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- MouseAide v9.81a.03.07.94 DEMO Version
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- Copyright (c) 1994 by Thomas J. Czarnecki
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- All Rights Reserved
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- LEGAL NOTICE
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- Permission is hereby granted to redistribute the DEMO version of this
- program, provided that the distribution is complete and unmodified in any
- way.
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- There is no warranty on this program. I disclaim any and all
- responsibility for any damages that use of this program may cause, by direct
- or indirect use.
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- This distribution is a DEMO version of "MouseAide" I created this
- demo because I wanted the user to get the feel of the program, and all its
- features without being too limited by any "crippled" features. So the ONLY
- limits on this DEMO version is in the form of a one hour time limit, and an
- pop-up information window that must be click on to be closed! Once the
- program is started the user will have a total time of one-hour before the
- program shuts itself down, the user will then have to re-boot their machine
- before the program will re-install itself! Nice eh?
-
- If you find this program useful you can purchase the latest version,
- without any limits for $15 (in US Funds) payable to me at the address listed
- below:
-
- Thomas J. Czarnecki
- 3526 Republic Avenue
- Racine, WI 53405-3856 USA
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- MouseAide v9.81a.03.07.94
- Copyright (c) 1994 by Thomas J. Czarnecki
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
-
- "MouseAide" is a 100% assembly language program that helps the Mouse
- & Keyboard do a whole lot more, with a lot less work by the user!
-
-
- MouseAide Features:
-
- o An intuition interface to change any of default hot-key sequences
- for all of the key functions, and control over the most used
- functions of "MouseAide" Just use the 'Left-Amiga C' key sequence
- (which can also be change by the user) to bring up the "MouseAide"
- configuration window to view or change any of the default hot-key
- sequences, and to adjust many of the other functions of "MouseAide"
- The user format for the Hot-Keys is the same as the string-macros
- explained later on. Any changes are saved in a configuration file,
- in the same directory that you started "MouseAide" up from, to be
- used the next time that "MouseAide" is started up! "MouseAide" will
- by default PopUp the configuration window at startup unless you
- un-check the 'Auto-PopUp Config' box on the configuration window, or
- use the '-o' option as described below to override it. I did that
- to allow a beginner to review all the functions and their calling
- Hot-Key sequences!
-
- I recommend that the user use the configuration window for adjusting
- as many of the options as they can. Use the startup options only
- for the functions that I do NOT have defined yet in configuration
- window!
-
- In the near future I plan to add to the configuration window all
- the options that are user definable at startup time now!
-
- Remember all the keyboard sequences, and the options that are given
- below are the defaults and can be changed by you!
-
- o An adjustable Acceleration of the mouse, with a adjustable Threshold
- for fast, and easy precision work. (this fuction can be adjusted by
- the configuration window)
-
- o Auto-Activation (SunMouse) of the window that the mouse pointer is
- over when the mouse is stopped! This function is disabled when the
- mouse pointer is blanked to save on CPU time. (this function can be
- enable/disabled by the configuration window)
-
- o Auto-Key-Activation of the window that the mouse pointer is
- under, when a key is pressed. Nice feature to have if you use
- the keyboard with multiple windows. Just point and type! (this
- function can be enable/disabled the configuration window)
-
- o Blanking of the mouse pointer if a key is pressed. No more trying
- to read behind the mouse pointer, Nice eh? (this function can be
- enable/disabled by the configuration window)
-
- o Blanking of the mouse pointer if user input is idle for a set
- number of seconds. (this function is enabled/disabled/adjustable
- by the configuration window)
-
- NOTE: When the 'Mouse' pointer is blanked "MouseAide" does NOT
- use the window under the pointer, but the active window
- for any, and all window-functions. For example: the
- 'KeyClose' function will close the window under the pointer
- if it is NOT blanked, otherwise the 'Active' window will be
- closed! Just remember this simple rule: If you can see the
- 'Mouse' pointer, the window under the pointers will be used,
- else the 'Active' window will be used.
-
- As of this version the mouse blanking is done by switching the pointer's
- 'Sprite' with an invisible 'Sprite' which will NOT affect any of the
- other 'Sprites' being used.
