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Updated
on October 31, 2001 by Thomas
McGuire
Pointers
Now
select the Pointers tab.
Scheme.
Use this drop-down menu to select from a variety of mouse
pointer schemes. I’d recommend selecting None or
use the Customize section to make your own scheme.
Make sure to Save your own scheme if you make one.
Enable
pointer shadow
(Unavailable in Windows 9x/Me). Tick this option to enable
the Mouse pointer shadow on the Desktop & (most)
Applications. This can cause problems with a minority of
Graphics cards, which may exhibit a flickering desktop if enabled.
Unticking this setting will disable the
pointer shadow & should fix the flickering the display
problem also.
Pointer
Options
Select
the Pointer Options tab.
Pointer
Speed.
Use this slider to adjust the responsiveness of your mouse.
Sliding the bar to the right will make your mouse
more responsive & vice versa. The increased
responsiveness may make more accurate movements difficult
however.
This
slider also affects how much you will need to move your
mouse to get to a desired position, e.g. if you wish to move
from the pointer from the left-hand side of the screen to
the right-hand side you will need to move the mouse further
to the right when set to Slow than when set to Fast.
Now select the Advanced button.
Enable
pointer acceleration.
Tick this option to enable accelerated Mouse
movements during periods where you may move the Mouse at a
faster than normal rate in any direction.
You
can use the Accelerate button to set whether or not
your pointer icon moves at a faster rate during periods of
faster tracking. Personally I’d recommend leaving the Pointer
acceleration setting Unticked. Now select the Ok
button.
Vanish.
Tick this setting to enable the removal of the
Mouse pointer while typing. Untick this setting to disable
the removal of the Mouse pointer. Set this option as you see
fit.
SnapTo.
Tick this setting to allow the mouse pointer to be
automatically moved to the default button upon opening a
dialog box. Unticking this setting will disable
this movement. Personally I’d recommend leaving this Unticked.
Show
pointer trails.
Available in Windows 9x/Me this option can be used to
customize a Mouse trail that follows the pointer while
moving it. Move the slider to the Right to increase
the length of this trail & vice versa. I’d highly
recommend Unticking this setting, it serves no useful
purpose at all.
Show
location of pointer when you press the CTRL key.
Available in Windows 9x/Me, this setting may be
useful for those of you with eyesight problems. When Ticked
& you press the CTRL key a large circle icon will appear
around the mouse, indicating its location. When Unticked
this feature is disabled.
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