In article <52d6856b4f.Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Richard Mellish <RichardMellish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Matthew Thompson <mt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > Well seeing as the Optical mouse is here on my computer desk, I might > > as well give it a go, i've re-plugged it in. What is this HID program > > people are mentioning? Do I need it to get the scroll wheel to work > > better ? it seems to scroll down at the moment, when I move the wheel > > , maybe I have it already without realising ? > Some RISCOS applications, notably Messenger Pro, recognise the wheel > without needing any additional software (while still of course also > recognising the menu button). I think you'll find that some RISCOS *versions* will use the scroll wheel without help from !HID. Like version 5.13, for example. I'm using it with a cheap & cheerful wheel mouse right now without !HID running. !HID is handy if you want to program the extra buttons, or the extra keys on a multimedia keyboard or something, but not necessarily needed just for a scroll wheel. --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support