON - and hopefully, if the service has it, `Full Screen Edit' as an option. Select it, and the 4 service will again list your setup - now with the `Full Screen Edit' option on. Select the `Quit' option, and you will return to the MAIN MENU. Now when you enter messages you will start with a `blank' screen, instead of the numbered lines you were used to!! Press (1,3) on mousey & pick `OPed' from the POPUP menu. Remember key (2) brings up an editor function menu of common `OPed' operations - and the mouse moves the cursor. Some services will show a key combination to get instructions for `OPed'. If you don't find this, leave a question about this to the sysop when you log-off, or you can try another service. As to leaving messages to the sysop about things on his system you need information on, I highly recommend it. They spend a LOT of time maintaining their services for their users & have a wealth of information, if you'll just ask. 5