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<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY kmousetool '<application>KMouseTool</application>'>
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<!ENTITY kappname "&kmousetool;">
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<!ENTITY package "tdeaccessibility">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"><!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<book lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>The &kmousetool; Handbook</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Jeff</firstname>
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<surname>Roush</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<address><email>jeff@kmousetool.com</email></address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2002</year>
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<holder>Jeff Roush</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2006-05-20</date>
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<releaseinfo>1.12</releaseinfo>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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&kmousetool; clicks the mouse whenever the mouse cursor pauses briefly. It
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was designed to help those with repetitive strain injuries, for whom
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pressing buttons hurts.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>tdeutils</keyword>
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<keyword>KMouseTool</keyword>
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<keyword>ergonomic</keyword>
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<keyword>tendonitis</keyword>
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<keyword>carpal tunnel syndrome</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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&kmousetool; clicks the mouse whenever the mouse cursor pauses briefly. It was designed to help those
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with repetitive strain injuries, for whom pressing buttons hurts.
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It can also drag the mouse, although this takes a bit more practice.
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</para>
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<para>
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&kmousetool; can eliminate the pain caused by clicking the mouse, and helps many
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people to use the computer without pain. Unfortunately, some pain can also
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be caused by simply moving the mouse around the table. If you are experiencing
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computer-related pain and haven't yet seen a doctor, please do so.
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</para>
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<para>
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Just to make it absolutely clear: while &kmousetool; can help reduce the pain
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caused by <emphasis>clicking</emphasis> the mouse, it cannot help any pain
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caused by <emphasis>moving</emphasis> the mouse. And, like all ergonomic tools,
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your mileage may vary.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-kmousetool">
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<title>Using &kmousetool;</title>
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<para>
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Using &kmousetool; is simple: &kmousetool; watches as you move the mouse, and
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when you pause briefly, it clicks.
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</para>
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<para>
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&kmousetool;'s Smart Drag mode allows you to drag the mouse.
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</para>
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<para>
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When Smart Drag is enabled, &kmousetool; pauses after it clicks down; if you
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move the mouse, it waits until you stop moving before it clicks up. This
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way, you can both click and drag the mouse. Smart Drag takes a bit more
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practice, but becomes natural once you get used to it.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="commands">
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<title>Command Reference</title>
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<sect1 id="kmousetool-mainwindow">
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<title>The Main &kmousetool; window</title>
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<para>&kmousetool;'s
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options are accessed mostly via the mouse.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Start</guibutton>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Starts (or stops) &kmousetool;.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Minimum movement:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>The minimum movement in pixels before &kmousetool; will attempt
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to click the mouse.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Dwell time (1/10 sec):</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>The time the mouse has to pause before &kmousetool; clicks.
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Try increasing this time if
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it is hard getting used to &kmousetool; </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Smart drag</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Enables or disables Smart Drag. Disabled use is
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easier, so this is the default.</para><para>If you enable
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<guilabel>Smart drag</guilabel> the <guilabel>Drag time
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(1/10 sec):</guilabel> field becomes available. This is the
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time &kmousetool; waits, after it clicks down, before it
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clicks back up if you don't move the mouse. </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Enable strokes</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>&kmousetool; now supports strokes. When you enable
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strokes, a slow move to the right and back, followed by a pause, will
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generate a <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click. A slow move left
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and back will generate a double click. (Strokes are specified in
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<filename>$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/share/config/kmousetool_strokes.txt</filename>.
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This file is generated by &kmousetool; the first time it is run, but
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can be modified afterwards.)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Audible click</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Plays a sound when &kmousetool; clicks down. This helps, especially
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with Smart Drag.
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</para>
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<para>
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If the sound seems delayed, you can have &kde; speed it up.
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To do this open the &kcontrolcenter;, click on
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<guimenuitem>Sound & Multimedia</guimenuitem>, then on <guimenuitem>Sound
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System</guimenuitem>, and then select the <guilabel>Sound
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I/O</guilabel> tab. At the bottom
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of the tab, there is an <guilabel>Audio buffer size (response
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time)</guilabel> adjustment;
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slide this towards the lower number to speed up the audio
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response time.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Start with KDE</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>When this is enabled, &kmousetool; will start each
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time &kde; starts. At the moment, this only works under
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&kde;. Under GNOME or other Window Managers, see the
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documentation for the Window Manager itself to see how to
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start a program automatically when you start the windowing
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system.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Defaults</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Reset all settings to their defaults.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Reset</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Reset all settings to their state when you opened the dialog,
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or, if you have already saved a setting with the
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<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button, reset all settings to the state
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when you last pressed <guibutton>Apply</guibutton></para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Apply</guibutton>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>After changing any settings, you must click this button.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Help</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Opens the User manual (this document).</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Close</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Close the dialog without saving any settings.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guibutton>Quit</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Quit &kmousetool;</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="Tips">
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<title>Tips</title>
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<para>
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These tips can help shorten &kmousetool;'s learning curve a bit.
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>You can modify the time delays &kmousetool; waits, for both clicking and for dragging.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>It's best to practice clicking with &kmousetool; using its defaults first.
