MICROSOFT BALLPOINT MOUSE RELEASE NOTES (software version 8.00) Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1991 This document contains information that supplements the "Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide" and accompanying software. CONTENTS I. Notes on Setup for DOS and Windows 3.0 The APPEND Command PATH Modifications Single-drive PCs Network Installations Loading the DOS Mouse Driver under Windows II. Using the BallPoint Mouse with OS/2 Installing an OS/2 Mouse Driver Setting Orientation and Buttons for OS/2 III. Miscellaneous Items Loading MOUSE.INI Settings Windows Mouse Control Panel Online Help New Acceleration Profiles Tutorial Notes Mechanical Tips _________________________________________________________________________ I. NOTES ON SETUP FOR DOS AND WINDOWS The APPEND Command ------------------ SETUP may not work properly if you have used the MS-DOS APPEND command. If APPEND is in effect, then remove it before running Setup by typing APPEND; at the DOS command line (include the semicolon). PATH Modifications ------------------ If you have a long PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you may want to tell Setup not to add the BallPoint files to your PATH. If you exceed the DOS limit of 127 characters, you will have to switch to (or specify) the directory containing the mouse file you want to load or run. Note that some systems may not start properly if the AUTOEXEC.BAT file being used contains a PATH statement that is too long. If this occurs with your system, restart the computer using a floppy system disk (DOS boot disk) and edit the PATH statement so that it contains fewer than 127 characters. If you have an older version of the mouse software on your system and the directory that includes the older version is included in your PATH, you should delete this directory from the PATH statement. Leaving the directory in the PATH may cause the older files to be found when you enter mouse commands at the DOS command line. Older versions of the mouse software do not include all the features of version 8.0, including BallPoint Mouse support. Delete older versions of the mouse software from your system and use a text editor to remove the older directory from the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Single-drive PCs ---------------- If you have a single-drive PC without a hard disk, you will not be able to use the Setup program to install the BallPoint mouse software. For more information, see "Installing the BallPoint Mouse for Additional Configurations" in the BallPoint Mouse User's Guide. Network Installations --------------------- If you are installing the mouse software and you use a network, you may need to make sure that the network software loads before the mouse software. After running the BallPoint Mouse Setup program, check the order in which the files load in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and change it if necessary. Loading the DOS Mouse Driver under Windows ------------------------------------------ You cannot load the DOS mouse driver from the DOS Prompt in Windows. To load the DOS mouse driver so that it is available when you go to the DOS Prompt from Windows: 1. Exit Windows 2. Type MOUSE at the command line 3. Restart Windows _________________________________________________________________________ II. USING THE BALLPOINT MOUSE WITH OS/2 Installing an OS/2 Mouse Driver ------------------------------- This release includes two Microsoft OS/2 Mouse drivers: OS2MOUSE.V11 for OS/2 version 1.1 OS2MOUSE.V12 for OS/2 version 1.2 These drivers work with the following pointing devices: MS Serial-PS/2 Mouse MS Bus(Inport) Mouse MS BallPoint Mouse You do not need a separate driver for each type of mouse. Installation of the OS/2 mouse drivers must be done manually. To install an OS/2 mouse driver: (Assume your device drivers are in the directory C:\OS2.) 1. Copy OS2MOUSE.V11 (or OS2MOUSE.V12) to C:\OS2. 2. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file to remove the line that points to your current mouse driver. This line will vary according to the type of mouse installed. Example line to be removed: DEVICE=C:\OS2\IBMMOU1.SYS (remove this line) 3. If you are using OS/2 version 1.2, you must also remove the line that includes MOUSE.SYS. Example line to be removed: DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=MSSER$ (remove this line) 4. Insert one of the following lines in the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.V11 (insert for OS/2 ver.1.1) or DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.V12 (insert for OS/2 ver.1.2) 5. Save these changes and restart your computer. Setting Orientation