Kensington Mouse Readme - 27 October 1995 Software 4.22, User Manual 7/95, Hardware 5.00 Table of Contents: ---------------- 1. Changes since last release. 2. List of files on this disk. 3. Manual addendum and other notes. 4. How to contact Kensington. Changes in version 4.22: ---------------------- Ą Minor aesthetic changes to support new additions to Kensington's input device product line. Changes in version 4.11: ---------------------- Ą Fixed a problem that could cause crashes during boot on some machines running System 6.0.7. Ą Fixed a problem that could appear if certain 3rd party video products are installed. Ą Fixed a problem using arrow keys to select items in certain scrolling lists. Files that are enclosed on this disk: -------------------------------- Kensington Mouse Readme - This document containing updates and additions to the information in the User Guide. Kensington Mouse Startup - The Kensington mouse extension that goes in the System Folder. Kensington Mouse Control - The program that is used to change mouse options. Kensington Utilities - A folder containing the following infrequently used items: Convert Preferences - A program that copies Turbo Mouse 4.0 preference files into version 4.1 Kensington mouse preference files. Custom Response - A description of the Custom Response string format in Simple Text (Teach Text) format. Custom Response>MS Word - A description of the Custom Response string format in Microsoft Word format. Compatibility Options - A description of the Compatibility Options in Simple Text (Teach Text) format. Compatibility Options>MS Word - A description of the Compatibility Options in Microsoft Word format.. Acceleration- A description of the Acceleration Table in Simple Text (Teach Text) format. Acceleration>MS Word- A description of the Acceleration Table in Microsoft Word format. Kensington Basics - A smaller replacement for the normal startup extension that is used only in machines that start from floppy disks or have very little RAM. Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 - A control panel program that allows changing the mouse acceleration for users of Kensington Basics. Old Turbo Mouse 1.0 Readme - Instructions on how to use Old Turbo Mouse 1.0. Kensington ADB Test - A test program that can be used by Kensington's technical support department to find out information about your Macintosh. ADBReInit - A System 7 extension from Apple Computer that corrects a problem on the PowerBook 140/170 and the Quadra 700/900/950. Drag this into the System folder if you are using one of these machines and experience problems while running AppleShare. This is not necessary if you have installed System Update 3 or later, or are using System 7.5 or later. ADBReInit Note - Instructions on the use of ADBReInit extension from Apple. Teach Text - A program from Apple Computer that is used to view simple documents including this Readme document. Below are notes updating or adding to the user guide: ----------------------------------------------- TURBO MOUSE, THINKING MOUSE, AND NOTEBOOK KEYPAD OWNERS - Please remove any old copies of Share Modifiers or Turbo Mouse Startup when installing this software (the Thinking Mouse and Kensington Mouse require newer software.) Users of the Turbo Mouse 4.0 software may use the Convert Preferences program located in the Kensington Utilities folder to convert their old Turbo Mouse Startup file to a new Kensington Preferences file used in this version 4.11 software. The enclosed 4.11 software will work with Kensington Mouse, Thinking Mouse, and Turbo Mouse. STARTUP PROBLEMS - If you are having problems be sure you are using the latest versions of any extensions, inits, or control panels you may have in your System Folder. WINDOWS - Apple DOS Compatibility Card and SoftWindows users will find a pair of Shortcuts Button Responses that provide right button and lock right button down for use in Windows. You can create an Application Set for the DOS/Windows environment by opening the environment then switching to the control panel. When you add the Application Set you should see "SoftWindows" or "PC Clipboard" as one of the running applications. In this newly created Application Set you can define Enhanced Mouse Buttons for: Left = Button Right = Shortcuts(Windows Right Button) Chord = Shortcuts(Windows Chord) The Kensington Mouse for Macintosh Brilliant Cursor feature cannot be used in the Windows environment. BRILLIANT CURSOR - When HotSpots are very, very close together, it may be harder to accurately point to the nearest HotSpot. