+------------------------------------------------------------+ | Genius Mouse Driver Release Notes (version 10.0) | | Copyright (C) KYE Systems Corp. 1992 | +------------------------------------------------------------+ This document contains information that supplements the "Genius HiMouse User's Guide" and accompanying software. CONTENTS (1). Notes on Setup for DOS and Windows PATH Modifications CONFIG Modifications Operation from Floppy Disk Drive Using COM3 or COM4 in you system (2) Modifying GMOUSE.INI Acceleration Profiles (3). Miscellaneous Items Loading GMOUSE.INI Settings ========================================================================= (1). Notes on Setup for DOS and Windows ********************** * PATH Modifications * ********************** If you have an older version of the Genius mouse driver or other mouse driver in your system, delete it from your system and use a text editor to remove the old directory from the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. ************************ * CONFIG Modifications * ************************ If you have an older version of the Genius mouse driver - GMOUSE.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file, the Mouse Setup program will eliminate it and save the original CONFIG.SYS file as CONFIG.BAK. ************************************ * Operation from Floppy Disk Drive * ************************************ If you don't have a hard disk, you can load the DOS Genius mouse driver and DOS Genius Control Panel into the memory from the Floppy Disk Drive and operate from there. A minimum of 256K RAM is necessary. ************************************* * Using COM3 or COM4 in your system * ************************************* If you connect your mouse on COM3 or COM4, there may be problems running Windows under enhanced mode on some PCs. Our Windows Mouse driver doesn't fully support these 2 communication ports. However, the Genius Mouse operates fine under DOS using these two COM ports. We therefore suggest that you connect the mouse through COM1 or COM2 if a serial port is used and operation under Windows is desired. ========================================================================= (2). Modifying GMOUSE.INI The GMOUSE.INI file contains the program information and the default settings of the Genius Mouse driver program. Any changes to it will affect the operation of your mouse. It is recommended that only advanced users make changes directly to this file. Before making any changes to the file, always first save it as a backup file in case of mistakes, i.e. GMOUSE.BAK. ************************* * Acceleration Profiles * ************************* The acceleration parameters determine the relative speed of cursor movement for set distances of mouse movement within a standard amount of time. On the existing four acceleration profiles, speed is slowed for shorter distances and increased for longer distances. Thus, when operating your mouse, you get more precision in short distances, but are still able to move the cursor across the whole acreen with a quick, short movement. Acceleration curves work by establishing multipliers for different distances covered in a single unit of time. The multiplier adjusts the speed set under the Sensitivity setting. Thus the multiplier may be 0.5 for a short distance to slow the movement speed by one-half, but for a long distance the multiplier may be 2.0 thus doubling the movement speed. Here is a sample profile. [AccelerationProfile2] Label=Cruising Movement=1 26 42 61 80 Factor=1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.50 You may make changes directly to the existing four acceleration curves. In each set of figures the upper line contains the number of "mickeys", which for input devices is unit of distance per unit of time. The number of mickeys cannot exceed 127. Below each mickey designation is the multiplier. Be sure to leave at least one space between each number. Each line must have less than 80 characters. Do not use tabs, use the space key. ========================================================================= (3). Miscellaneous Items ****************************** * Loading GMOUSE.INI settings * ****************************** The settings in the GMOUSE.INI file are read by both the DOS and Windows Mouse drivers only when they load. Similarly, the Windows Mouse Control Panel reads the settings in GMOUSE.INI only when it is started. Saving changes permanently from any of the Mouse utilities updates both the settings in driver memory and the settings in the GMOUSE.INI file. However, if you edit the GMOUSE.INI file manually, your new settings will not be recognized by either mouse driver until it is reloaded. To make your changes to GMOUSE.INI settings take effect in DOS: 1. Save the edited GMOUSE.INI file. 2. Restart your computer. Or, Remove the Mouse driver from memory by typing GMOUSE U; then reload the Mouse driver by typing GMOUSE. To make your changes to GMOUSE.INI settings take effect in Windows: 1. Save the edited GMOUSE.INI file. 2. Exit Windows. 3. Restart Windows. =========================================================================