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EZMouse by Eyetech
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Introduction
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Your EZMouse hardware allows you to connect a
PC PS/2 type mouse or trackball into the Amiga
mouse socket, with no extra software being
required for normal use.
The software on this disk allows you to make
use of the wheel and 3rd & 4th button functions
available on many PS/2 mice and trackballs.
Installation
------------
Simply double-click on the "Install" icon,
located on this disk, and follow the on-screen
prompts.
Configuration
-------------
While installing the EZMouse software to your
Amiga, you will be given an opportunity to
configure it to your own needs.
After this, if you wish to configure it, you
should run the "FreeWheel" program, located in
your SYS:WBStartup drawer.
The gadgets in the main window are as follows:
Mouse speed X/Y:
These allow you to adjust the mouse's speed
with very fine control. Setting the
horizontal and vertical mouse speeds
separately can be useful if you're working in
a screen mode that doesn't have square
pixels.
Click to front:
When this is checked, a double-click in a
window's border will bring that window to the
front.
Click to back:
When this is checked, a double-click in the
border of the frontmost window will send it
to the back. Remember that a window is not
necessarily the frontmost window just because
it isn't obscured by other windows.
Hot key:
This string gadget contains a description of
the commodities hotkey which is used to bring
up the GUI.
Set Buttons:
This will open another window, which will
allow you to assign functions to the third
and fourth mouse buttons, as follows:
Click:
The following functions can be assigned to
a click of either button:
» Shift - will simulate the left shift
key being held down.
» Shift + Left Button - Simulates a click
with the shift-key held down. N.B. Not
all programs will recognise these shift-
clicks.
» Toggle Left Button - Useful for
trackball owners; one click will simulate
a press of the left button, another will
release it.
» Movement -> scroll - Also for trackball
and three-button mouse owners: While the
button is held down, movement events will
be converted to scroll events.
» Move/Scroll Toggle - As Movement ->
Scroll, except one click will enable the
conversion, another will disable it.
» Cycle Screens - The topmost screen will
be sent to the back.
Click + Roll:
» Depth Arrange Windows - If you roll the
wheel away from you, the window under the
pointer will be sent to the back, and
vice-versa.
» Horizontal Scroll - In this mode, while
the button is held down, vertical scroll
events will be converted into horizontal
scroll events.
Double Click:
» Cycle Screens - The topmost screen will
be sent to the back.
» Swap Axis - Horizontal and Vertical
scrolling events will be exchanged. This
allows you to scroll horizontally with a
mouse that only has one wheel.
Set Scrolling:
This will open a configuration window for
scrolling-related features:
Scroll window:
This item determines whether scroll events
affect the currently selected window, or
the window under the pointer.
Move->Scroll speed:
This is the rate at which scroll events
will be generated by the Movement to Scroll
modes.
Ignore MUI:
If Alessandro Zummo's MUIWheelPatch version
1.4 or higher is running and this is
checked, FreeWheel will not send events to
MUI windows. This avoids previous problems
with MUI windows receiving both cursor-key
presses and scrolling events.
Mirror H/V Scroll:
Checking these gadgets will reverse the
direction of scrolling.
Prop Gadgets:
When this is checked, FreeWheel will
attempt to nudge any proportional gadgets
(scrollbars or sliders) it encounters.
HSpeed/VSpeed:
These are the amounts by which the gadgets
will be nudged. For scrollers, the
settings here should be thought of as
fractions of a page. Scrolling sliders
will only work if these are set above half.
KeyPresses:
When this is checked, windows which don't
contain recognisable proportional gadgets,
and which listen for keypresses, will
receive cursor-key presses.
Shift paging:
When scroll events build up quicker than a
program can clear the keypresses, if this
gadget is checked, FreeWheel will clear the
backlog and send a shift-cursor key event,
which many programs use for page-up/down.
Page after n lines:
The number of events which will trigger the
Shift page feature.
Compatibility
-------------
While the EZMouse adapter is compatible with
many of the PC PS/2 mice and trackballs
available, you should note the following:
o The adapter & software currently support
standard 3-byte PS/2 protocol, and the
extended 4-byte protocol used by the
Microsoft Intellimouse and compatibles.
o Logitech wheel mice have a 'native' mode
and an Intellimouse compatible mode. They
should be set to 'Intellimouse' mode to
function correctly. Some OEM models don't
have the Intellimouse mode, and these will
not work with this adapter.
o Models the EZMouse is known to work with:
- Logitech Mouseman Wheel
- Aries Airmouse
- Genius EasyMouse
- Genius EasyMouse+
- Microsoft Wheel Mouse
o Models it is expected to work with:
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- NetMouse PS/2
- IntelliMouse Explorer
(First 3 buttons only)
- GlidePoint PS/2
o Models it is unlikely to work with:
- NetScroll PS/2
- Thinking Mouse PS/2
- IBM ScrollPoint
If you find a mouse brand which is fully
compatible with the EZMouse, but not listed
here, please let us know so we can share that
information with other users.
You can contact us via post, phone, fax or
email.
Eyetech Group Ltd
The Old Bank
12 West Green
Stokesley
North Yorkshire
TS9 5BB
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 164 271 3185
Fax: +44 (0) 164 271 3634
Email: info@eyetech.co.uk
Copyright notice
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This readme, the WheelDriver program, and the
EZMouse firmware and electronic design are
copyright of Eyetech Group Ltd 2000. Copying,
reproduction or reverse engineering of any of
these components in whole or in part by
electronic or other means is strictly
prohibited. Violators WILL be prosecuted.