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You may especially want to leave Smart Drag disabled at first.
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Then, once you are comfortable clicking, move on to practicing Smart Drag.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>When using Smart Drag, it may help to enable the Audible Click</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>When using the Audible Click, you may need to speed up &kde;'s audio response.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="faq">
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<title>Questions and Answers</title>
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&reporting.bugs;
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&updating.documentation;
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<qandaset id="faqlist">
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>Help! &kmousetool; keeps dropping spurious clicks all over the screen!</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>
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When you are using &kmousetool;, you do have to learn new mousing habits.
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</para>
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<para>
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First,
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keep in mind where it's safe to click — clicking on gray parts of windows or non-link
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areas of web browsers won't hurt anything, so you can safely rest the mouse over those areas
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until you need it.
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</para>
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<para>
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Second, you need to know where you're going to click before you move
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the mouse. Most of the time, when we know we're going to use the mouse, most of
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us grab the mouse and start moving it around randomly until we figure out where
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we want to click. With &kmousetool;, you need to know where you're going to click
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before you move the mouse in the first place. It is also a good idea to keep
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your hands off the mouse when you're not using it.
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</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>My mouse sticks when I move it. Can I still use &kmousetool;?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Yes. If your mouse sticks, it means you need to clean your mouse.
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This is usually easy to do; the trick is that you have to clean not just the
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mouse's ball, but the rollers that the ball rolls against inside the mouse.</para>
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<para>First, you have to remove the ball. The method for doing this varies from
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mouse to mouse, but it's usually pretty clear how to do this if you look at
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the bottom of the mouse.</para>
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<para>Once you've removed the ball, you should be able to see the rollers on the
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sides of the hole that contained the ball. The dirt and grime on them can be
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easily scraped off with a flat blade or with a fingernail. </para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>&kmousetool; clicks down and never clicks up. What's happening?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>In some rare situations, the system suspends &kmousetool; when a drag
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starts; if you are using Smart Drag, this means thar &kmousetool; can never finish the drag by
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clicking up.</para>
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<para>
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This happens when you use &kmousetool; under a non &kde; window manager and then
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use it to move a window.
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</para>
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<para>The solution is to simply click manually; this resets &kmousetool;, and you can then
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continue to work normally again.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>
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&kmousetool; moves the cursor when I am trying to type.</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Problem: When you're typing text, &kmousetool; keeps
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dropping clicks and moving the cursor away from where you want to type.</para>
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<para>Solution: Use the mouse to place the cursor where you want it, but when you're ready
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to type, park the mouse on a neutral area on the screen. Then, if you
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bump the mouse, or if it moves a few pixels, any random clicks that it sends
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won't matter. Safe places to park the mouse include the gray areas
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around toolbars and menus, and on the title bars of windows.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>I'm trying to use Smart Drag, but I cannot get the hang of using it to edit text.</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>
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Smart Drag is an advanced feature of &kmousetool;, and takes some getting used to. It is very
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possible to use it to select text, to cut and paste, and use it in almost any situation
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where you would normally want to drag the mouse. But you probably won't be able to do this
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at first. Here are some suggestions:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Don't use Smart Drag while you are first learning to use &kmousetool;. Instead,
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to select text, click at one end of the text, and hold down
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the shift key while you click at the other end of the text.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Use the Audible Click. This will play a <quote>click</quote> sound when &kmousetool; clicks
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down, and this will tell you when the Smart Drag delay is beginning. With practice, you
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can use Smart Drag without the Audible Click, but it does take a fair amount of practice.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Know where you're going to click the mouse before you begin moving it.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandaset>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="credits">
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<title>Credits and License</title>
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<para>
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&kmousetool;
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</para>
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<para>
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Program copyright 2002 Jeff Roush <email>jeff@mousetool.com</email>
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and 2003 Gunnar Schmi Dt <email>gunnar@schmi-dt.de</email>
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</para>
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<para>
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Contributors:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Jeff Roush <email>jeff@mousetool.com</email></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Gunnar Schmi Dt<email>gunnar@schmi-dt.de</email></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Olaf Schmidt <email>ojschmidt@kde.org</email></para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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Documentation copyright 2002 Jeff Roush<email>jeff@mousetool.com</email>
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</para>
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<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
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&underFDL;
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&underGPL; <!-- GPL License -->
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</chapter>
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<appendix id="installation">
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<title>Installation</title>
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<sect1 id="getting-kmousetool">
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<title>How to obtain &kmousetool;</title>
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&install.intro.documentation;
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="requirements">
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<title>Requirements</title>
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<para>
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In order to successfully use &kappname;, you need the XTest extension
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compiled as part of your &X-Window;. This should already be installed
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on your system; very few systems won't have it.
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</para>
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<para>
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In order to use the Audible Click feature, you will have to have a
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sound card and speakers, and you will have to have configured the
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sound card correctly.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="compilation">
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<title>Compilation and Installation</title>
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&install.compile.documentation;
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</sect1>
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</appendix>
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&documentation.index;
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</book>
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