-
- o To save your monitor from image burning: blanking of the screen
- if the user input is idle for a set number of minutes. Nice
- feature for those of us that take a one minute break that runs
- into.... I also check if re-blanking is needed at the rate you have
- set for mouse blanking! (this function is enabled/disabled/adjustable
- by the configuration window)
-
- o Clicking a Window under the mouse pointer to the front (if need be)
- with a adjustable number of left mouse button clicks, that are
- within the time you have set in preferrences. The clicks to front
- count is reset when the mouse pointer is moved to a new window, making
- unwanted 'Clicks To Front' less likely when using a click count of two
- or more. (this function can be enabled/disabled by the configuration
- window)
-
- o Clicking a Window under the mouse pointer to the back, by holding the
- left mouse button down while clicking and releasing the right mouse
- button! (this function can be enabled/disabled by the configuration
- window)
-
- o Clicking the Screen to the back, by doing a doing a Window to back
- sequence, but with the mouse pointer NOT over a Window! (this
- function is enabled when the above fuction is)
-
- o Activation of the Workbench window by the 'Left-Amiga Z' keyboard
- sequence. This funtion is a lifesaver for users of menu-enhancement
- programs such as: "ParM', "ToolManager", or "ToolsDaemon" By allow
- the user a quick and easier way of getting at their Workbench menu.
- No more searching for the Workbench window to activate so that you
- can access the menus, let "MouseAide" do all the work for you! (the
- default key/button sequence of this function can be user defined by
- the configuration window)
-
- o Middle Mouse Button (MMB) Window & Screen turning! Pressing the
- middle mouse button while the pointer is over a Window will bring
- that Window to the front, unless the Window is already in the front,
- in which case, the Window will be sent to the back, nice eh?
- To get even more power out of the middle mouse button (MMB) if the
- pointer is NOT over a Window that can be depth arranged "MouseAide"
- will send the front Screen to the back and make the top Window the
- active one! I wrote this function after replacing my original mouse
- (which did NOT last very long!) with a new third party mouse, which
- had a third button (in the middle of course) Well, after finding
- that the Amiga did NOT support the middle button in anyway I set out
- and wrote this small GEM of a function! After using this function
- for just a couple of weeks I would never buy a mouse/trackball
- without the extra middle button! (can be enabled/disabled by the
- configuration window)
-
- o For systems that generate false 'Middle Button Down' Qualifiers,
- "MouseAide" will automatically adjust to this and ignore the MMB
- false Qualifiers! (Older systems?)
-
- o An 'EzDrag' function that allows the user to drag a window without the
- drag bar! To activate the 'Dragging' process just press the activate
- sequence (the default is: 'Left-Alt Left-Mouse-Button'), holding the
- last 'Key/Button' down over the window that you with to drag, and then
- move the window to where you like it, and then release it by releasing
- last 'Key/Button' of the sequence! This function works even with
- windows with custom drag gadgets, such as 'ToolManager' has with its
- 'Docks' (the default key/button sequence of this function can be user
- defined by the configuration window)
-
- o An 'EzSize' function that allows the user to size a window without
- using the 'sizing' gadget, but instead with a user defined 'Hot-Key'
- sequence, NO need to find and lock on the 'sizing' gadget any more!
