Y-Not is a simple extension that, when activated, inverts the Y axis (up and down) mouse movement. To activate it, simply hold down the command, option and shift keys and click the mouse button. To turn it off, do the same thing again.
Why Y Not?
You might be wondering why you’d want to do that. Over and above the obvious answer, (why not?), Y Not was created to correct for the seemingly backwards direction controls in the game Marathon. There is however, a veritable plethora of other places where Y Not can be used. The specifics of which are left to the reader as a delightful exercise. We would caution the more unscrupulous readers to take the steps necessary so as not to be discovered.
Which Y Not
The latest version of Y Not doesn’t even have a version number. Someday we’ll add a version resource, but for now, the lastest version is May 4, 1995, 4:51 pm. Be careful when you use Y Not, okay? While it doesn’t do very much, it still might screw something up, so don’t install it on a mission criticle machine. We’ve tested it for about 5 minutes on a IIfx and a PowerMac 6100. You’re mileage may vary. Void where morons are involved.
Oh, and even though the Y Not icon makes it look like a control panel, it’s not. Not yet. It would probably be cool to let the user change the hot-key, so we might add that capability later… and then it’ll be a control panel.
Whence Y Not
Y Not was written by Logan Roots and was based on code supplied by Brent Schorsch. The inspiration for Y Not comes from David Rowe, who is rapidly running out of excuses for his really crummy Marathon play.
Where can Y Not go?
We really don’t care who gets Y Not, or how it gets there. Since it mucks with mouse control, it’d be really nice to keep the instructions close by. You must do what you feel is right, of course.
