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- MICKEY, a memory resident utility for Ventura Publisher(R), is now
- available directly to CompuServe users via SOFTEX electronic software
- distribution, from Ventura Publisher(R) re-sellers, and directly from
- Metroplex Digital Corporation of Dallas, Texas.
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- When installed, MICKEY activates the unused right mouse button for
- Ventura Publisher(R) and triggers "OK" selection in Ventura Publisher(R)
- dialog boxes. The right button allows users to select items, such as
- typefaces or frame margins, and then remove dialog boxes without moving
- the mouse.
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- MICKEY also provides "hot keys" that slow down, speed up, and reset
- mouse cursor speed, allowing the user to set a speed comfortable for the
- monitor in use. This feature can reduce the tendency of lines drawn in
- graphics mode to "break" in the middle and of frames to "jump" when
- selected. With full page monitors, it is often advantageous to speed up
- mouse travel to move up and down the page.
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- MICKEY operates immediately with bus mice and with two installation
- steps with serial mice. MOUSE.COM, or equivalent, must be resident.
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- MICKEY was originally developed for internal use by MDC as a step toward
- improving turnaround time in developing documentation for other software
- products. It was made available as a commercial product in August,
- 1988, to solve a general user need; MICKEY is presently in use both
- within Xerox and by Ventura Software, Inc. MICKEY operates with Ventura
- Publisher(R) versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.
-
- MICKEY's manufacturer's suggested retail price is $20.00 US. Credit
- card orders (214 231-8944) are shipped next day; immediate copies are
- available on CompuServe by typing "GO SOFTEX" at any CompuServe prompt and
- then requesting MICKEY.
-