- The 'EzSize' function is also improvement over the old system in that
- it allow the window to be sized from any corner, or to lock the sizing
- to one axis! To activate the 'Sizing' process, first place the pointer
- over the window in one of following sizing zones:
-
- <- 1/4 -> <- 1/2 -> <- 1/4 ->
-
-
- --> +--------+----------------+--------+
- | X & Y | Y | X & Y |
- 1/4 | | | |
- | Sizing | Sizing | Sizing |
- --> +--------+----------------+--------+
- | | | |
- | X | EzDragging | X |
- 1/2 | | | |
- | Sizing | Zone | Sizing |
- | | | |
- | | | |
- --> +--------+----------------+--------+
- | X & Y | Y | X & Y |
- 1/4 | | | |
- | Sizing | Sizing | Sizing |
- --> +--------+----------------+--------+
-
-
- ( X & Y Sizing is from the corner that the pointer was over when
- the 'EzSize' function was activated)
-
- and then do the activation sequence (the default is: 'Left-Amiga Left-
- Mouse-Button'), holding the last 'Key/Button' (Left-Mouse-Button) down,
- until you have moved the pointer to adjust the size of the window to your
- goal. As you can see in the above diagram, the zone in the middle of the
- window will default to the 'Ezdragging' process, as will any window that
- is un-sizable!. I added this function because I was tired of having to
- move a Shell before I could adjust its size, now the computer does the
- moving, nice eh? (the default key/button sequence of this function can
- be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Turning the windows with the 'Left-Amiga J', & 'Left-Amiga K' keyboard
- sequences. The top window will become the active one! (the default
- key/button sequence of this function can be user defined by the
- configuration window)
-
- o Turning the screens with the 'Left-Amiga N', & 'Left-Amiga M' keyboard
- sequences. The top screen will become the active one!(the default
- key/button sequence of this function can be user defined by the
- configuration window)
-
- o Cycling through the CLI(s)/Shell(s) windows with the 'Left-Amiga S'
- keyboard sequences. If you are a CLI/Shell and Workbench user this
- function can save you alot of time by allowing you to get instant
- access to your CLIs/Shells windows without filtering through all the
- open windows on the screen! (the default key/button sequence of this
- function can be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Shrinking a 'Sizable' window to its minimum size with the 'Left Amiga
- [' keyboard sequence. (the default key/button sequence of this
- function can be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Enlarging a 'Sizable' window to its maximum size with the 'Left Amiga
- ]' keyboard sequence. (the default key/button sequence of this
- function can be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Zipping a window between two sets of attributes (size and or position)
- with the 'Left-Amiga Tab' keyboard sequence. What this function does
- is: if the window (being zipped) has a 'Zoom' gadget (2.04+) this
- function will invoke that 'Zoom' function! But, I did not stop there
- I also created a 'Zip-Cache' for windows without a 'Zoom' gadget!
- I did this because I would like to have alternate position for all
- windows that can be dragged, not just ones with a 'Zoom' gadget, and
- for people with older machines, that do NOT have the 'Zooming' ability,
- this function will create it! As of this version I use: a 32-unit
- (Windows) cache, that is allocate when this fuction is invoked. I
- also bubble up the last called unit (window) which makes it easier to
- find on the next call, and protects it from being replaced if there is
- more than the 32-unit being 'Zipped' (the default key/button sequence
- of this function can be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Freeze the Mouse in X-axis, or Y-axis movement with the 'Left-Amiga
- X' & 'Left-Amiga Y' keyboard sequences. This function is nice for
- adjusting Icons or for use in drawing programs! (the default
- key/button sequence of this function can be user defined by the
- configuration window)
-
- o An 'Un-Accelerate Mouse' function that allows the user to toggle, on
- and off, the 'Acceleration' function. Nice function to have if you
- are a BIG 'Acceleration' user, but need to slow down to make a very
- small mouse movement! (the default key/button sequence of this
- function can be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o If any conflicts arise "MouseAide" can be suspended by the keyboard
- sequence: 'Left-Amiga H' And restarted with the same sequence!
- This allows you to enter any key/mouse input that "MouseAide" may
- use, without getting the action: Click-to-front, Window/Screen
- turning... (the default key/button sequence of this function can be
- user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Can execute a default ('NewShell') or a user defined command with the
- 'Left-Amiga Esc' keyboard sequence. Nice for a quick-pop-up program,
- or a easy CLI/Shell startup. (the command and the default key/button
- sequence of this functioncan be defined in the configuration window)
-
- o Multi-Icon-Select with just the mouse, No more shift key! By pressing
- and holding the left mouse button, then pressing and holding the right
- mouse button, and then releasing the left mouse button, you enter the
- Multi-Icon-Select (M.I.S.) mode! To select multiple Icons just click
- on them with the left mouse button while still holding down the right
- mouse button! You can enter the M.I.S. mode while selecting your first
- Icon, or, as I find easier, you can enter M.I.S. mode by doing the above
- sequence without an Icon! It makes it easier to select the first Icon
- without moving it! (this function can be enabled/disabled by the
- configuration window)
-
- o Better keyboard feedback by producing a 'Clicking' sound when a 'Key'
- is pressed! This function is handy when you are entering data into
- the computer without looking at the screen much. I allocate a 'Audio'
- channel at a low enough priority that you can run a music type playing
- program which will steal the channel to play the music and when done
- playing 'MouseAide' will recover its channel for use again! Nice eh?
