Mouse Reverser  -  Reverses the mouse buttons

by Richard Holland

This little module is intended to make life easier for left-handed users of any
Acorn RISC OS machine. In effect, it simply swaps over the Select and Adjust buttons on the mouse, so that you can continue to 'select' items with your index finger even if you are using your left hand.

Running the item from the RISC User menu system opens a directory viewer containing a module called RevMouse. Double-clicking on this file installs the module. You will most likely want the module to be installed automatically at start-up, in which case you should drag the module to a suitable location on your hard disc and include the following line in your boot sequence:
   RMLoad <pathname>
where <pathname> is the full pathname of the module file.

Once the module is installed, press <F12> or bring up a task window, and type the following at the star prompt:
   *ReverseMouse
The Select and Adjust buttons will now have effectively 'swapped over'. To switch them back again to their normal state, type:
   *RestoreMouse

If you want to boot up with the mouse buttons already reversed, you could include the ReverseMouse command in your boot file.

If the module is *RMKilled, or something causes it to stop running unexpectedly, then the mouse buttons are automatically switched back to their normal state before the module goes away.

Copyright  RISC User 1996
