Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!fornax!laughlin From: laughlin@fornax.UUCP (Bob Laughlin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: PenPal and qmouse Message-ID: <2114@fornax.UUCP> Date: 13 Feb 91 18:36:14 GMT References: <9102050634.AA05467@bisco.kodak.COM> Reply-To: laughlin@phoenix.UUCP (Bob Laughlin) Organization: School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University Lines: 33 In article erk@americ.UUCP (Erick Parsons) writes: >>In article <9102050634.AA05467@bisco.kodak.COM> retreat!drool@bisco.kodak.COM (Drool Rockworm) writes: >>Anyone been successful using PenPal and qmouse at the same time? I find >> ..................................... >Yes ! I have had the same problem which prompted me to search for the >ultimate mouse accelarator. The results of that search: >Get Machiii ! It's extremely configurable *AND* you can specify the program > ............................................ I've also noted several incompatibilities with QMouse and other programs. These include: 1) does not work with DVideoIII. 2) QMouse's screenblanker will kill a file transfer with JRCOMM 0.94 if the screen is blanked during the transfer. 3) does not work with Bridge 6.0. (neither does DMouse). I recall reading a few years ago somebody looking at the assembler souce to QMouse and thinking it a bit unkosher in its register bashing. However I still use QMouse for one reason: It allows cycling through ALL screens with LeftAmiga-M. And with a program called MiddleMouseButton I can connect the MMB of my Boing mouse to LeftAmiga-M and cycle through all screens with a mouse press. Very handy. I tried DMouse recently and it did everything well, and probably in a kosher way, except the screen cycling only works under some conditions (no other windows on the screen etc.). QMouse does needs a QMouse QUIT option to use in script files. Anyway I've ditched DVideoIII (the Director is still much better) and no longer run QMouse's screenblanker. Does mach3 allow for some sort of screen cycling? and do you still need to send in a shareware fee for a usable version? Personally I prefer a utility like QMouse/DMouse etc. to run from a script file. A graphical interface is really not necessary. -- Bob Laughlin laughlin@cs.sfu.ca