- I also let the user set the 'Clicking' volume level and Priority of
- the Key Clicking's audio channel! (this function can be enabled/
- disabled, volume adjusted, and audio channel priority set by the
- configuration window)
-
- o Automated date generation! With just a few keystrokes "MouseAide"
- will get the current date, build it to a default, or user format,
- and than output it by the same method that is used when you type
- on the keyboard! To generate the default formated date all the
- user has to do is press hold down the 'Left-Amiga' key and press
- the 'd' key, easy eh? To generate the users formated date you do
- the same key-sequence as above, but you also hold down the 'Shift'
- key! The 'users format' is defined by a string that you pass to
- "MouseAide" at startup that tells the program how you want your
- date to be generated. The format is quite simple and is explained
- below in the options sections. (the default key/button sequence
- of this function can be user defined by the configuration window,
- but the user date format, for now, must be set by the startup arg.)
-
- o A simple keyboard 'String' macro function to allow the user to
- assign user defined strings to user defined keys! When the
- user types a defined 'Key' it will be replaced with their 'String'
- by the same method that is used when you type on the keyboard!
- This program saves the user from the tedious process of hand
- entering commonly typed 'Strings' I find it useful in all types
- of computing from working in the CLI/Shell to using it for text
- short cuts in editors! How to define your 'Macros' is explained
- below in the options sections.
-
- o Closing Windows & Shells/CLIs from the keyboard with the 'Left-Alt
- ESC' keyboard sequence. I close 'Windows' by the same method as
- if you clicked on the 'Close' gadget. Shells are closed by sending
- a user defined "String" to the 'Shell' which would then end the
- shell. The default "String" is "EndCLI\n" which would tell a
- normal Shell/CLI to close down. The user can define their own
- 'String' in the 'MA.Keys' file by including a line with the
- following format:
-
- CLIEndString = "String"
-
- Where the "String" is the user definable string that is to send to the
- Shell/CLI to close it! I made the closing string user definable because
- of programs such as "ParM" which will NOT close if "EndCLI" is used!
- (the default key/button sequence of this function can be user defined by
- the configuration window)
-
- o You can switch which port (1 or 2) that the mouse uses with the key
- sequence: 'Left-Amiga P' Did you buy a TrackBall for your favorite
- graphics program, but prefer to use the mouse for your non-graphics
- work, well plug the TrackBall in Port2 and switch between the mouse
- and TrackBall on the fly with a few keys! (the default key/button
- sequence of this function can be user defined by the configuration
- window)
-
- o Workbench Window to Front with the 'Left-Amiga W' I created this
- function because with just a few open windows on the 'Workbench Screen'
- I could NOT get at the disk icons! When you activate this function the
- 'Workbench' Window will come to the front, allowing you to open a
- disk/volume icon. When you open a window or use the 'Left-Amiga W'
- sequence again the 'Workbench' Window will pop back! (the default key/
- button sequence of this function can be user defined by the configuration
- window)
-
- o Freezing of the mouse and keyboard of all input, which if you live
- with small children or a keyboard climbing critter, can be a real
- lifesaver! Just use the 'Left-Amiga I' keyboard sequence to toggle
- in/out of the input freezing mode. When you enter the input freezing
- mode all mouse and keyboard input (except for the key sequence to
- toggle you back) will be frozen, also the mouse and screen will
- blank until you leave this mode. This fuction is great for those
- long running programs, that you start up and leave alone for a long
- period of time! (the default key/button sequence of this function can
- be user defined by the configuration window)
-
- o Can switch the right & left mouse buttons when installed for those left
- handed people out there! (Use the '+l' option listed below) (can be
- enabled/disabled by the configuration window)
-
- o Any Selected-To-Be-Dragged-Icons will be released, when any window
- manipulation (Window to back, Window to front, Keyboard window cycling)
- is required to prevent a system lockup! This gets around a Intuition
- bug in the in the 'WindoToFront' and 'WindowToBack' functions.