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR - Versions earlier than 5.01 do not work with the Brilliant Cursor HotSpot Definition window . Illustrator version 5.01 or later have been tested and work fine. FILEMAKER 4.0 - Does not work with the Brilliant Cursor HotSpot definition window. The newer Filemaker Pro works fine. ISI MOUSESCREEN ADB - ISI touch screen users cannot use Kensington mouse startup because the ISI device does not correctly follow the ADB specification. Use Kensington Basics or the serial version of the Mousescreen to work around this problem. MORE DISK SPACE - Alysis users should make sure they have version 1.2 or greater of More Disk Space. OUTBOUND PORTABLE - When using Plus ROMs it has been reported that after first turning on the machine, you must use the built in pointing device before using an external device. Otherwise the external device may be ignored until a control is operated with the internal device. QUICK TOOLS POWER STRIP - Interferes with Brilliant Cursor HotSpot definition. You must temporally disable this product before defining HotSpots. RADIUS PIVOT - You should not rotate the monitor while the Brilliant Cursor HotSpot definition window is on the screen. Radius thinks this problem should be fixed with their software version 2.1+. Using the command key as one of the Cursor Keys while the Radius software is in use may not work as expected and is not recommended. ENHANCED MOUSE BUTTONS FOR NON-KENSINGTON INPUT DEVICES: The mouse buttons on non-Kensington input devices are, by factory standard, not affected by the Enhanced Mouse Buttons list. They always send a normal button and do not work with the Menu Lock and Pop-Up Menu features. You can enable these features by changing the "Do Not Use Enhanced Mouse Buttons" compatibility option for non-Kensington input devices. There are some side effects however, so please read the rest of this note before proceeding. If you make this change (as described below), the single button on the non-Kensington mouse is treated the same as the Left Button on the Kensington Mouse. This can cause confusion if the Left Button has been redefined as something other than a normal Button Response. The non-Kensington input device's button will send the redefined Button Response. If you then disconnect your Kensington Mouse, it will be hard to control the Macintosh. In the unlikely event that you accidentally turn off "Do Not Use Enhanced Mouse Buttons" on a device, and redefine the Button Response for the Left Button to something other than a normal Button and remove all Kensington devices, you can recover in one of three ways: - You may be able to click by holding down a modifier key and pressing the mouse button, choose a modifier key+Left Button that you have not redefined (i.e. Control+Left Button.) Use the combination as you would a normal button and restore the normal Button Response for Left Button Press. - Restart your Macintosh with the "T" key pressed down, this causes the Kensington mouse software not to load during startup. You can then delete your preference file and restart. - Shutdown your Macintosh, plug your Kensington Mouse back in and restart your Macintosh. If you want to be able to use Enhanced Mouse Buttons on a non-Kensington device: 1- Determine the type of device by opening the About... window in the Kensington Mouse Control Panel. You will see a list of connected devices. 2- Open the Compatibility Options window. To do this, click the Custom... button to open the Custom Acceleration Graph window. Then click the Table button to open the Custom Acceleration Table window. Then choose the Compatibility Options command in the Options menu of the Custom Acceleration table window. 3- Double-click on the device you identified in the About... window. 4- Deselect the "Do Not Use Enhanced Mouse Buttons" checkbox. 5- Click the OK buttons to close each of the windows you opened. 6- Choose Save Startup from the File menu. 7- Restart your Macintosh. The first button on the non-Kensington input device will now be treated the same as the Left Button. All the enhanced button features will now work. If the device has a second button, it may work as a right button. (This depends on the how the manufacture designed the device.) To avoid the problem described above, either: - Do not redefine the Left Button press, or if you do redefine it, define it with a Button Response capable of doing a normal click, such as a Pop-Up Menu with a Button item, or a Lock Button Response. - Before disconnecting the Kensington Mouse, redefine the Left Button Response back to a normal button, or another Response capable of doing a normal button click. - Go back into the Compatibility dialog and select the "Do Not Use Enhanced Mouse Buttons" option for the input device you are using. The Kensington Utilities folder on the Kensington mouse software disk contains additional information on the Compatibility options in a file called "Compatibility." PowerBook Duo users with two buttons may want to read about the Swap Buttons option that can be used to swap the meaning of the top and bottom buttons of the Duo's built-in trackball. How to Contact Kensington: ------------------------ Kensington Microware Limited 2855 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA 800.535.4242 (US and Canada) 415.572.2700 415.572.9675 (Fax) email: info@kensington.com (For general information) tech@kensington.com (For technical support) Americal Online: Kensington Applelink: Kensington eWorld: ken.help CompuServe: 76077, 231 Copyright (C) 1995 Kensington Microware Limited All Rights Reserved