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MOUSE SUPPORT IN PATTERNLAND
Patternland will sense the presence of an installed mouse driver
when it first loads.
If a mouse is present, mouse movements and buttons work as
follows:
Mouse movement = up, down, left, and right arrow keys
Left button = Space Bar
Right button = Enter key
Both buttons = ? help key
In the main menu system, movement of the mouse moves a mouse
"Sun" cursor on the screen. Point to a menu option with the Sun
symbol and press a mouse button to move the highlight bar to that
option; release the button and the option is selected. If you
move the mouse off the menu before releasing the button, the
option will not occur. Pressing both buttons while pointing to a
menu option selects help for that option. If you hold a button
down while you move the mouse through a menu, its submenus open
automatically.
In the window editors the cursor changes to a "┼" crosshair
symbol, indicating you can input a harness or treadle. In color
and palette selectors, a mouse ">" cursor is displayed, also
allowing point and click action.
MOUSE SETUP
Patternland works with MicroSoft/IBM compatible mice. For your
mouse to behave in Patternland, its "driver" must be loaded BEFORE
Patternland. If Patternland liked your mouse when it looked for
mice during startup, you will have already seen the mouse "Sun"
cursor on the menus: you're mouse is happy, and you need read no
further.
If, however, Patternland responded "No Rodents" during startup,
your mouse is not installed, and you should edit your config.sys
or autoexec.bat file to load your mouse's driver automatically
when you turn on your computer. The various Microsoft/IBM
compatible drivers have different filenames and parameters. See
your mouse manual for instructions. In general, installng your
mouse in the config.sys file is preferable to the autoexec.bat.
Your config.sys should have a line in it something like:
Device=C:\mouse.sys
Your autoexec.bat file might simply have the word "Mouse",
depending on the name of the driver.
If you have difficulty installing your mouse, talk to your
computer dealer, a friend, or call Maple Hill Software for
assistance.