cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian De Lay) (01/29/91)
This is probably going to be an odd request, but does anyone know of a software method to reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse? (So that up is down, down is up, etc)? -- cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu
ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath) (01/30/91)
From article <1991Jan29.053529.2325@ariel.unm.edu>, by cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian De Lay): > This is probably going to be an odd request, but does anyone know of a > software method to reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse? (So > that up is down, down is up, etc)? > > -- > cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu Sure. Turn the mouse around so that the cord is toward you. =Ned Horvath=
amunn@umd5.umd.edu (Alan Munn) (01/30/91)
>In article <1991Jan29.053529.2325@ariel.unm.edu> cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian De Lay) writes: >This is probably going to be an odd request, but does anyone know of a >software method to reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse? (So >that up is down, down is up, etc)? There is an init called April 1 INIT available at sumex which does exactly what you want. It's kind of cute, although other than putting it into the shared INIT folder on a server and having *loads* of fun watching your users get frustrated, I can't imagine why you would want such capability. I hear that it's mandatory on all Macs sold in Australia and points south of the equator... After all, if the moon is upside down, why not the mice? Alan <amunn@umd5.umd.edu>
rwestall@mcs.drexel.edu (Robert Westall) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan29.053529.2325@ariel.unm.edu> cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian De Lay) writes: >This is probably going to be an odd request, but does anyone know of a >software method to reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse? (So >that up is down, down is up, etc)? > Well, you could always turn the mouse upside down...but seriously, there are indeed times when reversing mouse positioning is needed. We, for instance, have developed several applications for performing clinical psychological experiments on the Mac. One of these apps, helps to analyze a subject's hand-eye motor coordination. Thus, I built a small routine to accomodate the reversal of the tracking on input devices. The code is written in MPW Assembler 3.x and is constructed to be called from MPW Pascal 3.x but could easily be modified to work with any assembler or compiler. The code is quite compact, simple, and easy to use. It works under any version of the MacOS including 7.bx. The DTS guys have given the "kosher" seal of approval. It takes a single procedure call to enable reversing (either vertical, horizontal, or both). Another call will restore the normal mouse behavior. Even nicer, it works with any tracking devices (i.e. tablets) and works with non-ADB tracking devices (i.e. MacPlus mice). I originally went the ADB route with the code but this isn't a smart idea because of hardware incompatibility and all that! If anyone is interested in obtaining the source code for these routines, just drop me an e-mail address. Bob Westall ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert F. Westall Office of Computing Services Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104-2884 Bob@DUPR.OCS.Drexel.EDU -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ldg@yoda.byu.edu (01/30/91)
In <1991Jan29.053529.2325@ariel.unm.edu>, cdelay@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian De Lay) writes: >This is probably going to be an odd request, but does anyone know of a >software method to reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse? (So >that up is down, down is up, etc)? There is an INIT that works on the Mac Plus, I know, and it might work on machines that use ADB mice. The file is called "April1 init" or something like that. I plunk it in system folders here and there every April Fool's day. You would be amazed at how fast you can get used to using the mouse in reverse like this. If you cannot find a copy of it, let me know and I will send it to you. Lyle D. Gunderson N6KSZ | "Any technology without | ldg@yoda.byu.edu 350 CB/BYU | some attendant risk of misuse | CIS: 73760,2354 Provo UT 84602 | is probably trivial" | GEnie: L.GUNDERSON | --Louise Kohl | AOL: LGunderson
st890123@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Bear) (01/31/91)
"reconfigure the Mac ADB mouse to work in reverse?" Why? Why don't you just turn it upside down!!! hehehe