README9X.TXT About Kensington MouseWorks for Windows 98/Me Version 6.0b6 This document describes the Kensington MouseWorks software for Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows Me. (For notes on Windows 2000 and Windows XP, see the file README2K.TXT.) CONTENTS ======== 0. About this Release 1. Installation 2. Using the MouseWorks control panel 3. Things to Watch Out For 4. What's New 5. Known Issues 6. Uninstalling MouseWorks 7. How to Report a Bug 8. How to Contact Kensington 0. About This Release ================== This is the third public pre-release version of MouseWorks version 6.0. Kensington is making this beta release publicly available in order to get as much feedback as possible regarding bugs and compatibility issues. We will work hard to identify and fix all major bugs before the final release of version 6.0. However, because this is not a final release, it has some rough edges and has not yet undergone the level of internal testing we feel is adequate to ensure a problem-free experience. Therefore, we recommend that you treat this release as you would any other beta software. Be sure to back up any important files before installing this software. Do not use this release on a "mission critical" machine, because we cannot guarantee freedom from errors, crashes, or other anomalous behavior. Be sure to read the list of known issues below, as there are some features that are not yet working quite as expected. Finally, please provide us with feedback on any bugs you experience. This will help us to make the software as solid and reliable as we can. See below under "How to Report a Bug" for details. 1. Installation ============ CAUTION! Before starting the install process, close all active running applications, and save your data. 1) Make sure your device is plugged in. You can plug in a USB device without restarting. If you plug a device into a PS/2 port, you will need to restart your computer before proceeding with installation. When your computer first discovers the new device attached, the "Add New Hardware Wizard" will run and install the default drivers for the device. After the "Add New Hardware Wizard" completes its task, you can proceed to install MouseWorks. 2) If installing from a CD-ROM, insert the MouseWorks CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The Setup application should launch automatically. If it does not start automatically, then (a) Click the Start menu and choose Run. (b) Then, click the Browse button and choose the CD-ROM drive. (c) To install the software, select Mworks\SETUP.EXE, click OK and follow the instructions. If installing from a downloaded file, simply locate the file SETUP.EXE (after unzipping the archive, if necessary), double-click it, and follow the instructions. 3) You will see a window that says, "Do you want to check the Kensington website for the latest MouseWorks software?" We recommend clicking Yes. This will ensure that the version of MouseWorks you install is the very latest one available. 4) When prompted, restart your computer to complete the installation process. 2. Using the MouseWorks Control Panel ================================== MouseWorks is now integrated into the Mouse control panel. To configure MouseWorks, double-click the Mouse icon in your Control Panels folder (or click the new MouseWorks System Tray icon). For instructions on using MouseWorks, click the Help button at the bottom of the control panel to display our electronic help using your default web browser. 3. Things to Watch Out For ======================= * If you are left-handed, use the MouseWorks control panel to change the Right button to produce a Click (left button) response and the Left button to produce a Right Click response. You must do so in that order, since at least one button must be defined as producing a Click action at all times. * MouseWorks displays the configuration of only one device at a time. If you have more than one Kensington input device attached, the device with the greater number of buttons will be displayed. Button settings apply to all devices--e.g., if you set Button 3 on your Expert Mouse Pro to be "Drag," then Button 3 on your Optical Elite will also be set to "Drag." 4. What's New ========== BUG FIXES IN VERSION 6.0b6: - 0439 Scroll Up/Down button response is not smooth - 0489 Scrolling for third party mice gets disabled under WinMe and Win98 - 0496 Scroll-With-Mouse Reverse or Stop Response Lag Time - 0521 Callout lines are off with large fonts setting - 0536 Installer does not warn of existing third party mouse software - 0571 Switching between Standard and Kensington control panels fails - 0586 Help buttons in some dialog boxes do not have any effect - 0608 "At least one Button must be Click" warning appears early - 0628 Features offering an option to enter a label in a Pop-Up require extra steps - 0636 Keyboard access of Application Settings combo box pops up Edit window - 0641 Control panel crash under Pop-Up menu with Write.exe as 2nd item listed - 0642 Change Edit Application Settings "Restore" Button to "Cancel" - 0645 Erroneous message text in Auto Update Window - 0653 Scroll Speed Selection Window is editable - 0654 Callout lines for Orbit PS/2-USB are incorrect - 0657 Buttons tab: Application Settings not retained correctly - 0658 Repeated pressing of presets causes KMW_Show.exe error in Netscape 6.2.3 - 0661 Scroll-With-Mouse has confusing speed characteristics - 0673 Screen flash after reboot for KMW_PRB_XML - 0676 More Clicks "about the response" label is incorrect BUG FIXES IN VERSION 6.0b5: - 0242 Win98/Me will not restart after install with only a USB mouse - 0282 DirectLaunch buttons have misleading labels, incorrect redirects - 0501 System Tray menu leaves ghost behind - 0526 Some shortcuts from earlier versions not converted correctly - 0535 StudioMouse not recognized correctly - 0536 Installer does not warn of existing third party mouse software - 0540 Button state indicators for buttons 4 and 5 visible under Win9x - 0571 Switching between Standard and Kensington control panels fails - 0586 Help buttons in some dialog boxes do not have any effect - 0590 Testing Chording Speed actually invokes chording programming - 0600 Paste Text does not warn when character limit is reached - 0604 Clicking on slider does not correctly move indicator - 0606 Auto Update appears to freeze (UI unclear) - 0608 "At least one Button must be Click" warning appears early - 0609 More Clicks menu commands have incorrect names and order - 0613 Changes to case of Application Settings labels not saved - 0616 Automatic Update last window offers to restart, but never does - 0617 DirectLaunch Buttons Change Pop-Up Menu to Custom - 0618 Cannot enter >5 items in Pop-Up Menu on DirectLaunch button - 0619 Under Multimedia, Volume Up & Volume Down fail - 0620 DirectLaunch programming notification window is blank - 0623 Insert button in Keyboard Emulation is not a menu - 0631 Menu command list in Other Options not alphabetized correctly - 0634 Hardware Tab displays incorrect version format - 0635 Combo boxes should not be editable - 0636 Keyboard access of Appset combo box pops up Edit window - 0638 Auto Update does not inform appropriately when there is no update available NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 6.0 (SINCE VERSION 5.61) MouseWorks 6.0 is the most significant rewrite of the software in many years. Here is a sampling of the many feature changes: 1. MouseWorks is now integrated into the Mouse control panel, rather than being a stand-alone application. 