and Buttons for OS/2 ---------------------------------------- Because there is no Mouse Control Panel supplied for OS/2, you must set BallPoint mouse orientation and make button assignments at startup through settings on the DEVICE= line in your CONFIG.SYS file. To set orientation, use the ROTATE= option to specify the number of degrees of rotation from the default (right-hand side) BallPoint position. To set buttons, use the BUTTONS= option. The BUTTONS= option specifies button assignments for all four BallPoint mouse buttons. The letter P designates the primary button, S designates the secondary button, and zero (0) indicates an unassigned button. When you use the BUTTONS= option, a value must be given for each of the four BallPoint mouse buttons, and only one button at a time can be either primary or secondary. The two unassigned buttons become the clicklock pair if this feature is used (see below). Note: For more information on rotation angles and button numbering 1-4, see Appendix A in the BallPoint Mouse User's Guide. Example: The default (right-hand side) configuration for the BallPoint mouse would be represented by the following line in CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.V12 ROTATE=0 BUTTONS=P0S0 Note that button numbers 1 and 3 are primary and secondary, respectively. A left-hand configuration would be represented by: DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.V12 ROTATE=180 BUTTONS=0P0S where buttons numbers 2 and 4 are primary and secondary, respectively. To enable the clicklock feature for OS/2, use the CLICKLOCK= option: DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.V12 CLICKLOCK=ON To disable clicklock, use CLICKLOCK=OFF. Note that the OS/2 options ROTATE=, BUTTONS= and CLICKLOCK= can appear in any order on the DEVICE= line in CONFIG.SYS, and that none is required. _________________________________________________________________________ III. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Loading MOUSE.INI settings -------------------------- The settings in MOUSE.INI are read by both the DOS and Windows mouse drivers only when they load. Similarly, the Windows Mouse Control Panel reads the settings in MOUSE.INI only when it is started. The DOS mouse utilities Compass and Control Panel get their initial settings from those resident in mouse-driver memory. Saving changes permanently from any of the mouse utilities updates both the settings in driver memory and the settings in the MOUSE.INI file. However, if you edit the MOUSE.INI file manually, your new settings will not be recognized by either mouse driver until it is reloaded. To make your edits to settings take effect in DOS: 1. Save the edited MOUSE.INI. 2. Restart your computer. or, Remove the mouse driver from memory by typing MOUSE OFF; then reload the mouse driver by typing MOUSE. To make your edits to settings take effect in Windows: 1. Save the edited MOUSE.INI. 2. Exit Windows. 3. Restart Windows. For more information on editing the settings in MOUSE.INI, see Appendix A in the BallPoint Mouse User's Guide. Windows Mouse Control Panel Online Help --------------------------------------- The F1 key will not display online help in this release. To get Help on the Windows Mouse Control Panel, choose the Help option provided. New Acceleration Profiles ------------------------- The acceleration profiles included in the MOUSE.INI file on the BallPoint Setup disk are different from those shown in the Appendixes in the User's Guide. (The profiles in the User's Guide are the same as those provided with the Microsoft Mouse.) The profiles installed by the setup program have been designed specifically for the BallPoint Mouse. Use the Control Panel to choose the profile that suits you best. Tutorial Notes -------------- The BallPoint Mouse tutorial was created using G.R.A.S.P. (Graphics Animation System for Professionals) Copyright (C) Paul Mace Software, Inc. 1990 The tutorial requires a CGA-capable display. Some portable computers or displays may not be able to switch to CGA mode. An advisory message is displayed if CGA is not available. Mechanical Tips --------------- If your BallPoint mouse ball doesn't roll smoothly, it may be because of dirt on the rollers that the ball drives. To clean the rollers, see "Cleaning Your BallPoint Mouse" in the User's Guide. If you are cleaning the BallPoint mouse, and the ball retaining ring seems to stick in its housing, try tapping the mouse gently into the palm of your hand. The inertia of the ball should carry the retaining ring away from the assembly and into your hand along with the ball. _________________________________________________________________________