-
- o As of this version "MouseAide" will now remember the 'Path' for the
- process that has started it and if that process does NOT have a 'Path'
- will search for a process that has one that it can use! What all that
- means is that a process started by "MouseAide" (by command execute)
- will also have that 'Path' Nice eh?
-
- o "MouseAide" will try opening the "NULL:" device first, and the "NIL:"
- device only if the "NULL:" is NOT mounted. This make system which have
- the "NULL:" device installed much more reliable when you use the
- 'Command' function!
-
- o Adjustable priority of the 'Input Handler' The default is: 63, and
- should be fine for most of you. But if you are using another program
- that also uses a 'Input Handler' than this option maybe nice to have!
-
- o Easy WorkBench & CLI startup and shutdown!
-
- o Releases every byte of memory on shutdown. No dead data, or code is
- left in the system! Did you ever notice, after running some programs,
- how your free memory seems less? Well it is! But, NOT after running
- "MouseAide" It cleans up after itself!
-
- o The options can be user defined by Workbench or CLI/Shell
-
- o Small in size, about 23K in size, and even smaller with your favorite
- executable compressor (Turbo Imploder, PowerPacker...)
-
- o Self-detaching, for ease of startup!
-
- o Uses advanced (Semaphore locked) static & dynamic memory management
- techniques to reduce memory thrashing, while also keeping memory
- demands low!
-
- o Uses "good" programing practices!, Not like most of the "Mouse"
- programs floating around! No "Intuition" calls are made from the
- high-priority 'Input Handler', a very bad practice that most of the
- "Mouse" programs use!
-
- o The 'Input Handler' runs at a high priority, but the time wasting
- part of the program run at a low priority
-
- o The one-shot data & code (start-up, shut-down, etc...) is release
- after start-up to further reduce memory overhead!
-
-
-
- To startup "MouseAide" from WorkBench just double-click on "MouseAide" Icon!
-
- From CLI type: MouseAide<RETURN>
-
- (Note: That the program is self-detaching, do NOT Run it!
- It also sets the correct stack-size and priority, don't
- waste time adjusting them!)
-
- To remove "MouseAide" just start up the program again.
-
-
- All options (switchable, value & command) have a default setting. The value
- defaults are set as following:
-
- * Acceleration Factor - 3
- * Threshold Factor - 2
- Clicks to Front - 1
- * Mouse Blanking - 5 Seconds
- * Screen Blaking - 5 Minutes
- Input Handler Priority - 57
- * 'Clicking' Volume - 48
- * 'Clicking' Priority - 80
-
- * These values can be adjusted by the configuration window.
-
-
- The default options can be changed by the user by using the option line.
- By using the '+' & '-' switches, the user can turn ON or OFF any option.
- All the switchable options, but, Left-Handed-Swap are by default: On.
-
- The switchable options are:
-
- * "a" - Auto-Activate
- * "f" - Click to Front
- * "b" - Click to Back
- * "m" - Mouse Blanking
- * "s" - Screen Blanking
- * "e" - Key-Activate
- * "k" - Key-Mouse Blanking
- * "i" - Multi-Icon-Select
- * "l" - Left-Handed-Swap (Off by default)
- "w" - Workbench Window to Front
- * "c" - Keyboard 'Clicking'
- * "u" - MMB Window/Screen Turning
- * "o" - PopUp the option window on startup
-
-
- * These options can be enabled/disabled by the configuration window, so
- use the configuration window NOT the switches!
-
-
- Value options are set by an integer number following the Option to be set.
- The value is auto-ranged (limited) to a default value.
-
- The value options are:
-
- "A" - Acceleration Factor (range:1-11)
- "T" - Threshold Factor (range:1-11)
- "F" - Click(s) need for window to Front (range:1-9)
- "M" - Mouse Blanking time in seconds (range:1-59)
- "S" - Screen Blanking time in minutes (range:1-59)
- "P" - Priority of the 'Input Handler' (range: 50-127)
- "V" - Volume level of the keyboard 'Clicking' (range: 1-64)
- "K" - Key Clicking's audio channel Priority (range: 1-127)
-
-
- Remember use the configuration window for setting as many of the options
- as you can, that is the method of the future!!! Also, if there is a Hot-
- -Key/Button function that you do NOT use, set it to a unused hot-key
- sequence to disable it, such as: 'Left-Amiga Right-Amiga Ctrl'
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- When 'MouseAide' is started up it will look for a file named 'MA.Keys'
- in the current directory (CD) and if NOT found will search the path of
- the process that started 'MouseAide' up! The file 'MA.Keys' will define
- the users 'Keys' and their 'Strings' The format of the files is simply
- a line of text that first lists the 'Qualifiers' that have to be held
- down, followed by the 'Key' to be defined, followed by a '=' and then a
- quoted 'String' to be generated!