2. The button response menus have been shortened, with all the additional dialog boxes (for things like More Clicks, Paste Text, Keystrokes, Shortcuts, and Pop-Up Menus) rolled into a single, more coherently organized window called Other Options. 3. The "List View" interface for setting up responses activated by pressing one or more modifier keys plus a mouse button has been replaced by a simpler, less modal interface called "Advanced View." 4. The interface for Application Settings (formerly known as "Application Sets") has been revised to be easier to understand. 5. You can now launch MouseWorks using a System Tray icon. 6. The "Show Buttons" floating window has been replaced with button (and wheel) state indicators on the Hardware tab. 7. Preference files (and Application Settings files) are now stored in XML format, making them easier to edit and much less susceptible to corruption. 8. A new "Check for Updates" button enables MouseWorks to automatically check for newer versions of itself online, and if found, apply updates without any manual steps from the user. 9. The MouseWorks icon and Kensington logo have been updated. 10. Numerous improvements have been made to the installer to make it more robust. For example, the installer will now attempt to uninstall any existing third-party mouse driver software that may conflict with it. 11. A great many small tweaks have been made to the user interface, including updated electronic Help. 12. Major architectural improvements have been made, which should make MouseWorks easier to maintain in the future. 5. Known Issues ============ * There are two outstanding issues with Netscape 6. Because these issues are inherent to the design of Netscape 6, we currently have no way to solve them. Older versions of Netscape do not exhibit these problems. (1) Autoprogramming of DirectLaunch buttons on Expert Mouse Pro (by pressing and holding the button while viewing a web page) does not work. Workaround: Enter URLs manually using the DirectLaunch tab of the MouseWorks control panel. (2) If Netscape 6 is your default browser, each time you launch a URL (either using a DirectLaunch button or a regular mouse button programmed with the Launch URL response), a new browser window will open--even if Netscape is already running. * When clicking the mouse and moving at the same time, the clicks can sometimes be delayed such that the click does not occur at the appropriate location. To correct this problem, go to the Click Speed tab and move the Chording Speed slider to the right (faster). * Instant Menu does not work in any of the Microsoft Office applications or in Internet Explorer. This is due to the new style of menu bar control introduced by Microsoft that makes reading the menu entries impossible. * The MouseWorks control panel is not hot-plug/unplug aware. If you plug or unplug a device while the control panel is open, any changes (for example, a different device picture or adding/removing the DirectLaunch tab) will not be immediately reflected. You must exit and reopen the control panel to see device-related changes. * Some parts of the electronic help, including the screen shots, have not yet been updated to reflect the latest changes to our user interface. This will be addressed before the final release. * MouseWorks currently ships with just one sample Application Setting. We will add additional applications to this list before the final release. 6. Uninstalling MouseWorks ======================= If you should ever wish to uninstall MouseWorks, simply double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in your Control Panels folder, select the Kensington MouseWorks entry, and click Remove. At the end of the uninstallation process, you will need to restart your computer. 7. How to Report a Bug =================== Bug reports should be sent to mw_beta@kensington.com. Please enter one of the following in the subject field of your message: Bug Report for Windows 98 Bug Report for Windows Me Follow this with one or more asterisks to describe the severity of the problem. ***** - freeze-ups, blue screens, reproducible system crashes, etc. **** - application crashes, conflicts with other input devices, etc. *** - certain features of MouseWorks do not work correctly. ** - other less severe issues. * - very cosmetic issues. So a typical subject heading would be "Bug Report for Windows 98 - **". Include the following information in the body of the report. 1. Your name and telephone number. 2. Exact model of your computer and amount of RAM installed. 3. Any other peripherals connected to your computer and if possible the version of device drivers for those peripherals. 4. Is the Kensington pointing device on a USB or PS/2 port? What kind of Kensington pointing device? Is the USB pointing device attached through an external USB hub? 5. Do you have any other input devices? If so, what are they and how are they connected? What version of control software are they running under? 6. Description of the problem. Please outline step by step instructions to reproduce the problem. If we cannot reproduce the problem, we cannot fix the problem. Describe the issue in detail. 7. Can you reproduce the problem? 8. Anything else you think will be useful for us to understand the cause of the problem. 8. How to Contact Kensington ========================= NOTE: Technical Support is NOT provided for beta (pre-release) software. If you encounter bugs or other problems, please see above for how to report this to Kensington. Kensington Technology Group 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Second Floor San Mateo, CA 94403 USA www.kensington.com 650-572-2700 (Voice) 650-572-9675 (Fax) email: info@kensington.com (For general information) Copyright © 2002 Kensington Technology Group, a division of ACCO Brands, Inc. All Rights Reserved