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Application : !mouseii
Help for Version 2.0 : (28 Sep 1993)
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Yes it's back! This is the all-new, super-trendy Mouse program!
Mouse II is the latest version of my mouse speed controller.
Advantages over Mouse 1.0
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1. One of the greatest improvements to Mouse is the reduction of memory
needed to run the program. Mouse now has a wimpslot of 48k which is
two thirds of the amount needed by it's predecessor.
2. The user interface has been greatly improved. It now uses RISC-OS3
3d icons and it now no longer requires Interface Manager (sorry
RISC-OS2 users! You've probably got a really boring-looking set of
icons!).
3. MouseII does a lot more than just change your mouse step-rate! See
below for more info on Mouse's new facilities.
4. My rodent icon now has a really trendy pair of shades!
Using Mouse II
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Once Mouse II has been installed you can click SELECT over the rodent
icon to access the main window- this is where you change the mouse
step-rate. The five speed icons, indicated 1-5, allow you to set the
step-rate for both x and y directions. If you want to have a varied x,y
step then use the arrow icons to the left of this. You will notice that
the text underneath the rodent icon changes from showing the step to
"Varied" when you set independant rates.
Clicking on the "Default" icon returns the mouse step-rate to it's
original value (i.e. the value configured in your computer's CMOS
memory.).
Clicking SELECT on the "More Options" icon leads you to...
More Mouse Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This window controls Mouse II's new facilties. The three option icons
are:
* Wrap Mouse Pointer- when this is toggled on, the mouse pointer is
'wrapped around' the screen so when it reaches the border of the
screen it reappears on the opposite side.
* Enlarged Pointer- this replaces the standard mouse pointer shape with
a brightly-coloured, enlarged arrow. This should be useful for those
who find Acorn's traditional shape difficult to see. With this
psycadelic montrosity crawling around your screen, it will be very
difficult not to miss it!
* Allow Cursor Control- when this is toggled on, you can use the cursor
keys to move the mouse pointer around the screen for more accurate
positioning. Users of programs such as Paint and FormEd should benefit
from this. The amount the pointer moves in one keypress is dictated by
the Increment which can be set via the writeable field next to this
icon. This field is only useable when the option icon is toggled on.
Below these option icons are three slabbed action icons:
* Save- clicking on this icon will allow you to save the above options
to disk so that they take effect whenever Mouse is loaded.
* Config Speed- configures the current mouse step-rate as the default
value. This is then set for when you next switch on your computer or
perform a hard reset. Only whole numbers can be stored in CMOS and if
Mouse detects a Varied step-rate it will cancel the operation until
you set the step using one of the five speed icons.
* Both- does both of the above and then removes the Options window. A
Quick way of saving your mouse status.
Credits
~~~~~~~
I would like to briefly mention the following people for producing
software which makes my life so much easier: Joe Taylor (for the
excellent WIMP procedure library), Architype Software (for the cruncher
BasShrink), Dick Alstein (for a really decent template editor- not many
of those!) and for the bloke who wrote the hourglass maker program I
needed.
Any Problems...?
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Then contact me at the address below:
Andrew Heckford,
17 Thornbridge Avenue,
Litherland,
Liverpool,
L21 5JU.
Boring Stuff
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This program is classed as FreeWare which means that it is the property
of:
© ACHSoft a.k.a. Andrew Heckford
You may use this program in any way you like as long as:
1. You don't attempt to pass it off as your own work.
2. The copies distributed to friends etc are not altered in any way. All
updates should be sent to me, please.
3. You do not sell it. This really annoys me! I don't get any profit
from this software so I don't see why anybody else should either. You
may charge a small price if you're running PD library or you need
something to cover the cost of discs or p&p.
4. You don't blame me when the program totally screws up your computer.
If you read the above instructions thoroughly you shouldn't have any
problems. Legitemate queries I will accept but blatent misuse- well...
© ACHSoft 1993.