-
- The 'Qualifiers' defined as:
-
- LSHIFT for 'Left Shift'
- LALT for 'Left Alt'
- LAMIGA for 'Left Amiga'
- CTRL for 'Ctrl'
- RSHIFT for 'Right Shift'
- RALT for 'Right Alt'
- RAMIGA for 'Right Amiga'
- UPSTROKE for 'Upstroke'
- NUMPAD for defining keys on the numeric key pad
-
- SHIFT for 'Left Shift' or 'Right Shift'
- ALT for 'Lett Alt' or 'Right Alt'
- AMIGA for 'Left Amiga' or 'Right Amiga'
- CAPS for 'Left Shift', 'Right Shift' or 'Capslock'
-
- By prefixing a qualifier by the: '-' character you can tell "MouseAide"
- to ignore that qualifier when searching for that 'Hot Key' sequence!
-
- This is quit nice for ignoring the 'Caps Lock' qualifier just add:
-
- -capslock
-
- to all your 'Hot Key' definitions so that you do NOT have to worry about
- the state of your 'Caps Lock' key when calling a 'Hot Key' function!
-
- The 'UPSTROKE' qualifier allow the user to user to trigger any hot key
- function (including Macros) by having: a key pressed down (default),
- released (upstroke), or both (-upstroke) Nice eh?
-
-
- The NON-ASC 'Keys' are defined by these tokens:
-
- TAB
- ESC
- SPACE
- RETURN
- ENTER
- DEL
- BACKSPACE
- HELP
- LEFT
- RIGHT
- UP
- DOWN
- F1
- F2
- F3
- F4
- F5
- F6
- F7
- F8
- F9
- F10
- CLIEndString (Used to define the 'Keyclosing' string!)
-
- To include a 'Return' in a defined string use the '\n' sequence a
- quote is defined by the '\"' sequence, and the '\' charactor is
- the '\\' sequence, simple eh?
-
- the following are alternate keywords:
-
- CONTROL for 'Ctrl' key
- LCOMMAND for 'Left Amiga' key
- RCOMMAND for 'Right Amiga' key
- MIDBUTTON for 'Middle Mouse Button'
- LEFTBUTTON for 'Left Mouse Button'
- COMMAND for 'Left Amiga' or 'Right Amiga' (or both)
- RIGHTBUTTON for 'Right Mouse Button'
- NUMERICPAD for qualifier for keys on numeric key pad
-
- that could make it easier for 'commodities' users.
-
-
- Do I here 'what about a few examples?' O.K. by me, the line:
-
- lalt -capslock esc="EndShell\n"
-
- Would generate the string:
-
- EndShell<Return>
-
- When the 'Left Alt' is held down, and the 'Esc' key is pressed. The
- 'Caps Lock' qualifier is ignored, so can be in the lock or unlock
- state, it does NOT matter!
-
- ralt lshift e="End\n"
-
- Would generate the string:
-
- End<Return>
-
- When the 'Right Alt', 'Left Shift' keys are held down, and the 'e'
- key is pressed! The next line:
-
- lamiga f3="MouseAide +w U\".sy\""
-
- Would generate the string:
-
- MouseAide +w U".sy"
-
- When the 'Left Amiga' key is held down and the 'F3' key is pressed!
- This last example is my favorite:
-
- ; This is it!
-
- Because it does nothing, being a comment line! A comment may start at
- any point on a line and it runs until the end of that line, use it well!
-
- As you can tell by the above examples the user format is very easy to
- learn and use! If you need more examples take a look at the 'MA.Keys'
- file I have included, and try them out!
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- NOTE: Remember the 'Hot Key' functions on the configuration window use
- the same basic format as above!
