In message <4f6c023625ian.nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Ian Nichols <ian.nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. Indeed most RISC OS applications i've used this mouse with work fine, MessengerPro, NetSurf are two examples were the scroll wheel works fine, Oregano 2 didn't seem happy with it. cheers Matthew -- Message sent from an IYONIX www.iyonix.com Using RISC OS 5 : RISC OS Open Ltd www.riscosopen.co.uk --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support