KatMouse Query

[tomos]

I know there's a few people here who use KatMouse

Purpose The prime purpose of the KatMouse utility is to enhance the functionality of mice with a scroll wheel, offering 'universal' scrolling: moving the mouse wheel will scroll the window directly beneath the mouse cursor (not the one with the keyboard focus, which is default on Windows OSes). This is a major increase in the usefullness of the mouse wheel.

I'm trying it out & like it a lot

BUT
I got rid of the try icon
(I believe that was an option in properties if i remember correctly)

& now
I cant seem to find how to get it back, or, more importantly how to get to properties.

Any ideas there?

I have wrote the author but am an impatient geezer so thought I'd ask here  
thanks,
tom

[lanux128]

just double-click on the exe again while KatMouse is running and the option windows will pop-up..

[tomos]

Thanks Lanux 

Katmouse seems to be generally very good but didnt work with Qimage, a programme I'm trying out for printing photos.
In fact it stopped it from scrolling at all
So now I have it on KatMouse's ignore list.

Very handy 

[Curt]

Sounds as if it is a fine program. I am not going to try it, because I like my 'click mouse wheel to auto-scroll' feature in Volumouse a lot. When you have finished trying this KatMouse you really should try out Volumose as well. It too has options for focus on various windows and programs. [Bummer again, Curt: That feature came from another app. Volumouse has a very different kind of focus activation]

The old Volumouse is now being launched in two all new (32 or 64 bits, Vista ready) beta versions!

Volumouse Beta Release Notes:

Volumouse now works under Windows Vista (both 32-bit and x64 versions)
Under Vista, there is no default mixer device anymore, but you can select the default playback and recording device in the component combo-box.

Under Vista, You can select more 6 channels, in addition to the 2 standard left and right channels.

Under Vista, changing the master volume doesn't affect the default left/right balance, as in the previous version of Windows.

In the x64 version, Volumouse only works when the focused application is 64-bit. When you work with 32-bit application under Windows x64, Volumouse doesn't receive the wheel events.

All default settings are now saved into .cfg file instead of the Registry.

The new config file is not compatible with the config file created by the previous versions of Volumouse.

Added new options to "Use the wheel when" combo-box: Windows Media Center is focused, iTunes is focused, Mouse cursor is over the Vista Gadgets.

Added additional rule line (6 instead of 5 in previous versions...)

Stable: http://www.nirsoft.n...utils/volumouse.html
 
Beta: http://www.nirsoft.n.../volumouse_beta.html

[TucknDar]

Sounds as if it is a fine program. I am not going to try it, because I like my 'click mouse wheel to auto-scroll' feature in Volumouse a lot. When you have finished trying this KatMouse you really should try out Volumose as well. It too has options for focus on various windows and programs.

-Curt (May 15, 2007, 11:48 AM)

Really? Then it has a poor readme, 'cause I couldn't find anything about that in it.

I read it again, before posting this, and there isn't any indication that it controls "focus on various windows and programs." Maybe it's just one of those good bugs 

[lanux128]

Very handy 

-tomos (May 15, 2007, 09:16 AM)

yes, agreed.. in fact, a quick search on the forums would give an indication of KatMouse's wide usage..

[tomos]

Very handy 

-tomos (May 15, 2007, 09:16 AM)

yes, agreed.. in fact, a quick search on the forums would give an indication of KatMouse's wide usage..

-lanux128 (May 16, 2007, 01:26 AM)

depends on how the forum search engine is feeling on the day of search!!! 
-
when I searched the yesterday it found nothing -
but I first came across KatMouse in the "tray" thread so I know it is there.
(I know Wordzilla has a "forum for download" but I havent been bothered yet)

[Grorgy]

What a great little program, wondered to myself what real use it would be, but its only little so i downloaded it and it is a wonderful little beast, just so conveniant, makes a grorgy purr 

[lanux128]

depends on how the forum search engine is feeling on the day of search!!! 

-tomos (May 16, 2007, 02:31 AM)

that's why i have two search methods as my sig..

[tomos]

depends on how the forum search engine is feeling on the day of search!!! 

-tomos (May 16, 2007, 02:31 AM)

that's why i have two search methods as my sig..

-lanux128 (May 16, 2007, 02:45 AM)

hadn't noticed that 

just got the FF one, thanks Lanux - and App of course for making

[lanux128]

hadn't noticed that 

just got the FF one, thanks Lanux - and App of course for making

-tomos (May 16, 2007, 03:02 AM)

yes tomos, maybe the search plugin should have a link on the main page since nowadays many sites are displaying their search plugins prominently.. so what do you think, mouser?

[lanux128]

i had just spent a few frustrating hours to figure out something and i would like to share it with everyone here.. a friend had wanted me to have a look at his Firefox because the middle-click isn't working (note: among other uses, middle mouse button is used to open links in new tabs).. apparently, this friend had installed KatMouse, which has a feature that interferes with Firefox and i didn't realize this until much later when middle-clicking was sending the active window to the bottom..

so, if you use KatMouse, remember to set "None of the buttons" as push button, if not middle-click will not work on Firefox..

Before


After

[Nighted]

I don't have this problem, I just use something other than the middle button.

[lanux128]

you use this "something other" to scroll inactive windows or middle-clicking in Firefox?

[Nighted]

No, I just use one of the side buttons on my mouse.

[lanux128]

ok, i see.. a multi-buttoned mouse.. maybe this will be of help to you.. If you have a many-buttons-mouse, you'll like this

[TucknDar]

New version of KatMouse available: 1.04

Changes:

• Compatibility changes (Vista, Office 2007, Photoshop, VMWare)
  
• Wheel settings are restored when other software interferes
  
• Scrolling with modifier keys (Shift, Control) works better now
  
• Rare bug fixed

-KatMouse

Get it: http://www.code-scout.net/katmouse/

[lanux128]

• Wheel settings are restored when other software interferes

great! now the above problem will be a thing of the past.. going to d/l & try out.. thanks for the heads-up, Tuck.

[skywalka]

This thread has got me thinking about using the left mouse click like Adobe Reader's hand tool:
https://www.donation...46.msg71600#msg71600