jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) (04/05/89)
In article <12313@louie.udel.EDU> C503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Baird McIntosh) writes: | You know, here is a great thing to add to 1.4 -- better DOCUMENTATION. :-) | I didn't know about using the left mouse button with the right held down | to make multiple menu choices until I read the post on comp.sys.amiga | today...this feature is not documented in the manual that comes with the | computer at all. | It bothers me to think of the other unique or undocumented features the | Amiga and Intuition have that I don't know about. Some tricks I picked up. Info from mCAD - Press <LR-A><L-a> emulates a left mouse click Press <LR-A><R-a> emulates a right mouse click Press <LR-A><arrow key> emulates moving the mouse that direction Info from a BBS - On workbench screen <L-a><L-s><R-a><R-s><Fx> for a "credit" screen <R-A> is right Amiga, <R-a> is right alt, <LR- > is either left or right, <R-s> is right shift, <Fx> is any of the "F" keys at the top. Now, what other tricks are there? -- Jim Wright jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu
farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) (04/06/89)
In article <955@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu> jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) writes: >Some tricks I picked up. > >Info from mCAD - > Press <LR-A><L-a> emulates a left mouse click > Press <LR-A><R-a> emulates a right mouse click > Press <LR-A><arrow key> emulates moving the mouse that direction >Info from a BBS - > On workbench screen <L-a><L-s><R-a><R-s><Fx> for a "credit" screen > ><R-A> is right Amiga, <R-a> is right alt, <LR- > is either left or right, ><R-s> is right shift, <Fx> is any of the "F" keys at the top. > How about this one: <SHIFT><LALT><LAMIGA>, makes the mouse move to the left by 10. How did I discover this marvelous trick? This "trick" (and yours, too) is documented in the manual shipped with the computer. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | This message does in no way reflect the views or opinions of | | any organization. In fact, they illustrate just how | | disorganized things really are. | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) (04/06/89)
In article <955@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu> jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) writes: > Press <LR-A><arrow key> emulates moving the mouse that direction Press <LR-A><shift><arrow key> to move the mouse in about 100 pixel increments. -- Eric Kennedy ejkst@cisunx.UUCP