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- The 'Automated Date' generation part of "MouseAide" allows the user to
- design their own formated date generation with the 'U' option string,
- just use the following information to build your own format string:
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- "d" or "D" - Stands for DAY
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- "y" or "Y" - Stands for YEAR
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- "m" - Stands for MONTH as a number
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- "M" - Stands for MONTH as a string
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- "w" or "W" - Stands for day of the WEEK
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- "l" or "L" - Stands for switch to the LONG type, until changed
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- "s" or "S" - Stands for switch to the SHORT type, until changed
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- "'" - Is to allow any of the above characters to be
- used as itself
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- Any character that does NOT match the above ones are used to
- fill in between the ones that are use! Confused? Lets try a few
- examples:
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- - Assume that the date is: June 7, 1992
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- U"sm.sd.sy" - Will generate: 06.07.92
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- U"lm.ld.ly" - Will generate: 6.7.1992
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- U"lM ld, ly" - Will generate: June 7, 1992
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- U"ld-sM-sy" - Will generate: 7-Jun-92
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- U"sm/sd/sy" - Will generate: 06/07/92
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- U"sm/d/y" - Will generate: 06/07/92
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- U"lm/d/y" - Will generate: 6/7/1992
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- U"lm/d/sy" - Will generate: 6/7/92
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- U"sd-sm-sy (sw)" - Will generate: 07-06-92 (Sun)
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- U"sd-sM-sy (sw)" - Will generate: 07-Jun-92 (Sun)
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- U"lM sd (lw)" - Will generate: June 07 (Sunday)
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- U"lM ld (lw)" - Will generate: June 7 (Sunday)
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- U"'Date: sm/sy" - Will generate: Date: 06/92
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- As you can tell by the above examples the user format is very
- flexible, and easy for anybody to use!
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- The 'Automated-Date' function also allows the user to use a different
- language then English! By creating a file name ".DateInfo" that is made
- up of the names of the months followed by the names of the days of the
- week, each on one line, for a total of 19 lines. When this file is
- then placed in the same directory at startup of "MouseAide", they will
- be used instead of the default English names! For an example I have
- placed a sample '.DateInfo' file in the directory named 'MiscFiles'
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- The last option is the 'C' (command) option. This option must be the last
- option to be set on the option line! The syntax is:
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- C <User defined string>
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- If you do NOT define a command string the default 'c:NewCLI' will be used!
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- NOTE: The 'Command' stringn can be set by the configuration window, why not
- define it there!
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-
- So, a few examples are now in order:
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- For: No Auto-Activate, Mouse Blanking set to 7 seconds, a Acceleration
- Factor set to 5, the Threshold Factor set to 3, do Key-Activate and
- Key-Mouse Blanking we would use this option line:
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- -a M7 A5 T3 +ek
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- For: No clicking to front, and No Key-Activate, and the command
- string 'NewShell...' we would use this option line:
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- -fe CNewShell CON:0/11/0/0/MouseAideShell
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- For: An Acceleration of 2, and a Threshold of 1, with 3 Clicks for a
- Window to front, and the Workbench Window to Front option, we would
- use this option line:
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- A2 T1 F3 +w
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- To use the option line in the CLI, just add it to the end of the line
- on startup. For example:
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- MouseAide +mskef A4 T2 F3 M3 S1 CGShell
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- To use the option line from WorkBench, you can do it two ways:
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- 1: Writing "OPTIONS=option line" in the "Tool Types" field of
- "MouseAide" Tool Icon.
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- 2: Writing "OPTIONS=option line" in the "Tool Types" field of
- a Project Icon and 'MouseAide' in the "Default Tool" field.
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- You can get good examples by Info(ing) the Icons included
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- NOTE: Remember most functions can be enabled/disabled/adjusted by
- the configuration window, which is much easier method!
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- Hint: A console window with a lot of output may delay some "MouseAide"
- functions! A good trick is to hit the shift-key when this delay
- happens. The Shift key will be like a electric shock to the
- system, breaking the delay.
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- Tempus Fugit,
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- Czar
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- If you have any ideas, comments, bugs to report, write me:
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- Thomas J. Czarnecki
- 3526 Republic Avenue
- Racine, WI 53405-3856
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